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In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation?
ANigeria
BKenya
CSpain
DCanada
EBrazil
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Question 12
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Which of the following gradients is the steepest?
A1 in 134
B1 in 351
C1 in 531
D1 in 315
E1 in 153
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Question 13
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Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to
Aisopleths
Bcontours
Cisobars
Disolines
Eisohyets
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Question 14
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The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called
Ahydraulic action
Bcorrosion
Cattrition
Dcorrasion
Esolution
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Question 15
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Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?
ALake Chad
BLake Superior
CLake Malawi
DLake Victoria
Elake Kariba
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Question 16
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Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows?
AMozambique current
BLabrador current
CBenguela current
DCanaries current
EHumboldt current
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Question 17
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A World Title Boxing contest took place in New York (75°W time zone) on a Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours and was televised live. When did viewers in Lagos (15°E time zone) watch the contest live on television?
AWednesday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours
BMonday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours
CTuesday between 15:30 and 16:30 Hours
DTuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours
ETuesday between 02:30 and 03:30 Hours
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Question 18
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Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?
ACentral Africa Empire
BUganda
CKenya
DZambia
EMozambique
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Question 19
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Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false?
AThere is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance
BAfrica's railway lines are all of uniform gauge
CFew railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another
DThe railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland
EThe densest railway network in Africa is in the Republic of South Africa
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Question 20
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The Middle Best of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one?
ALow population densities
BEthnic fragmentation
CFew large towns
DMuch export crop production
EPredominance of subsistence agriculture
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Question 21
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Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall?
AFreetown
BAccra
CLome
DLagos
EEnugu
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Question 22
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Which of the following towns is NOT a pre-colonial town?
AIlorin
BBida
CEnugu
DIbadan
EKano
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Question 23
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The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is
Abetween Africa and South America
Bbetween Africa and North America
Cbetween North America and South America
Dbetween Europe and North America
Ebetween Europe and Africa
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Question 24
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Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery?
ANear a regular source of flour
BIn an area of cheap labour
CNear a large market for bread
DNear a source of good clean water
ENear a regular source of electricity
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Question 25
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Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society such as in Europe?
ADairy farming
BGrain farming
CFish farming
DAnimal husbandry
EIntensive subsistence agriculture
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Question 26
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What does subsistence agriculture mean?
AIntensive agriculture
BExtensive agriculture
CAgricultural production for cash
DAgricultural production for export
EAgricultural production for household consumption
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Question 27
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Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world population during the twentieth century?
AThe slave trade was abolished
BDeath rates have decreased rapidly
CBirth rates have increased rapidly
DIncreasing world production of food
ELarge-scale migration of people
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Question 28
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How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?
ABy wind erosion
BBy Folding
CBy glacial erosion
DBy weathering
EBy river deposition
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Question 29
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Which of the following most accurately describe the climate of coast lands which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?
Asummer rain, winter drought
Bwinter rain, summer drought
Crain all the year round
Dmonsoon rainfall pattern
Earidity
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Question 30
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If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map?
