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Question 181
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A major hindrance to foreign investment in Tropical African countries is

Alow demand for manufactured goods
Binadequate raw materials for industries
Cpolitical instability in the countries
Dinadequate capital for investment
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Question 182
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If the total population of a country is 75,000,000 and its total land area is 250,000km², what is its population density?

A30 persons per km²
B300 persons per km²
C350 persons per km²
D500 persons per km²
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Question 183
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The least important factor in the location of settlements is the availability of

Asurface water
Bmineral deposits
Cland for building
Dfertile soil
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Question 184
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Which of the following is a factor of population growth?

AClimate
BRelief
CBirth rate
DSoil fertility
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Question 185
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The trade liberalization policy of ECOWAS is aimed at

Afostering unity and peace among member states
Btaking a common stand on the World issues
Cpromoting economic integration
Densuring cultural cooperation
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Question 186
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Which of the following reasons account for the low traffic on rivers in Africa?

APresence of rapids and waterfalls
BOnly used for fishing
CWide valleys
DChange of colour during rainy seas
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Question 187
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The most significant factor that led to the revolution in the Japanese industrial sector is the

Apresence of huge copper mines
Bexistence of vast oil and gas fields
Cmilitary strength of the countries that aided them
Dinputs of committed and skillful industrial workforce
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Question 188
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A major cause of rapid population growth rate in Tropical Africa is

Aimproved transport facilities
Bmuch pressure on land
Cmalnutrition and diseases
Dlack of family planning.
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Question 189
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The term relative location of settlement refers to 

Aimaginary point of the settlement
Bthe nature of the buildings within the séttlement
Cthe position of buildings in relation to other buildings
Dthe position of settlements in relation to others
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Question 190
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Which of the following landforms is not associated with an advancing shoreline?

Aspit
Bstack
Cbeach
Dtombolo
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Question 191
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The formation of block mountains are best associated with

Aaccumulation of materials ejected from within the earth's crust
Bsolidification of magma within the earth's crust
Cuplifting of crustal block within two parallel faults
Dvertical movement of sediments into geosynclines
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Question 192
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Which of the following climatic features describes the Equatorial climate?

ADouble maxima rainfall regime
BWinter rain, summer drought
CHot and dry throughout the year
DSingle maximum rainfall regime
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Question 193
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A small difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is an indication of

Alow relative humidity
Bcondensed air
Csaturated air
Dhigh relative humidity
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Question 194
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Which of the following pairs are characteristics of igneous rocks? They
I. are stratified
II are metamorphosed rocks
III. are crystalline
IV. originate from molten magma

AI and II only
BII and III only
CII and IV only
DIIl and IV only
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Question 195
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It is composed of layers of ash and cinders alternating with lava. lt has a broad base and steep convex slopes. The above features are associated with a

Abatholith
Blaccolith
Cshield volcano
Dcomposite cone
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Question 196
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The term pyroclastic best describes

Asediments accumulated in deep sea
Ba wind-blown sand from desert regions
Ceroded materials deposited at the mouth of a river
Dfragmented materials ejected by volcanoes
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Question 197
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Which of the following statements is not accurate about sea and land breeze?

AAir blows from the sea to the land during the day
BAir blows from the land to the sea during the night
CLand warms up more slowly than the sea during the day
DSea warms up more slowly than the land during the day
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Question 198
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The weathering process which is commonly found in limestone regions is

Ahydrolysis
Bexfoliation
Coxidation
Dsolution
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Question 199
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Which of the following is a process of wind erosion?

ADeflation
BSaltation
CSolution
DTraction
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Question 200
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Which type of mountain is also called the mountain of denudation?

ABlock mountain
BVolcanic mountain
CResidual mountain
DFold mountain
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