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1.
[see linked page: question refers to shared diagram/text above]
1. A.the sun to revolve around its orbit
2. B.the moon to revolve once around the earth
3. C.the earth to revolve once round the sun
4. D.the earth to rotate on its axis
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Answer: C the earth to revolve once round the sun
2.
A block mountain is formed as a result of
1. A.differential erosion
2. B.faulting
3. C.fissure
4. D.vulcanicity
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Answer: B faulting
3.
A feature produced by water in desert areas is
1. A.barchans
2. B.yardangs
3. C.wadis
4. D.zeugens
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Answer: C wadis
4.
A fog is most likely to develop when a
1. A.warm moist wind blows over a cold current
2. B.cold, dry winds blows over a warm current
3. C.warm moist wind blows over a warm current
4. D.warm, dry winds blows over a cold current
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Answer: A warm moist wind blows over a cold current
5.
A typical example of landforms produced by marine erosion is a
1. A.stack
2. B.spit
3. C.beach
4. D.mud-flat
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Answer: A stack
6.
An example fossil fuel is
1. A.coal
2. B.clay
3. C.granite
4. D.sandstone
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Answer: A coal
7.
Calculate the range of temperature for the station
1. A.5°C
2. B.12°C
3. C.14°C
4. D.2°C
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Answer: C 14°C
8.
Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of West African countries from
1. A.South America
2. B.The Far East
3. C.West Europe
4. D.North America
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Answer: C West Europe
9.
How were the major mountain belts of the world produced? [ ]
1. A.By wind erosion
2. B.By glacial erosion
3. C.By Folding
4. D.By weathering
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Answer: C By Folding
10.
If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map?
1. A.1:100,000
2. B.1:25,000
3. C.1:200,000
4. D.1:250,000
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Answer: B 1:25,000
11.
In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation?
1. A.Spain
2. B.Canada
3. C.Kenya
4. D.Nigeria
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Answer: B Canada
12.
Industries are broadly classified into
1. A.primary, secondary, and tertiary
2. B.fishing, mining, and food processing
3. C.mining, furniture making, and cocoa processing
4. D.primary, secondary, and manufacturing
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Answer: A primary, secondary, and tertiary
13.
Inter-regional trade between countries in West Africa is promoted mainly by
1. A.competition among the nations in Africa
2. B.production of similar goods
3. C.deliberate government policies in recent times
4. D.relationship with former colonial rulers
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Answer: C deliberate government policies in recent times
14.
Mixed farming implies
1. A.growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
2. B.growing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
3. C.keeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
4. D.mixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
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Answer: A growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
15.
More Hydroelectric Power projects should be constructed in Tropical Africa because
1. A.skilled labour is scarce
2. B.there are absence of waterfalls on rivers
3. C.there is an increasing demand for power
4. D.there is scanty rainfall
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Answer: C there is an increasing demand for power
16.
On a population map of the world, all but one of the following appear generally as regions of low population density
1. A.The Island of Java
2. B.The Amazon forests
3. C.The hot deserts
4. D.Antarctica
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Answer: A The Island of Java
17.
On March 21 each year, all towns in the southern hemisphere experience?
1. A.longer period of twilight
2. B.complete daylight for 14hours
3. C.equal length of day and night
4. D.partial darkness
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Answer: C equal length of day and night
18.
Pick out the incorrect statement
1. A.Scandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
2. B.The North Sea is a great fishing area
3. C.Katanga is a copper mining region
4. D.The Ruhr is a great industrial region
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Answer: A Scandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
19.
Smooth oval hills composed mainly of boulders or glacial sands and gravels are known as
1. A.arêtes
2. B.drumlins
3. C.moraines
4. D.eskers
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Answer: B drumlins
20.
Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to
1. A.isobars
2. B.isopleths
3. C.isolines
4. D.contours
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Answer: A isobars
21.
The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is
1. A.between Europe and North America
2. B.between Africa and South America
3. C.between Africa and North America
4. D.between North America and South America
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Answer: A between Europe and North America
22.
The heavy, dark soil associated with floodable valley bottoms is a
1. A.lateritic soil
2. B.hydromorphic soil
3. C.ferrallitic soil
4. D.podzolic soil
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Answer: B hydromorphic soil
23.
The industrial belt of Japan produces
1. A.ships, electronics, and motor vehicles
2. B.warships, ammunitions, and building materials
3. C.fertilizers, pesticides, and combined harvesters
4. D.leather goods, plastic, and pharmaceutical products
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Answer: A ships, electronics, and motor vehicles
24.
The longitude, which almost bisects Africa into two equal halves, east and west, is longitude
1. A.20°E
2. B.20°W
3. C.40°E
4. D.40°W
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Answer: A 20°E
25.
The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former
1. A.does not require a base map
2. B.yields relatively more accurate results
3. C.closes its boundaries with no correction
4. D.involves highly more portable equipment
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Answer: B yields relatively more accurate results
26.
The main use of the Abney Level in surveying is to determine the
1. A.angle of inclination
2. B.area coverage
3. C.spot height
4. D.relative location
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Answer: A angle of inclination
27.
