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