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Nigeria produces locally the major raw materials for the manufacture of all but one of these home made goods
A Cement
B Aluminium products
C Bar soap
D Refined petroleum products
E Refined sugar
The Gezira plain is an important agricultural region in Africa noted for the production of
A rice
B cotton
C groundnut
D beniseed
E rubber
One of the electric power stations in Nigeria which uses natural gas as a source of energy is
A Oji river
B Sapele
C Ijora
D Kainji
E none of the above
The most important coffee producer in West Africa is
A Ivory Coast
B Nigeria
C Ghana
D Gambia
E Mali
Which of the following towns in Nigeria is noted for the production of glass beads as a traditional craft?
A Akwette
B Keffi
C Sokoto
D Oshogbo
E Bida
The wind system that brings the harmattan to Africa is referred to as
A The north-east trade
B the north-west trade
C the south-west trade
D the south-east trade
E the willy willies
Which of the following statements is not true of primary activities?
A They are concerned with extracting material direct from the earth or sea
B they are not involved in the processing of a finished product
C They are located at the source of the raw materials
D they are concerned with the provision of information and expertise
E they are pre requsites to secondary industries
The major disadvantage of air transportation compared with land transportation is that
A an aircraft can fly above terrestial obstacles and therefore has a much wider choice of routes
B air transport is much more expensive to develope, build and maintain
C air transportation is faster in speed, enabling to make much more frequent runs
D air transportation is much more suitable for international information exchange systems
E air transportation is much more flexible
One of the negative effects of building new dams is
A making water available for domestic uses in rural areas
B developing electricity to run industries
C raising and catching a variety of fish
D creating employment for the indigenous population
E resettling people away from their ancestral homes
What is the name of the river marked X on the map?
A River Gongola
B River Shermankar
C River Rima
D River Katsina-Ala
E River Kaduna
Which of the following is not characteristic of major world cities?
A Coastal location
B Air, water and noise pollution
C inadequate transportation facilities
D Dependence on primary activities
E Moral Decadence
Which of the following conditions is not conducive to the cultivation of tea?
A Heavy rainfall throughout the year
B High elevation
C A spell of dry weather in season
D Good drainage
E cheap labour
The major disadvantage of the River Nile as a trade route is that
A it passes through desert areas
B it has several cataracts
C it passes through several countries
D it is slow-flowing
E it is very muddy
One of the following indicates why the best fishing grounds of the world are located in mid-temperate latitudes
A There is abundant food for fish
B the climate is suitable
C an extensive continental shelf exists
D the coincidence of A,B and C
E Man rarely tampers with fish in these areas
Industries like cement manufacturing and iron and steel are usually located close to the site of raw materials because
A finished products are delicate
B raw materials are abundant
C raw materials also occur at market site
D total transport costs are reduced
E the industries can pollute the market
Which of these regions is not an area of high population density?
A The Nile Delta
B The Niger Delta
C The Ganges Delta
D The Rhine Delta Delta
E The Hwang Ho Delta
The great commercial grain-farming regions of the world include all but one of the following. Which is it?
A The Prairie lands of North America
B the Pampas of Argentina
C The West African Savannah
D The Murray-Darling Basin of Australia
E The Ukraine Region of the U.S.S.R
Norway, British Columbia,the Canadian Shield, and Finland are noted for their production of
A petroleum
B soft-wood timber
C the world's largest supply of fish
D hard-wood timber
E vegetable oils
Which of the following types of climate would a person not encounter in traveling from Algiers to Cape town?
A Tropical rain forest
B Temperate
C Desert
D Mediterranean
E Tropical Savannah
Which of the following areas is important for the production of crude petroleum?
A Canadian sheild
B Ruhr region
C Shaba province (former Katanga District)
D Rand
E North sea
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