The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is.
1. A.urban-urban migration
2. B.rural-urban migration
3. C.rural-rural migration
4. D.urban-rural migration
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Answer: B rural-urban migration
28.
The most significant factor which accounts for the rapid growth in the population of the capital cities of West Africa is
1. A.political rallies
2. B.sport events
3. C.rural-urban migration
4. D.religious tourism
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Answer: C rural-urban migration
29.
The rock which has the capacity to retain underground water is?
1. A.compact
2. B.permeable
3. C.crystalline
4. D.impermeable
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Answer: B permeable
30.
The scale of the map in representative fraction(RF) is
1. A.1:100,000
2. B.1:50,000
3. C.1:25,000
4. D.1:200,000
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Answer: B 1:50,000
31.
The sun is overhead at the tropic of Capricorn on
1. A.June 21
2. B.December 22
3. C.September 23
4. D.March 21
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Answer: B December 22
32.
The temperature reading at the peak of a volcano is 6ºC. What will be the temperature at the foot of the volcano, which is 3000 metres from the surrounding low land?
1. A.25.5°C
2. B.13.5°C
3. C.23.5°C
4. D.5.5°C
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Answer: A 25.5°C
33.
The vegetation of the warm Temperate Eastern Margin is characterized by
1. A.evergreen shrubs and thickets
2. B.mixed coniferous and broad-leaved evergreen forests
3. C.mixed deciduous and coniferous forests
4. D.mixed tropical rainforests and monsoonal forests
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Answer: D mixed tropical rainforests and monsoonal forests
34.
The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called
1. A.attrition
2. B.corrosion action
3. C.corrosion
4. D.hydraulic action
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Answer: D hydraulic action
35.
Two factors that promote rapid chemical weathering in the tropics are
1. A.high temperature and high humidity
2. B.low temperature and high humidity
3. C.high temperature and extreme aridity
4. D.high temperature and low humidity
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Answer: A high temperature and high humidity
36.
Urban floods are mainly caused by
1. A.blockage of drains and waterways
2. B.clearance of vegetation on farmlands
3. C.construction of dams and barrages
4. D.establishment of shelter belts
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Answer: A blockage of drains and waterways
37.
What does subsistence agriculture mean?
1. A.Agricultural production for household consumption
2. B.Agricultural production for cash
3. C.Extensive agriculture
4. D.Intensive agriculture
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Answer: A Agricultural production for household consumption
38.
What is the annual rainfall for station X?
1. A.1160 mm
2. B.1461 mm
3. C.1504 mm
4. D.1511 mm
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Answer: D 1511 mm
39.
What is the highest contour line in the mapped area?
1. A.400 metres
2. B.600 metres
3. C.500 metres
4. D.300 metres
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Answer: A 400 metres
40.
What is the population density of a country with a total population of 140,000,000 and a total land area of 500,000 km \(^2\) ?
1. A.200 persons per km \(^2\)
2. B.350 persons per km \(^2\)
3. C.280 persons per km \(^2\)
4. D.500 persons per km \(^2\)
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Answer: C 280 persons per km \(^2\)
41.
What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000 metres if the temperature on the earth surface is 40 ºC?
1. A.66 °C
2. B.14 °C
3. C.26 °C
4. D.12 °C
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Answer: B 14 °C
42.
When the gradient of a river channel changes from a steep to a gentle angle, the main activity of the river will be
1. A.eroding
2. B.depositing
3. C.terracing
4. D.deepening
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Answer: B depositing
43.
Which is not exported by the Republic of South Africa?
1. A.Wines
2. B.Maize
3. C.Coffee
4. D.Wool
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Answer: C Coffee
44.
Which month in the station has the highest rainfall?
1. A.July
2. B.September
3. C.January
4. D.October
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Answer: D October
45.
Which of the following are characteristics of most large cities? They I. have large populations II. are administrative centers III. are religious centers IV. are commercial centers
1. A.I and III only
2. B.II and III only
3. C.I and IV only
4. D.II and IV only
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Answer: C I and IV only
46.
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a rural settlement
1. A.large area coverage
2. B.secondary activities
3. C.primary activities
4. D.tertiary activities
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Answer: C primary activities
47.
Which of the following criteria is used to classify settlements into rural or urban?
1. A.Location
2. B.Age
3. C.Function
4. D.Site
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Answer: C Function
48.
Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows?
1. A.Benguela current
2. B.Labrador current
3. C.Canaries current
4. D.Mozambique current
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Answer: D Mozambique current
49.
Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?
1. A.Revolution causes day and night, while rotation causes season
2. B.The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves round the sun on an elliptical orbit
3. C.A complete revolution takes 24 hours, while rotation marks a year
4. D.Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night, while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
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Answer: B The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves round the sun on an elliptical orbit
50.
Which of the following factors is a major boost to tourism? Adequate publicity about natural scenery. Promoting a destination's natural beauty can significantly boost tourism.
1. A.Adequate publicity about natural scenery
2. B.Higher dependency ratio of the population
3. C.Variation in mode of transportation
4. D.Variation in mode of transportation
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Answer: A Adequate publicity about natural scenery
51.
