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All but ONE of the following raw materials needed for Nigeria's iron and steel industry are available locally?
AIron ore
BCoal
CLimestone
DHydro-electric power
EManganese
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Question 1152
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Which of these does NOT lie in the principal earthquake regions of the world?
APeru
BAlaska
CNew Guinea
DJapan
EMali
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Question 1153
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Which town does NOT properly belong to the group?
ALagos
BForcados
CCalabar
DWarri
EOnitsha
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Question 1154
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Elements of weather and climate include all but ONE of the following:
ATemperature
BPrecipitation
CWind
DAltitude
EAir pressure
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Question 1155
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Chemicals weathering processes include all except ONE of the following?
AOxidation
BTransportation
CCarbonation
DHydration
ESolution
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Question 1156
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Which climate type is characterized by (i) very high temperature (over 330C) during the period of high sun; (ii)moderately high annual temperature range 17-120C and very high daily range 20-30°C. (iii) annual rainfall less than 4cm; and (iv)annual evaporation from a free water surface exceeding 200cm?
ATropical desert climate, Bwh
BTropical steppe climate,Bsh
CTropical wet and dry climate, Aw
DDry summer subtropical climate,Csa
ETropical monsoon climate, Am
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Question 1157
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The result of a football match completed at 6.00 p.m in Accra (Ghana) and head at 12.00 noon that same day at another city. The longitude of that city is?
A450E
B600W
C750E
D900W
E1050E
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Question 1158
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Which of these major soil groups is considered the most productive?
APoldzols
BLatosols
CChernozems
DSierozems
ETundra soils
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Question 1159
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Which of these groups of rocks consist of only sedimentary rocks and are used in the manufacture of cement?
ALimestone, granite, chalk
BShale, gypsum, slate
CCoal, Limestone, gypsum
DGraphite, marble, limestone
ESandstone, chalk, ironstone
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Question 1160
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With which of the following processes are drumlins, boulder clay and terminal moraines associated?
AWind deposition
BRiver deposition
CRiver erosion
DGlacial depostion
EGlacial erosion
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Question 1161
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Rivers can erode their beds through the process of?
AAbrasion
Bexfoliation
Cattrition
Dintrusion `
Edeposition
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Question 1162
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Why is rainfall in northern Chile and along the coastal belt of southern Peru so low?
ABecause the coast is washed by a cool current
BBecause the area lies in the leeward side of the Andes
CBecause the area lies on the windward side of the Andes
DBecause the coast is washed by warm current
EBecause the area is a desert
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Question 1163
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Among West Africa countries, Togo is a leading exporter of?
ACoffee
BSugar
CIron ore
DPhosphates
ELimestone
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Question 1164
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Which of these statements is NOT true of the burning of savannah?
AThe heat destorys many minerals needed by plants
BThe soil is easily eroded
CFire burns off organic matter which enrich the soil
DSome insect pests are destroyed
Eits makes the temperature of soil too high for the plants
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Question 1165
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When one looks at a soil profile, the first characteristic to be notice is soil?
Acolour
Btexture
Cconsistency
Dstructure
Emoisture
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Question 1166
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Two factors which together cause the varying length of day and night are?
Ainclination of the earth on its axis and the rotation of the earth on its axis
Binclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit
Cthe rotation of the eart on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
Dinclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
Ethe revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit and the inclination of the moon on its axis
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Question 1167
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Plants takes up mineral nutrients in solution from the soil. Some of these are required in large quantities while others are needed in small quantities. Which of these is required in small quantities?
ANitrogen
BPotassium
CIron
DSulphur
ECacium
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Question 1168
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Which of the following rock types is non-sedimentary?
ABasalt
BCoal
CLimestone
DRocksalt
ESandstone
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Question 1169
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Which of the following is a feature of a rejuvenated drainage system?
ABraided channel
BLevees
CIncised meaners
DOx-bow lakes
EPotholes
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Question 1170
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Where does heavy precipitation tend to occur in the world?
AAreas immedidately around the poles
Bon the leeward side of highlands
Cwhere temperature are high and winds blow off shore
Dwhere pressure is high and air sinks
EWhere consistent high temperatures favor the rising of air
