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Question 1
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A settlement pattern in which houses are arranged along lines of transportation is described as 

Adispersed
Blinear
Cradial
Dnucleated
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Question 2
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Population density is defined as the average 

Anumber of people in the capital town
Bnumber of people living in a unit area
Cnumber of human resources
Dnumber of deaths and births in a unit area
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Question 3
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Wood carving, leather work, and cloth weaving are examples of?

Achemical industry
Bheavy industry
C
Dlocal craft industry
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Question 4
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Which of the following is arranged according to the increasing size of  settlement?

Atown, conurbation, hamlet, and village
BHamlet, village, town and conurbation
Cvillage, town, conurbation, and hamlet
Dconurbation, town, hamlet, and village
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Question 5
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Which of the following is a major of plantation agriculture?

AControl weeds with herbicide
Bencourage monoculture
Cforeign exchange earners
Dapplication of modern technology
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Question 6
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Which of the following pairs of activities can initiate deforestation?

i.lumbering 

ii afforestation 

iii excavation 

iv grazing 

Ai and iv only
Bii and iii only
Cii and iv only
Di and ii only
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Question 7
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Which of  the following best describes high population growth?

AThe number of births equals the number of deaths
Bbirth rate are equal to death rate
Cemigration is equal to immigration
Dbirth rates are higher than death rates
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Question 8
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Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on the location of the cement industry?

Aproximity to source of raw materials
Bnearness to market
Csource of capital
Dmanpower development
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Question 9
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Which of the following best describes the relationship between rural and urban areas?

Aurban areas are not as important as rural areas
Burban and rural areas depend on each other
Crural areas exist only to serve urban areas
Durban areas can exist without rural areas
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Question 10
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An advantage of a large population is?

Aincrease in government expenditure
Bsurplus empowerment opportunities
Cabundant labour force
Dsmall market for goods
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Question 11
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"It is an intensive cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, it is small-scale farming, the yields are very high per hectare, produce sold to customers is usually fresh, and commonly practiced in  urban communities .”

the above statements are the characteristics of a?

Amixed farming
Bsericulture
Cmarket gardening
Dviniculture
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Question 12
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Which of the following is a leading industrial area in North America?

AThe northeastern industrial area of USA
Bcentral Canada industrial area
CSouth Mexico Industrial Area
DThe Guatemala industrial area
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Question 13
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Which of the following countries in West Africa is well known for the production of diamonds?

Atogo
Bburkina faso
Csiera leone
Dbenin
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Question 14
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Which of the following pairs of ways can be used to solve the world's high population concentration problems

i family planning 

ii sex education 

iii early marriage 

iv industrialization 

Ai and ii only
Bonly
Cii and iii
Diii and iv only
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Question 15
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Which of the following occurs when the sun is vertically overhead at the equator?

Aequinox
Bsolstice
Cdeflection of winds and ocean currents
Drise and fall of tides
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Question 16
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Which of the following examples of rock is mostly likely to be weathered by the process of solution ?

Aslates
Bgraphite
Climestone
Dgranite
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Question 17
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Lines drawn on a map connecting places with equal duration of sunshine are called

Aisohels
Bisotherms
Cisonephs
Disohyets
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Question 18
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The natural exchange of water between land, oceans and the atmosphere is known as 

Aenergy cycle
Bhydrological cycle
Cnitrogen cycle
Dcarbon cycle
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Question 19
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Which of the following types of rocks contain fossils?

Asedimentary
B
Cmetamorphic
Dvolcanic
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Question 20
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Which of the following is proof of the Earth's spherical shape?

Acircumnavigation
Bvariation in the length of the day and night making of a year
CRise and fall of tides
D
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