On the scale of 1: 12,500 converted to a statement scale, one centimeter would represent?
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(A)
0.125km
2
If a map has a scale of 1:50,000 and oil palm plantation is represented on the map by a rectangle 4cm by 3cm, what is the area of the plantation?
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(A)
3sq. km
3
A map with a scale of 1:40,000 is reduced to one quarter of its size, what is the new scale of the map?
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(B)
1:40,000
4
An international football match is scheduled to start at 4.45p.m local time in Alexandria, Egypt, which lies on Longitude 30°E. What will be the local time at Bouake, Ivory Coast, on Longitude 5°W?
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(B)
2.22 p.m
5
Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock?
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(A)
slate
6
A river DOES NOT erode its bed by?
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(A)
attrition
7
A deflation hollow is produced by?
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(C)
wind erosion
8
Which of the following landforms is NOT due tot he process of glacial erosion?
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(E)
Esker
9
The sea with the highest degree of salinity in the world is the?
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(D)
Baltic Sea
10
Adiabatic cooling' is the cooling of rising air as a result of?
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(A)
increase altitude
11
If the temperature at sea level at the foot of Cameroon Mountain is 32°C, what is the temperature at the summit which is 4,000m above sea level given an environmental lapse rate of sea level given environmental lapse rate of 0.65°C of 100cm?
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(C)
6°C
12
In which of these continents is there no true desert?
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(C)
Europe
13
The pair of countries which has the largest area of coniferous forest in the world is made up of Canada and?
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(C)
the U.S.S.R
14
Pulp-wood, which is used in the manufacturing of paper, cardboard and cellulose, is derived mainly from?
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(A)
coniferous forests
15
Which of these geographical phenomena is found only in the Northern Hemisphere?
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(D)
Tundra vegetation
16
The term 'catena' describes the?
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(A)
effect of topography on soil series
17
Which of the following major soils types is found in the Savannah areas of Nigeria?
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(D)
Ferruginous tropical soils
18
Which of the following types of vegetable is characterized by acidic soils?
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(C)
Coniferous forest
19
Which of the following is NOT applicable when describing desert soils?
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(A)
High acidity
20
The population density of a country is calculated on the basis of the?
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(D)
size of the country in relation to the population
21
ONE area which carries a very high density of rural population is the?
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(D)
Ganges Valley
22
Low birth rate and low death rate are characteristics of?
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(E)
The United Kingdom
23
A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement in that it?
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(D)
is compact
24
Although the rubber tree is a native of Brazil most of the world's natural rubber is now produced in?
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(E)
Malaysia
25
The three most important grain crops of the world are?
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(C)
rice, wheat and maize
26
ONE region which is known for large-scale production of wheat is the?
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(A)
Veld of South Africa
27
Which of the following countries is both leading producer and the greatest consumer of petroleum products?
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(D)
The United States of America
28
Which of the following countries accounts for nearly 50% of the world's output of newsprint?
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(A)
Canada
29
In which of the following is a steel rolling mill located?
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(C)
Jos
30
The main objective of the 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria is to encourage?
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(C)
improvement in crop yield and total output
31
Which of the following irrigation projects in Nigeria is devoted to sugarcane cultivation?
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(D)
Numan
32
Which one of the following places in Nigeria is NOT the location of a cement factory?
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(D)
Makurdi
33
The most outstanding maize-growing area of Nigeria is the?
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(E)
Niger-Benue trough
34
The major bauxite-producing countries of West Africa are?
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(B)
Guinea and Ghana
35
Which ONE of the following ports occupies the best natural site in West Africa?
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(C)
Freetown
36
Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into the Atlantic Ocean?
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(A)
The Nile
37
Akosombo dam is one on the?
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(E)
River Volta
38
Which of these is CORRECT about the industrial economy of Zaria?
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(D)
Abundance of minerals
39
Which of the following is NOT an African waterway?
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(C)
The Mackenzie
40
The Altas fold mountain system is found in?
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(A)
North-West Africa
41
Which of the main crop growth in the Ghezira plains?
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(C)
Cotton
42
Which of the following statement is NOT true of all the highland regions of Rwanda-Burundi, Kenya and Ethiopia?
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(E)
There are many hydro-electric power stations
43
The above diagram shows the position of the Earth in relation to the sun on June 21st. The earth's axis is inclined from the vertical at an angle
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(C)
661/2o
44
The above diagram on which the contour are in metres, shows a
