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Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements?
AGrazing
BLarge-scale farming
CSubsistence farming
DIrrigation farming
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Question 1602
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One of the effects of rural-urban migration on the source region is?
Arural congestion
Burban depopulation
Crural depopulation
Durban congestion
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Question 1603
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The rate of natural increase that has been adjusted for net immigration or emigration is the?
Afertility rate
Bmigration rate
Crate of population growth
Drate of population decline
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Question 1604
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The most serious demographic problem in Southeast Asia is?
Alow birth rate
Bhigh death rate
Cunbalanced age/sex structure
Dhigh growth rate
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Question 1605
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Which of the following is NOT an important factor in determining population distribution in a country or region?
AIndustrial development
BFertile soils for agriculture
CLongitudinal location
DWell developed transportation system
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Question 1606
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One of the major raw materials needed in the iron and steel industry is?
Acopper
Bbauxtie
Ccolumbite
Dlimestone
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Question 1607
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Which of the following factors is LEAST important in the location of industries?
APower
BClimate
CMarket
DRaw materials
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Question 1608
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Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice involving?
Aintensive cultivation in a highly populated region
Bcultivation food crops on a subsistence basis
Cproduction of cash crops principally for export
Dcultivating alternative plots to allow for natural regeneration
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Question 1609
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Lateralization of the soil is very common in the?
Atropical region
Bdesert region
Ctemperate region
Dpolar region
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Question 1610
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One of the problems of soil management in a humid areas is?
Aleaching of minerals
Bwaterlogging
Clack of oxygen in the soil
Dalkalinity
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Question 1611
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The main source of tropical hardwood for timber is the?
Amontane forest
Bmangroove forest
Crainforest
Dconiferous forest
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Question 1612
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The tropical Rainforest differs in structure from the Savannah in that?
Aboth never occur in the same continent
Bthe savannah is a natural vegetation while the Rainforest is a derived one
Cthe Savannah grows in layers while the Rainforet does not
Dthe Savannah has less species diversity than the Rainforest
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Question 1613
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Which of the following cloud types is commonly associated with contiuous precipitation?
ACumulus
BStratus
CStratocumulus
DNimbostratus
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Question 1614
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One of the consequences of the global increase in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere is?
Adecreasing temperature
Bthe destruction of the ozone layer
Cincreasing air pressure
Dreduced visibility
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Question 1615
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Which of the following is the cause of south-westerly and north-easterly directions of the winds in the northern tropics?
AThe rotation of the earth
BThe revolution of the earth
CThe differences in air pressure
DThe size of the landmass
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Question 1616
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Ocean currents are caused mainly by?
Athe rotation of the earth
Bthe amount of evaporation from the oceans
Cprvailing surfaces winds
Dthe shape of the ocean
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Question 1617
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Petroleum is usually abundant in?
Aanticlinal structures of sedimentary rocks
Bintrusive igenous rocks
Csynclinal structures of sedimentary rocks
Danticlinal structures associated with igenous rocks
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Question 1618
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The four basic components of the physical environment are?
Aatmospere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
Bthermosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
Catmosphere, lacolith, hydrosphere and biosphere
Datmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and ecosystem
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Question 1619
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If the deadline given Iraq expired at 7.p.m (ET) on 15th January, 1991 in New York, USA(Longitude75°W), at what time did it expire in Baghdad (Longitude 45°E)?
A8pm, 15th January
B9pm, 15th January
C12 mid-night, 15th January
D3am, 16th January
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Question 1620
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The two most appropriate statistical diagrams that can be used to depict the data are?
