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Two main determinants of the spatial distribution of agricultural crops in Nigeria are?
A climate and soil
B temperature and soil
C rainfall and air pressure
D air pressure and soil fertility
Which of the following factors accounts for large-scale fishing off the east coast of Canada?
A High technological development
B Abundance of plankton
C Presence of cold ocean water
D Presence of warm currents
The development of coal as a source of energy is relatively on the decline because of?
A declining demand
B its bulkiness
C its non-availability
D the development of new sources of energy
Which of the following countries has the least potential for the production of steel?
A Japan
B Germany
C Cuba
D India
Which of these sets of economic activities is completely primary?
A Farming, transportation, fishing and manufacturing
B Fishing, Lumbering, farming and mining
C Lumbering, banking, transportation and farming
D Mining, trading, farming and lumbering
Fruits produced in the Mediterranean region of Africa are exported mainly to Western Europe rather than to Africa countries because?
A such fruits are needed more in regions around the Mediterranean Sea
B Africans do not need as much fruits as Europeans
C there is higher demand for fruits in Western Europe than in Africa
D of better transportation facilities between Africa and Western Europe than within Africa
Which of the following are port terminals of the Atlantic-Far East sea routes?
A Bombay, Colombo, London and Vancouver
B Rotterdam, London, Singapore and Hamburg
C Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila and Tokyo
D London, Bombay, Rotterdam and Colombo
Which of the following combinations of factors BEST accounts for the evolution of cities?
A Food surplus, transport and relief
B Climate, division of labour and food surplus
C Transport, defence and climate
D Food surplus, defence and division of labour
Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements?
A Grazing
B Large-scale farming
C Subsistence farming
D Irrigation farming
One of the effects of rural-urban migration on the source region is?
A rural congestion
B urban depopulation
C rural depopulation
D urban congestion
The rate of natural increase that has been adjusted for net immigration or emigration is the?
A fertility rate
B migration rate
C rate of population growth
D rate of population decline
The most serious demographic problem in Southeast Asia is?
A low birth rate
B high death rate
C unbalanced age/sex structure
D high growth rate
Which of the following is NOT an important factor in determining population distribution in a country or region?
A Industrial development
B Fertile soils for agriculture
C Longitudinal location
D Well developed transportation system
One of the major raw materials needed in the iron and steel industry is?
A copper
B bauxtie
C columbite
D limestone
Which of the following factors is LEAST important in the location of industries?
A Power
B Climate
C Market
D Raw materials
Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice involving?
A intensive cultivation in a highly populated region
B cultivation food crops on a subsistence basis
C production of cash crops principally for export
D cultivating alternative plots to allow for natural regeneration
Lateralization of the soil is very common in the?
A tropical region
B desert region
C temperate region
D polar region
One of the problems of soil management in a humid areas is?
A leaching of minerals
B waterlogging
C lack of oxygen in the soil
D alkalinity
The main source of tropical hardwood for timber is the?
A montane forest
B mangroove forest
C rainforest
D coniferous forest
The tropical Rainforest differs in structure from the Savannah in that?
A both never occur in the same continent
B the savannah is a natural vegetation while the Rainforest is a derived one
C the Savannah grows in layers while the Rainforet does not
D the Savannah has less species diversity than the Rainforest
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