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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 12
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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 13
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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 14
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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 15
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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 16
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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 17
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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 18
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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 19
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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 20
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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 21
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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 22
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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.
A1 and 5
B2 and 3
C3 and 4
D3 and 5
E1 and 3
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Question 23
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Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following
APetroleum
BCassiterite
CLignite
DAnthracite
EPeat
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Question 24
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Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed
Aorographic rainfall
Bcyclonic rainfall
Cfrontal rainfall
Dthunder shower
Econvectional rainfall
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Question 25
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The Qattara Depression in Egypt is the product of
Awind deflation
Bglacial gouging
Cvolcanic activity
Driver gullying
Edown-warping
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Question 26
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Along which latitude will the day-time be longest on Christmas day?
A30°N
B30°S
C0°
D45°N
E45oS
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Question 27
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If the temperature at sea level is 10°C, the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be bout
A-2°C
B3°C
C13°C
D23°C
E3.5°C
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Question 28
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Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition?
ACliff
BStack
CTombolo
DCaves
EBlow holes
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Question 29
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The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river''s channel by the load carried by a river is called
Ahydraulic action
Bcorrosion
Ccorrasion
Dattrition
Etransportation
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Question 30
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Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion?
