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Which of these best accounts for the decline in railway transport in Nigeria in the last two decades?
ACompetition from air transport
BThe inefficiency of the railway administration
CCompetition from road transport
DThe slow speed of the trains
EThe decline in agricultural exports
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Question 1122
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Which of these three west Africa countries have economic deposit of iron ore?
ANigeria, Mali and Upper Volta
BNiger, Mali and Mauritania
CNigeria, Guinea and Sierral Leone
DMali, Sengal and Sierra Leone
ELiberia Sierra Leone and Togo
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Question 1123
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Which of the following shipping routes carries the world's heaviest ocean traffic?
AMediterranean - Suez Canal - Indian Ocean
BWestern Europe - Caribbean
CEastern North America - Western Europe
DWest Coast United States - Panama Canal
EWestern Europe - southern Africa - Australia
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Question 1124
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The two major air masses affecting the climate of West Africa are the?
Aharmattan wind and the south-west monsoon
Bsouth-west monsoon and the troppical martime
Ctropical continental and the tropical maritime
Dtropical continental and south-west monsoon
Ewarm equatorial and the tropical maritime
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Question 1125
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Which of the following factors best accounts for the sparse population of the interior parts of Kenya and Tanzania?
Avery high wildlife population
Bthe rift valleys are rugged and uninhabitable
Cthe people are nomads
Dthe soil and climatic conditions are unfavorable
Emany hectares of land are under reserve
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Question 1126
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The dominant pattern pattern of seasonal labour migration in West Africa is form?
Athe interior to the coastal belt
Bthe coastal belt to the interior
Ceast to west
Dwest to east
Ethe middle belt to the north and south
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Question 1127
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Tropical cyclones arise in the belts of the?
Adoldrums
Bwesterlies
Ctrade winds
Dpolar winds
Emonsoon winds
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Question 1128
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Which of the following is the main export from Uganda?
AJute
BBannana
CTobacco
DSisal
ECoffee
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Question 1129
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Which ONE of the following regions has the world's largest potential water power resources, but has the least developed water power?
AAfrica
BCanada
Csouth America
DScandinavia
EAustralia
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Question 1130
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In which of the following vegetation types do you expect to find reindeer?
AMediterranean
BTemperate evergreen
CTundra
DTropical monsoon
ETemperate grassland
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Question 1131
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Ivory Coast has become famous in recent years for its modern agricultural development projects especially in respect of?
Apoultry farming and cattle ranching
Bcocoa and fruit growing
Cfish and poultry
Doil palm and vegetable growing
Efruit and flower growing
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Question 1132
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The three leading manufacturing countries of the world are?
AJapan, USA and Italy
BUSA, Britain and Hong Kong
CJapan, Western Germany and Britain
DChina, Japan and Brazil
EJapan, USA and Western Germany
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Question 1133
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How is the mean annual rainfall of a given place calculated using records for 35 years?
Aby summing the yearly average rainfall figure and dividing by 35
Bby summing the yearly total rainfall figures dividing by 35
Cby summing the yearly total rainfall figures for 35 years and dividing by 12
Dby finding the average between the figures for the wettest and the the direst years and multiplying by 35
Eby plotting the rainfall figures on a graph and finding the midpoint
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Question 1134
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Examples of folded structures in Africa include the Atlas Mountains, the Cape Rangers and the?
AAkwapim Hills
BJos Plateau
CRuwenzori
DEast Africa Rift
EAdamawa Highlands
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Question 1135
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The direct flight from town X on longitude 42°30'E to town Y on longitude 5°E takes 4(1/2) hours. If an aeroplane leaves town X at 10.00 a.m local time, what will be the local time in town Y when it arrives there?
A2.30 p.m
B10.00 a.m
C12 noon
D7.30 a.m
E2.00 p.m
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Question 1136
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Within the last few years Alaska, Mexico and the North Sea have become important in the production of?
Acoal
Bpetroleum
Cphosphate
Dgold
Euranium
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Question 1137
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Which of the following areas is subject to frequent earthquarkes?
AThe Canandian Shield
BNorthern Australia
CNorth West Africa
DSouth Africa
EThe Sahara Desert
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Question 1138
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Which of these best explains the rapid rise in world population during the twentieth century?
ALarge-scale migration of people
BDecline in death rates
CIncrease in world food production
DImprovement in transportation which enables food to be moved from surplus to deficit areas
ERapid rate of urbanization
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Question 1139
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Which of these statements is NOT true of the great circle?
AThe equator is a great circle
BThe great circle is the largest circle one can draw on a sphere
CThe great circle is the path of the shortest distance over the earth's surface between two points
DEach meridian is a great circle
EAll great circles bisect the earth
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Question 1140
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In which vegetation zone is Abuja, the new Federal Capital, location?
