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Which of the following statements is not true of primary activities?
AThey are concerned with extracting material direct from the earth or sea
Bthey are not involved in the processing of a finished product
CThey are located at the source of the raw materials
Dthey are concerned with the provision of information and expertise
Ethey are pre requsites to secondary industries
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Question 1942
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The major disadvantage of air transportation compared with land transportation is that
Aan aircraft can fly above terrestial obstacles and therefore has a much wider choice of routes
Bair transport is much more expensive to develope, build and maintain
Cair transportation is faster in speed, enabling to make much more frequent runs
Dair transportation is much more suitable for international information exchange systems
Eair transportation is much more flexible
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Question 1943
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One of the negative effects of building new dams is
Amaking water available for domestic uses in rural areas
Bdeveloping electricity to run industries
Craising and catching a variety of fish
Dcreating employment for the indigenous population
Eresettling people away from their ancestral homes
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Question 1944
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What is the name of the river marked X on the map?
ARiver Gongola
BRiver Shermankar
CRiver Rima
DRiver Katsina-Ala
ERiver Kaduna
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Question 1945
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Which of the following is not characteristic of major world cities?
ACoastal location
BAir, water and noise pollution
Cinadequate transportation facilities
DDependence on primary activities
EMoral Decadence
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Question 1946
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Which of the following conditions is not conducive to the cultivation of tea?
AHeavy rainfall throughout the year
BHigh elevation
CA spell of dry weather in season
DGood drainage
Echeap labour
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Question 1947
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The major disadvantage of the River Nile as a trade route is that
Ait passes through desert areas
Bit has several cataracts
Cit passes through several countries
Dit is slow-flowing
Eit is very muddy
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Question 1948
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One of the following indicates why the best fishing grounds of the world are located in mid-temperate latitudes
AThere is abundant food for fish
Bthe climate is suitable
Can extensive continental shelf exists
Dthe coincidence of A,B and C
EMan rarely tampers with fish in these areas
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Question 1949
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Industries like cement manufacturing and iron and steel are usually located close to the site of raw materials because
Afinished products are delicate
Braw materials are abundant
Craw materials also occur at market site
Dtotal transport costs are reduced
Ethe industries can pollute the market
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Question 1950
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Which of these regions is not an area of high population density?
AThe Nile Delta
BThe Niger Delta
CThe Ganges Delta
DThe Rhine Delta Delta
EThe Hwang Ho Delta
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Question 1951
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The great commercial grain-farming regions of the world include all but one of the following. Which is it?
AThe Prairie lands of North America
Bthe Pampas of Argentina
CThe West African Savannah
DThe Murray-Darling Basin of Australia
EThe Ukraine Region of the U.S.S.R
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Question 1952
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Norway, British Columbia,the Canadian Shield, and Finland are noted for their production of
Apetroleum
Bsoft-wood timber
Cthe world's largest supply of fish
Dhard-wood timber
Evegetable oils
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Question 1953
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Which of the following types of climate would a person not encounter in traveling from Algiers to Cape town?
ATropical rain forest
BTemperate
CDesert
DMediterranean
ETropical Savannah
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Question 1954
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Which of the following areas is important for the production of crude petroleum?
ACanadian sheild
BRuhr region
CShaba province (former Katanga District)
DRand
ENorth sea
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Question 1955
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The ocean route with the greatest traffic is the
ANorth atlantic route
BCape of Good Hope route
CNorth pacific route
DNorth American-South American route
EMediterranean-Asiatic-Australian route
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Question 1956
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With which one of the following areas are active volcanoes associated?
AGlaciated uplands
BPlateau surfaces
CNewly folded mountains
DCoastal regions
EContinental plains
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Question 1957
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The process of weathering include all but one of the following
AAlternate heating and cooling of rocks
BRock-breaking due to frost action
Cpeeling off of exposed layers of rounded crystalline rocks
Drock rotting because of chemical changes
Emovement of rock particles downslope because of pull of gravity
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Question 1958
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Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found?
ATropical monsoon
BTropical rain forest
CSub-tropical forest
DChaparral forest
EConiferous forest
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Question 1959
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Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys
1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.
