The commentary of a football match which started at 1600 hours GMT in a town P (450W) was heard in town Q at 2200 hours GMT. What is the longitude of Q
Answer
(B)
450E
3
Which of the following statements about Jupiter is not true? It
Answer
(A)
is the next planet to the Earth
4
Igneous rocks contain
Answer
(E)
crystals
5
An active volcano is one that
Answer
(D)
erupts periodically
6
The principal agents in soil erosion are
Answer
(B)
water and wind
7
Soil erosion leads to all the following except the
Answer
(E)
increase in yield per hectare
8
The term watershed refers to the
Answer
(C)
crestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions
9
A spring is an outlet for
Answer
(C)
underground water
10
Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?
Answer
(A)
Weathering.....Erosion......Deposition
11
Which of the following is a features of erosion in arid regions?
Answer
(C)
Yardang
12
The water in which is thrown against the beach by a breaking wave is called
Answer
(D)
a swash
13
Which of the following feature is not associated with coastal erosion?
Answer
(D)
Marine dune
14
A slender, downward growing pinnacle that hangs from a cave roof is a
Answer
(C)
stalactite
15
Lacustrine plains are formed
Answer
(A)
on the bed of an old lake
16
All the following are ways in which rivers are useful to man except the
Answer
(D)
relocation of settlement after flooding
17
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the tropical desert climate?
Answer
(E)
Very low annual range of temperature
18
The ancient Greeks classified the climates of the world into
Answer
(B)
hot, cold and medium zones
19
Oak and cedar are good examples of commercial trees common in the
Answer
(B)
Mediterranean vegetation
20
The effect of humus in the soil is make the soil
Answer
(B)
retain more moisture
21
Local farmers determine the change in fertility of any tropical soil through the
Answer
(D)
colour of the soil
22
Heavy rainfall favours the formation of acid soils because it
Answer
(C)
causes more leaching of base elements
23
The relationship between organisms in the ecosystem implies that the components
Answer
(A)
are Interdependent
24
All the following are major pollutants of the environment except
Answer
(D)
domestic cooking
25
Settlements can be classified according to all the following except
Answer
(C)
main occupation of the inhabitants
26
When two separate towns grow and merge into, the one new settlement formed is called a
Answer
(A)
conurbation
27
All the following are examples of heavy industries except
Answer
(A)
furniture making
28
Which of the following is not a major problem of economic development in developing countries? Inadequate
Answer
(B)
natural resources
29
Jos has a heavier rainfall than the other towns on the same latitude in Nigeria because it
Answer
(B)
is located on the windward side of a pleteau
30
The important area for lumbering in Nigeria is found in the
Answer
(B)
Ibadan-Benin-Port Harcourt region
31
Jebba,Lokoja and Onitsha are examples of
Answer
(D)
river ports
32
Which of the following is the characteristic pattern of rural settlements in the Western Highlands of Nigeria?
Answer
(B)
Dispersed
33
Africa is threatened today by serious soil erosion because the
Answer
(D)
soils are recklessly exposed
34
The largest irrigation scheme in Africa is served by the
Answer
(A)
Sennar Dam
35
Which of the following vegetation belts in Africa is usually associated with the tropical continental climate?
Answer
(B)
Sudan Savanna
36
Which of the following lakes is not found in the East African Rift Valley?
Answer
(D)
Lake Mobutu
37
Which of the following planets has the longest orbit around the sun?
Answer
(D)
Neptune
38
A Great Circle can be described as
Answer
(D)
the shortest distance between two points
39
The axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of
Answer
(B)
661/20
40
On September 23, all towns in the northern hemisphere experience
Answer
(A)
equal lenth of day and night
41
The density of the upper part of the lithosphere is
Answer
(D)
2.7
42
Grit is a good example of
Answer
(D)
mechanically formed sedimentary rock
43
Crater lakes are most likely to occur in
Answer
(C)
regions of extinct volcanoes
44
Yardangs are best described as
Answer
(B)
steep-side vertical bands of alternate hard and soft rocks aligned in the dircetion of the prevailing winds
45
The seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river is known as its
