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The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the?
A poor quality of the soil
B low demand for agricultural products
C shortage of agricultural land
D poor methods of agricultural production
Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?
A USSR
B The people's Republic of China
C Poland
D Japan
Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood?
A The Amazon Basin
B The Ganges-Indus Basin
C The St.Lawrence Basin
D The Rhine Basin
What is common to the Bororo tribe of West Africa, the Eskimos of Alaska and Canada, the Lapps of Eurasia and the Mongols of Mongolia?
A Cattle rearing
B Nomadic herding
C Dispersed rural settlements
D Hunting and trapping
The process whereby a manufacturing enterprise produces goods which form raw materials for other manufacturing enterprises is referred to as?
A value added
B sub-contracting
C forward linkage
D backward linkage
Linear villages may be expected to develop?
A in narrow valley floors
B on flat plains
C in thick forests
D on deltas
In which of the following countries or regions is the high population density due to agricultural development?
A The Midlands of England
B China
C Japan
D The Ruhr
Large scale migration of people from one country to another may be explained by all of the following EXCEPT?
A Drought
B civil war
C oppressive home government
D higher standard of living in the host country
Which of the following statements best characterizes the population of Southeast Asia?
A High density and high growth rate
B High density and low growth rate
C Low density and High growth rate
D Low density and low growth rate
Which of these statements is true about rural urban life in Nigeria?
A some towns contain features of rural living
B features of rural living exist only in the villages
C rural people have nothing to do with the towns
D urban centres are more peaceful than the rural areas
A basic relationship between the growth of population and the production of food in developing countries is that the population?
A increases at the same rate as food production
B increase at a lower rate than food production
C increases much faster than food production
D becomes more urbanized as food production increases
Which of the following soil types favors the growth of cocoa in Nigeria?
A Ferruginous soils
B Ferrallitic soils
C Regosols
D Vertisols
E no option indicated
Soils found in semi-arid regions which have an accumulation of calcareous substances in their upper layers are referred to as?
A pedocals
B rendzinas
C chernozems
D vertisols
The four major components of the soil are?
A gravel, sand, silt and clay
B mineral matter, organic matter, air and water
C stones, mineral matter, pore spaces and micro-organisms
D calcium magnesium, potassium and sodium
Along a soil cantena, hydromorphic soils are most likely to occur on the?
A interfluve
B upper slope
C middle slope
D valley bottom
Soils in the savannah are inherently fertile than those of the Tropical Rain Forest mainly because they are less?
A weathered
B leached
C hardened
D eroded
Although both grasslands and forestland's can provide food for animals, there is more livestock in northern than in southern Nigeria because?
A animal food from the southern forest is not palatable
B no animal can stand the tsetse fly of the southern forests
C there is a relative scarcity of grazing land in the south
D livestock breeding is not encouraged in the south
In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found?
A tropical rain forest
B coniferous forest
C tropical savannah
D temperate deciduous forest
The emergence of the derived savannah vegetation of Nigeria is due mainly to?
A cultivation and urbanization
B soil erosion and deforestation
C lumbering and grazing
D farming and bush burning
Which of the following vegetation belts carries the largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria?
A Montane Grassland
B Guinea Savannah
C Sudan Savannah
D Sahel Savannah
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