The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is
Answer
(C)
Pluto
2
What is the local time of a place on longitude 640E when the GMT is 10.00a.m?
Answer
(C)
2.16 p.m
3
The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the
Answer
(B)
hydroshere
4
The innermost party of the earth which is rich in iron and nickel and is usually subjected to great heat and pressure is termed the
Answer
(E)
stratosphere
5
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Answer
(E)
magma does not occur in layers
6
When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled
Answer
(C)
an intermont pleteau
7
Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on the I, gradient of the slope and gravitational force 11 weight of the weathered debris III, supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation force IV type of weathering which has taken place
Answer
(A)
l,ll and lll
8
An intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a
Answer
(E)
still
9
Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering?
Answer
(C)
Grike
10
Most warm ocean currents flow
Answer
(E)
towards the high latitudes
11
Salinity is mainly dependent on!, evaporation,II, the amount of fresh water added III, ocean currents IV winds
Answer
(B)
I, II and III only
12
The monthly range of temperature is the
Answer
(C)
differences between the highest and lowest daily tempareture for the month
13
Which of the following is not important in defining soil?
Answer
(B)
Capillary water
14
The montane vegetation is most widespread on the
Answer
(E)
Adamawa highlands
15
The isoberlina tree is characteristic of the
Answer
(E)
guinea savanna
16
The environmental lapse rate is best described as
Answer
(E)
a fall in air temperature by 0.60
17
Water pollution is caused by all the following except
Answer
(B)
sand filling
18
Which of the factors least affects distribution of vegetation?
Answer
(A)
Man
19
Which of the following environmental hazards has been paired with the wrong factor?
Answer
(C)
Floods and human factor only
20
Which of the following does not intervene in the natural environment?
Answer
(C)
Harmattan
21
The most critical element in an ecosystem is the
Answer
(B)
energy flow within the system
22
Which of the following does not encourage desertification?
Answer
(A)
Large- scale irrigation schemes
23
The active human population is determined by its
Answer
(A)
racial combination
24
The active human population is determined by its
Answer
(A)
racial combination
25
Which of the following may be not solve the problem of over-population?
Answer
(D)
Reduction of agricultural land
26
Settlements can be classified according to all the following except
Answer
(B)
age
27
A conurbation can best be described as
Answer
(B)
several towns whos suburbs have expanded and merged to form an urban sprawl
28
A conurbation can best be described as
Answer
(B)
several towns whos suburbs have expanded and merged to form an urban sprawl
29
Through which of the following sea routes is Nigerian crude oil transported to European sets? The
Answer
(E)
South Atlantic route
30
One major relative advantage of road transportation over rail is that it
Answer
(B)
provides door-to-door service
31
All the following are products of the chemical industry except
Answer
(E)
alumina
32
The longitudinal extent of Nigeria is
Answer
(C)
120
33
All the following highlands in Nigeria are composed of basement complex rocks except the
Answer
(C)
Udi-Nsukka plateau
34
The greatest hydro-electric power potential in Nigeria is found in the
Answer
(B)
Niger-Benue trough
35
Which of the following regions in Nigeria is not sparsely populated? The
Answer
(D)
Eastern scarpland
36
Transportation helps economic development through all the following except the
Answer
(E)
distribution of population
37
In 1985 Anambra State with a land area of about 17.700km2 had a population of about 6,175,000 what was the approximate population density per km2?
Answer
(D)
349
38
Thermal electricity is produced in all the following areas except
Answer
(C)
Kainji
39
The major problem facing livestock farming in East Africa is the
Answer
(A)
competition for land with arable farmers
40
The most important cash crop in the irrigated Nile Basin is