Which of the following factors least explains the fast-growing population in Africa?
1. A.the education of women
2. B.control of diseases
3. C.improvement in transportation
4. D.decline in death rate
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Answer: C improvement in transportation
52.
Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world population during the twentieth century?
1. A.Increasing world production of food
2. B.The slave trade was abolished
3. C.Death rates have decreased rapidly
4. D.Birth rates have increased rapidly
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Answer: C Death rates have decreased rapidly
53.
Which of the following features is associated with the upper course of a river?
1. A.Delta
2. B.Levee
3. C.Meander
4. D.Waterfall
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Answer: D Waterfall
54.
Which of the following gradients is the steepest?
1. A.1 in 134
2. B.1 in 351
3. C.1 in 153
4. D.1 in 531
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Answer: C 1 in 153
55.
Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall?
1. A.Lagos
2. B.Accra
3. C.Freetown
4. D.Lome
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Answer: C Freetown
56.
Which of the following is a major environmental problem in heavily industrialized regions?
1. A.Accelerated erosion
2. B.Frost damage
3. C.Water pollution
4. D.Acid rain
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Answer: D Acid rain
57.
Which of the following is a wind deposited landforms? Loess is a type of sedimentary deposit formed from wind-blown dust.
1. A.Loess
2. B.Yardang
3. C.Rock pedestal
4. D.Deflation hollow
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Answer: A Loess
58.
Which of the following is an important line of longitude?
1. A.Arctic Circle
2. B.Prime Meridian
3. C.Antarctic Circle
4. D.Tropic of Cancer
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Answer: B Prime Meridian
59.
Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
1. A.Oil palm
2. B.Rubber
3. C.Rye
4. D.Cocoa
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Answer: C Rye
60.
Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?
1. A.Frost action
2. B.Hydrolysis
3. C.Oxidation
4. D.Carbonation
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Answer: A Frost action
61.
Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?
1. A.Lake Superior
2. B.Lake Victoria
3. C.Lake Malawi
4. D.Lake Chad
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Answer: C Lake Malawi
62.
Which of the following landforms is associated with parallel faulting?
1. A.Gorge
2. B.Inselberg
3. C.Dyke
4. D.Rift valley
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Answer: D Rift valley
63.
Which of the following most accurately describes the climate of coastal lands which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?
1. A.monsoon rainfall pattern
2. B.winter rain, summer drought
3. C.rain all year round
4. D.summer rain, winter drought
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Answer: D summer rain, winter drought
64.
Which of the following pairs of landforms are of desert origin
1. A.yardangs and batholiths
2. B.zeugens and inselbergs
3. C.barchans and tombolos
4. D.sandbars and tombolos
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Answer: B zeugens and inselbergs
65.
Which of the following phenomena is not directly related to the rotation of the Earth?
1. A.night and day
2. B.varying duration of sunshine hours
3. C.seasonal changes
4. D.unequal solar radiation on the earth's surface
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Answer: C seasonal changes
66.
Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery?
1. A.Near a large market for bread
2. B.Near a regular source of flour
3. C.In an area of cheap labour
4. D.Near a source of good clean water
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Answer: A Near a large market for bread
67.
Which of the following statements is true about rainfall in station X?
1. A.the rainfall in the station is uniformly distributed over the months
2. B.rainfall mainly falls in winter
3. C.the rainfall duration is six months
4. D.the station has a double maximum rainfall
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Answer: D the station has a double maximum rainfall
68.
Which of the following towns is NOT a pre-colonial town?
1. A.Bida
2. B.Ilorin
3. C.Ibadan
4. D.Enugu
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Answer: D Enugu
69.
Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society, such as in Europe?
1. A.Dairy farming
2. B.Grain farming
3. C.Animal husbandry
4. D.Fish farming
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Answer: A Dairy farming
70.
Which of the following wave actions is a process of erosion
1. A.saltation
2. B.traction
3. C.hydraulic
4. D.suspension
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Answer: C hydraulic
71.
Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?
1. A.Port Harcourt-Aba
2. B.Lokoja-Ajaokuta
3. C.Lagos-Ikeja
4. D.Kaduna-Zaria
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Answer: B Lokoja-Ajaokuta
72.
Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?
1. A.Zambia
2. B.Central Africa Empire
3. C.Kenya
4. D.Uganda
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Answer: A Zambia
73.
Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate? 1. Commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation agriculture. 5. dry farming
1. A.3 and 4
2. B.2 and 5
3. C.1 and 2
4. D.1 and 5
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Answer: D 1 and 5
74.
Which purpose is NOT served by the Kainji Dam?
1. A.provision of research facilities
2. B.provision of water of domestic use all over Nigeria
3. C.provision of fishing facilities
4. D.generation of electricity for use all over Nigeria
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Answer: C provision of fishing facilities
75.
Which statement is NOT true of the Middle Belt in Nigeria
1. A.The soil is not productive
2. B.there are insect pests and disease carriers
3. C.the population is sparse
4. D.none of the above
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Answer: D none of the above

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