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Akosombo dam is one on the?
A Senegal River
B River Rockel
C River Niger
D River Gongola
E River Volta
Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into the Atlantic Ocean?
A The Nile
B The Orange
C The Volta
D The Congo
E The Amazon
Which ONE of the following ports occupies the best natural site in West Africa?
A Lagos
B Monrovia
C Freetown
D Banjul
E Tema
The major bauxite-producing countries of West Africa are?
A Guinea and Nigeria
B Guinea and Ghana
C Ivory Coast and Ghana
D Sierra Leone and Guinea
E Senegal and Ghana
The most outstanding maize-growing area of Nigeria is the?
A Savanna lands of South-western Nigeria
B Ikom-Obubra of Cross River State
C Bendel State
D Cross River Plains
E Niger-Benue trough
Which one of the following places in Nigeria is NOT the location of a cement factory?
A Yandev
B Sokoto
C Sagamu
D Makurdi
E Calabar
Which of the following irrigation projects in Nigeria is devoted to sugarcane cultivation?
A Bakolori
B Badeggi
C Kano River
D Numan
E South Chad
The main objective of the 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria is to encourage?
A irrigation agriculture
B large-scale production of cereals
C improvement in crop yield and total output
D large-scale mechanization
E importation of fertilizers
In which of the following is a steel rolling mill located?
A Bauchi
B Eungu
C Jos
D Aladja
E Minna
Which of the following countries accounts for nearly 50% of the world's output of newsprint?
A Canada
B USA
C USSR
D Finland
E Norway
Which of the following countries is both leading producer and the greatest consumer of petroleum products?
A Saudi Arabia
B Kuwait
C The United Kingdom
D The United States of America
E Nigeria
ONE region which is known for large-scale production of wheat is the?
A Veld of South Africa
B Hwang Ho Valley
C Ukraine
D Paris Basin
E London Basin
The three most important grain crops of the world are?
A guinea corn, millet and rice
B wheat, rice and millet
C rice, wheat and maize
D rice, millet and maize
E rice, wheat and guinea corn
Although the rubber tree is a native of Brazil most of the world's natural rubber is now produced in?
A Burma
B Colombia
C Nigeria
D Zaire
E Malaysia
A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement in that it?
A usually occurs at the meeting point of several roads
B often occurs in adensely populated area
C is usually found in a forest area
D is compact
E contains more people
Low birth rate and low death rate are characteristics of?
A Brazil
B Indian
C Nigeria
D Mexico
E The United Kingdom
ONE area which carries a very high density of rural population is the?
A Amazon basin
B Scandinavian group of countries
C Sudan
D Ganges Valley
E South-east of Australia
The population density of a country is calculated on the basis of the?
A rate of population increase
B birth rate and the the death rate
C number of people migrating to the country
D size of the country in relation to the population
E number of people living in the towns
Which of the following is NOT applicable when describing desert soils?
A High acidity
B Poorly developed horizons
C Shallow depths
D High alkalinity
E Coarse texture
Which of the following types of vegetable is characterized by acidic soils?
A Steppe
B Sahel savanna
C Coniferous forest
D Temperate grassland
E Desert
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