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Which of the following major soils types is found in the Savannah areas of Nigeria?
APodzols
BFerralitic red soils
CChernozems
DFerruginous tropical soils
EBrown earths
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Question 1852
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The term 'catena' describes the?
Aeffect of topography on soil series
Bsequence of modified soil along a slope profile
Cchanges in soil fertility along a slope profile
Dgroup of soil on sedimentary rocks
Ecolour differences in soils along slope profile
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Question 1853
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Which of these geographical phenomena is found only in the Northern Hemisphere?
ATropical rain forest
BMediterranean woodland
CHot desert oasis
DTundra vegetation
EConiferous forest
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Question 1854
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Pulp-wood, which is used in the manufacturing of paper, cardboard and cellulose, is derived mainly from?
Aconiferous forests
Btropical rain forests
Csavannah woodlands
Ddesert plants
Ebroad-leaved forests
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Question 1855
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The pair of countries which has the largest area of coniferous forest in the world is made up of Canada and?
Athe U.S.A
BNorway
Cthe U.S.S.R
DBrazil
ENew Zealand
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Question 1856
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In which of these continents is there no true desert?
ANorth America
BAustralia
CEurope
DAsia
ESouth America
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Question 1857
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If the temperature at sea level at the foot of Cameroon Mountain is 32°C, what is the temperature at the summit which is 4,000m above sea level given an environmental lapse rate of sea level given environmental lapse rate of 0.65°C of 100cm?
A-2°C
B4°C
C6°C
D8°C
E10°C
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Question 1858
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Adiabatic cooling' is the cooling of rising air as a result of?
Aincrease altitude
Bexpansion and internal loss of heat
Cmovement on the windward side of mountains
Dinstability
Eadvection
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Question 1859
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The sea with the highest degree of salinity in the world is the?
ACaspian Sea
BDead Sea
CMediterranean Sea
DBaltic Sea
ERed Sea
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Question 1860
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Which of the following landforms is NOT due tot he process of glacial erosion?
AValley-bench
BHanging valley
CCorrie
DArete
EEsker
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Question 1861
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A deflation hollow is produced by?
Aglacial erosion
Bwave erosion
Cwind erosion
Dsolution
Eriver erosion
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Question 1862
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A river DOES NOT erode its bed by?
Aattrition
Bcorrasion
Csolution
Dpot - holing
Ehydraulic action
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Question 1863
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Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock?
Aslate
Bcoal
Cclay
Dsand
Eshale
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Question 1864
jamb1983
An international football match is scheduled to start at 4.45p.m local time in Alexandria, Egypt, which lies on Longitude 30°E. What will be the local time at Bouake, Ivory Coast, on Longitude 5°W?
A2.05 p.m
B2.22 p.m
C2.45 p.m
D6.45p.m
E7.05 p.m
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Question 1865
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A map with a scale of 1:40,000 is reduced to one quarter of its size, what is the new scale of the map?
A1:20,000
B1:40,000
C1:60,000
D1:80,000
E1:100,000
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Question 1866
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If a map has a scale of 1:50,000 and oil palm plantation is represented on the map by a rectangle 4cm by 3cm, what is the area of the plantation?
A3sq. km
B4sq. km
C12sq.km
D20sq.km
E25sq.km
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Question 1867
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On the scale of 1: 12,500 converted to a statement scale, one centimeter would represent?
A0.125km
B1.25.00km
C2.500km
D12.500km
E125.000km
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Question 1868
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What is the average gradient of the slope marked G-H?
A1:32
B1:34
C1:36
D1:38
E1:40
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Question 1869
jamb1982
What is the size, in square kilometres of the area covered by the map?
A64.0 sq.km
B62.0 sq.km
C58.0 sq.km
D55.0 sq.km
E51.0 sq.km
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Question 1870
jamb1982
Name the feature crossed by the footpath between points Y and Z
