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Which of the following is the main export from Uganda?
AJute
BBannana
CTobacco
DSisal
ECoffee
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Question 1873
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Which ONE of the following regions has the world's largest potential water power resources, but has the least developed water power?
AAfrica
BCanada
Csouth America
DScandinavia
EAustralia
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Question 1874
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In which of the following vegetation types do you expect to find reindeer?
AMediterranean
BTemperate evergreen
CTundra
DTropical monsoon
ETemperate grassland
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Question 1875
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Ivory Coast has become famous in recent years for its modern agricultural development projects especially in respect of?
Apoultry farming and cattle ranching
Bcocoa and fruit growing
Cfish and poultry
Doil palm and vegetable growing
Efruit and flower growing
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Question 1876
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The three leading manufacturing countries of the world are?
AJapan, USA and Italy
BUSA, Britain and Hong Kong
CJapan, Western Germany and Britain
DChina, Japan and Brazil
EJapan, USA and Western Germany
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Question 1877
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How is the mean annual rainfall of a given place calculated using records for 35 years?
Aby summing the yearly average rainfall figure and dividing by 35
Bby summing the yearly total rainfall figures dividing by 35
Cby summing the yearly total rainfall figures for 35 years and dividing by 12
Dby finding the average between the figures for the wettest and the the direst years and multiplying by 35
Eby plotting the rainfall figures on a graph and finding the midpoint
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Question 1878
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Examples of folded structures in Africa include the Atlas Mountains, the Cape Rangers and the?
AAkwapim Hills
BJos Plateau
CRuwenzori
DEast Africa Rift
EAdamawa Highlands
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Question 1879
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The direct flight from town X on longitude 42°30'E to town Y on longitude 5°E takes 4(1/2) hours. If an aeroplane leaves town X at 10.00 a.m local time, what will be the local time in town Y when it arrives there?
A2.30 p.m
B10.00 a.m
C12 noon
D7.30 a.m
E2.00 p.m
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Question 1880
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Within the last few years Alaska, Mexico and the North Sea have become important in the production of?
Acoal
Bpetroleum
Cphosphate
Dgold
Euranium
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Question 1881
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Which of the following areas is subject to frequent earthquarkes?
AThe Canandian Shield
BNorthern Australia
CNorth West Africa
DSouth Africa
EThe Sahara Desert
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Question 1882
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Which of these best explains the rapid rise in world population during the twentieth century?
ALarge-scale migration of people
BDecline in death rates
CIncrease in world food production
DImprovement in transportation which enables food to be moved from surplus to deficit areas
ERapid rate of urbanization
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Question 1883
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Which of these statements is NOT true of the great circle?
AThe equator is a great circle
BThe great circle is the largest circle one can draw on a sphere
CThe great circle is the path of the shortest distance over the earth's surface between two points
DEach meridian is a great circle
EAll great circles bisect the earth
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Question 1884
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In which vegetation zone is Abuja, the new Federal Capital, location?
ASouthern Guinea savannah
BSahel savannah
CNorthern Guinea savannah
DTropical rain forest
EMontane grassland
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Question 1885
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A river deposits its load of sediment if the?
Aquantity of water in the river increases
Briver flows from a mountain area onto a plain
Criver enters a gorge
Dvelocity of the river increases
Eriver approaches as waterfall
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Question 1886
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The 'Mediterranean type' of climate refers to?
Ashort wet summer, dry winter, mean temperature above 20°C and precipitation about 1,000 mm per year
Bwet winter, dry summer, temperature varies from about 6°C in winter to about 20°C in summer and precipitation ranges between 700 and 1,000mm per year
Cshort wet summer, prolonged dry winter and percipitation is about 500 mm per year
Ddry and wet climate; temperature around 20°C and percipitation ranges between 1,000 and 2,000 mm per year
Eprecipitation all the year round (about1,000 mm per year) with a peak in with warm summer (20-26°C) and mild winter (6-10°C)
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Question 1887
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Which of the following features is NOT commonly associated with a river at the floodplain stage?
AOx-bow lakes
BMeanders
CLevees
DKnickpoint
EBraided channel
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Question 1888
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Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed?
AWind vane
BBarometer
CCup anamometer
DHygrometer
ESpeedometer
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Question 1889
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Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?
AThe chemical alteration of rock minerals on taking in water
BThe peeling away of rocks in thin layers acid
CThe dissolution of basic minerals by carbonic acid
DThe addition of oxygen to mineral elements to form oxides
EThe disintegration of foliated rocks
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Question 1890
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The major mountain belts of the world were produced through?
