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Ashort wet summer, dry winter, mean temperature above 20°C and precipitation about 1,000 mm per year
Bwet winter, dry summer, temperature varies from about 6°C in winter to about 20°C in summer and precipitation ranges between 700 and 1,000mm per year
Cshort wet summer, prolonged dry winter and percipitation is about 500 mm per year
Ddry and wet climate; temperature around 20°C and percipitation ranges between 1,000 and 2,000 mm per year
Eprecipitation all the year round (about1,000 mm per year) with a peak in with warm summer (20-26°C) and mild winter (6-10°C)
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Question 1133
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Which of the following features is NOT commonly associated with a river at the floodplain stage?
AOx-bow lakes
BMeanders
CLevees
DKnickpoint
EBraided channel
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Question 1134
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Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed?
AWind vane
BBarometer
CCup anamometer
DHygrometer
ESpeedometer
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Question 1135
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Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?
AThe chemical alteration of rock minerals on taking in water
BThe peeling away of rocks in thin layers acid
CThe dissolution of basic minerals by carbonic acid
DThe addition of oxygen to mineral elements to form oxides
EThe disintegration of foliated rocks
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Question 1136
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The major mountain belts of the world were produced through?
Awind erosion
Bglacial activity
Cvolcanic activity
Dfolding
Eriver deposition
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Question 1137
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Which of the following statements is true of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America?
AThe areas inhabited by primitive hunters and traders
BThese areas have the world's largest known deposits of crude oil
Cpopulation is found in isolated oases and along the river valley's
DThe enviroment is very harsh for both man and animal
EThe inhabitants belong to the oldest races in the world
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Question 1138
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A map measures 10cm by 6cm.If the map is enlarge such that its area is 240 sq. cm, the map is enlarged?
Atwice
Bthrice
Cfour times
Dfive times
Esix times
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Question 1139
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Which of these is NOT a weathering process?
AThe removal of regolith under the influence of weather
BThe alteration of calcium carbonate in rocks to calcium bicarbonate
CThe breakdown of rocks by plant roots
DThe formation of clay minerals from feldspars in granites
EThe disintergration of rocks by freeze-and-thaw action
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Question 1140
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Which of the following factors CANNOT be used to explain the nature and pattern of distribution of savannah vegetation in Africa?
Agrazing
Bbush burning
Ccrop cultivation
Dseasonal rainfall
Etemperature
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Question 1141
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Poorly drained soils are good for the growth of?
Aoil palm
Bsurgarcane
Ccocoa
Drice
Emaize
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Question 1142
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A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violet when?
Avolcano is near the sea
Bneck of the volcano is sealed by a plug
Clava is viscous
Dlava reaches the surface through a fissure
Evolcano is below an ocean
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Question 1143
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In which one of the following sections of a hill slope would you expect the soil to be deepest and most moist? The
Afootslope
Bmidslope
Csummit
Dupper slope
Efall slope
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Question 1144
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Which is the most accurate south-north cross-section of the area along the Y-X line?
AB
BA
CE
DC
ED
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Question 1145
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Evidence that the southern half of the area is of greater value to man than the northern half does NOT include
AMore communication facilities
BGreater intensity of land use for agriculture
CExploitation of minerals
DHigher population distribution
EMore coastal activities like fishing
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Question 1146
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The ridge in the area is composed of chalk. Suggest a meaningful name for the farms on both sides of the ridge?
AHilltop farms
BSpringline farms
CValley farms
DWatershed farms
EWindgap farms
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Question 1147
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Which of the following statements does NOT describe a physical division of the map correctly?
AAn area mostly sunbmerged at high tide
BAn undulating land rising towards the south
CA narrow steep-sided ridge
DA narrow valley draining eastwards and southwards
EA dissected plateau terminating seaward in cliff
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Question 1148
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The shape of the valley on the map above may be described as
AU-shaped
BFlat-shaped
CMeandering
DV-shaped
EBraided
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Question 1149
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Assuming that there is no vegetation cover in the area shown on the map above and that the weather is clear, which of the following statements would be false?
AQ is visible from P
BP is visible from N
CM is visible from N
DP is visible from M
EQ is visible from N
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Question 1150
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In which of these West African countries does groundnut alone constitute around 70% of the country's export earnings?
