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The main objective of the 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria is to encourage?
Airrigation agriculture
Blarge-scale production of cereals
Cimprovement in crop yield and total output
Dlarge-scale mechanization
Eimportation of fertilizers
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Question 12
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In which of the following is a steel rolling mill located?
ABauchi
BEungu
CJos
DAladja
EMinna
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Question 13
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Which of the following countries accounts for nearly 50% of the world's output of newsprint?
ACanada
BUSA
CUSSR
DFinland
ENorway
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Question 14
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Which of the following countries is both leading producer and the greatest consumer of petroleum products?
ASaudi Arabia
BKuwait
CThe United Kingdom
DThe United States of America
ENigeria
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Question 15
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ONE region which is known for large-scale production of wheat is the?
AVeld of South Africa
BHwang Ho Valley
CUkraine
DParis Basin
ELondon Basin
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Question 16
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The three most important grain crops of the world are?
Aguinea corn, millet and rice
Bwheat, rice and millet
Crice, wheat and maize
Drice, millet and maize
Erice, wheat and guinea corn
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Question 17
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Although the rubber tree is a native of Brazil most of the world's natural rubber is now produced in?
ABurma
BColombia
CNigeria
DZaire
EMalaysia
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Question 18
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A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement in that it?
Ausually occurs at the meeting point of several roads
Boften occurs in adensely populated area
Cis usually found in a forest area
Dis compact
Econtains more people
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Question 19
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Low birth rate and low death rate are characteristics of?
ABrazil
BIndian
CNigeria
DMexico
EThe United Kingdom
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Question 20
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ONE area which carries a very high density of rural population is the?
AAmazon basin
BScandinavian group of countries
CSudan
DGanges Valley
ESouth-east of Australia
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Question 21
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The population density of a country is calculated on the basis of the?
Arate of population increase
Bbirth rate and the the death rate
Cnumber of people migrating to the country
Dsize of the country in relation to the population
Enumber of people living in the towns
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Question 22
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Which of the following is NOT applicable when describing desert soils?
AHigh acidity
BPoorly developed horizons
CShallow depths
DHigh alkalinity
ECoarse texture
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Question 23
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Which of the following types of vegetable is characterized by acidic soils?
ASteppe
BSahel savanna
CConiferous forest
DTemperate grassland
EDesert
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Question 24
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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 25
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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 26
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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 27
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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 28
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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 29
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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 30
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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?
