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The direction of flow of ocean currents is determined mainly by the
A rotation of the earth and land and sea breezes
B shape of the continents and the temperature of the continental interior
C prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth
D depth of the ocean and the amount of fresh water inflow
The most obvious physical feature that distinguishes undisturbed mature soil from an immature soil is the
A humus content
B layered profile
C nutrient status
D topsoil texture
The most common tree in the desert is the
A date
B acacia
C pine
D larch
A direct natural consequence of drought is
A famine and starvation
B high mortality rate in livestock
C drying up of most water sources
D change in the chemical property of soils
The greatest advantage of pereninnial irrigation is that
A two or three crops can be produced in a year from the same piece of land
B it makes it possible to irrigate larger areas
C much silt is trapped and this helps to enrich the soil
D it allows water to be held on the land for several weeks
Most of the copper exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) is produced in and around
A Kinshasa
B Lubumbashi
C Kabinda
D Kissangani
The Logas-Kano railway crosses the River Niger at
A Makurdi
B Kontagora
C Jebba
D Lokoja
The Akwapim-Togo Ridge is a continuation of the
A Guinea highlands
B Bandiagara escarpment
C Plateau of Burkina Faso
D Uplands of Western Nigeria
Nigeria's major trading partners include
A Britain, USA, Germany and Japan
B Britain, Ghana, Japan and South Africa
C Belgium , Germany, Japan and Liberia
D USA, Belgium,The Gambia and Japan
The bulk of Nigeria's timber is exploited from the
A mountain vegetation
B rainforest
C Guinea savanna
D fresh water swamp forest
The likely harzards to shipping at the North American end of the North Atlantic sea route are
A waterfalls and rapids
B fog and iceberg
C submarine ridges and trenches
D shallow inlets and weeds
The most common environmental problem in the Niger Delta is
A deforestation
B aridity
C coastal flooding
D vulcanicity
A megalopolis is a
A modern town specially developed to accommodate urban people wishing to reside outside the city
B new city developed to accommodate workers from neighbouring industrial centres
C town that has grown to engulf nearby rural settlements
D continuous amalgamation of a series of cities
The manufacturing of textiles and garments is most popular in
A South Korea
B Japan
C Taiwan
D Thailand
Atmospheric resources can used for all the following except
A power supply
B sifting of grains
C housing
D communication
Industries are classified as
A primary, manufacturing and secondary
B cocoa processing, mining and furnitur making
C primary, manufcaturing and tertiary
D fishing, mining and food processing
Which of the following forms of pollution is the least harzardous to man ??
A Toxic waste disposed in rivers
B The use of chemicals for fishing
C Flaring of gas from refineries
D A sound of 50 decibles in the air
Vegetation resources can be utilized by man for all the following except
A food
B habitat
C timber
D medicine
Equatorial lowlands usually experience
A very early morning rains
B heavy thunder rains in the afternoons
C strong winds
D cold nights
Koppen's wet tropical (AF) type of climate is experienced in West Africa in
A Accra
B Monrovia
C Dakar
D Kano
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