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The benefits to be derived by ECOWAS member countries include all the following except
Aa free movement of people across member countries
Bterritorial expansion
Cfree flow of capital
Dthe creation of large market
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Question 2
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The largest city in Africa South of the Sahara is
AIbadan
BAccra
CLusaka
DJohannesburg
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Question 3
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The initial problems of rain and road development in Africa were due primarily to the
Adense population
Binadequate mineral resources
Cdifficult physical environment
Dinsufficent agricultural resources
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Question 4
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The largest producer of gold in West Africa is
ANigeria
BThe Gambia
CSierra Leone
DGhana
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Question 5
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The climate of Nigeria is characterized by
Acontinuous seasons
Btwo seasons
Cthree seasons
Dfour seasons
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Question 6
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Which of the following is the cheapest source of power for a large scale industry?
Acoal
Bgas
Cwater
Dpetroleum
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Question 7
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A net population growth is the
Asurplus of emigrants over immigrants plus total death
Bactual population inhabiting a place
Csurplus of birth over death plus net migration
Dsurplus of immigrants plus total birth
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Question 8
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The most ideal location for an iron and steel industry is one that has I. a large population II. an adequate supply of iron ore III. a good transport network IV. an adequate supply of coal
AI and II only
BI,II and IV
CI,III and IV
DII,III and IV
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Question 9
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Good transport network promotes all the following except
Anational disintegration
Binternational trade
Cmovement of people and goods
Dspread of ideas and technology
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Question 10
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Man has interfered with the ecosystem through I. farming II. modification of weather and climate III. overgrazing
AI only
BII only
CII and III only
DI,II and III
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Question 11
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Deforestation can be caused by
Aan increase in population
Bre-afforestation
Cthe establishment of forest reserves
Da decrease in the use of fuel wood
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Question 12
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The vegetation type which is found only in the Northern Hemisphere is the
AMediterranean woodland
BTundra vegetation
CTropical rainforest
DConiferous forest
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Question 13
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Transhumance involves the movement of
Apeople from rural to urban areas
Bmigrant labour from source to receiving regions
Csettlers from highlands to lowlands for farming
Dcattle up and down mountains for pasture
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Question 14
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The intensity of erosion by a river is determined by the
Avolume of water only
Bgradient of the valley only
Cgradient and width of the valley
Dvolume of water,gradient of the valley and the load carried
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Question 15
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A major hazard to both human and aquatic life in some coastal area of Nigeria is
Aair pollution
Boverfishing
Cdesalination of sea water
Doil spillage
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Question 16
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Which of the following factors is least necessary for the development of hydro-electric power?
Ahigh domestic demand
Bnatural reservoirs and falls
Crain-fed rivers
Dheavy capital outlay
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Question 17
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Which of the following occupations is not common among the people of Southern coast-lands of Nigeria?
Afishing
Blumbering
Ctrading
Dcattle rearing
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Question 18
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All the following minerals are found in Nigeria except
Acoal
Bbauxite
Ctin ore
Dcolumbite
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Question 19
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A planet which is adapted to living in a region where little moisture is available is called
Ahelophyte
Bhygrophyte
Cxerophyte
Dhydrophyte
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Question 20
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Which of the following settlement types is the largest size?
