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Which of the following pairs of natural resources is most vital for the development of heavy industries?
ACotton and timber
BGold and diamonds
CIron ore and coal
DNatural gas and copper
EBauxite and chrome ore
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Question 12
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Uganda's exports and imports pass through the port of?
AMombassa
BMaputo
CMogadishu
DDar-es-Salaam
EMatadi
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Question 13
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Which of the following is NOT a reason for migration in West Africa?
ATo increase the population in cities
BTo seek employment
CTo further their education
DTo run away from poverty
ETo seek for pleasure
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Question 14
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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 15
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Which of the following problems has posed the greatest threat to farmers in Anambra State?
AAcid soils
BDrought
CGully erosion
DPests, particularly monkeys
ELateritic soils `
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Question 16
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Which of these statements about Africa is NOT true?
AOver two-thirds of Africa lies within the tropics, Africa is therefore a warm continent in which snowfall is everywhere unknown
BAfrica has a high rate of population increase
CAfrica is the least unbanized continent although urbanization started early in Africa
DThe forest regions of Africa are richer in hardwood than softwood timber
EAfrica has several large rivers but they are of very limited use for navigation
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Question 17
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Only one of these statements about West Africa is true. Which is it?
AClimate and agricultural belts as well as political regions in West Africa generally run east to west
BSeasonal production of crops in the interior of West Africa is due more to the constraints of rainfall than to temperature
CNigeria alone has just half as much population as the rest of West Africa put together
DThe coastal regions of West Africa do not in any way stand in contrast to the inland regions
EInter-regional trade in West Africa is ompossible because the countries of West Africa have similar agricultural products
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Question 18
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All but ONE of the following raw materials needed for Nigeria's iron and steel industry are available locally?
AIron ore
BCoal
CLimestone
DHydro-electric power
EManganese
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Question 19
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Which of these does NOT lie in the principal earthquake regions of the world?
APeru
BAlaska
CNew Guinea
DJapan
EMali
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Question 20
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Which town does NOT properly belong to the group?
ALagos
BForcados
CCalabar
DWarri
EOnitsha
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Question 21
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Elements of weather and climate include all but ONE of the following:
ATemperature
BPrecipitation
CWind
DAltitude
EAir pressure
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Question 22
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Chemicals weathering processes include all except ONE of the following?
AOxidation
BTransportation
CCarbonation
DHydration
ESolution
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Question 23
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Which climate type is characterized by (i) very high temperature (over 330C) during the period of high sun; (ii)moderately high annual temperature range 17-120C and very high daily range 20-30°C. (iii) annual rainfall less than 4cm; and (iv)annual evaporation from a free water surface exceeding 200cm?
ATropical desert climate, Bwh
BTropical steppe climate,Bsh
CTropical wet and dry climate, Aw
DDry summer subtropical climate,Csa
ETropical monsoon climate, Am
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Question 24
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The result of a football match completed at 6.00 p.m in Accra (Ghana) and head at 12.00 noon that same day at another city. The longitude of that city is?
A450E
B600W
C750E
D900W
E1050E
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Question 25
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Which of these major soil groups is considered the most productive?
APoldzols
BLatosols
CChernozems
DSierozems
ETundra soils
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Question 26
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Which of these groups of rocks consist of only sedimentary rocks and are used in the manufacture of cement?
ALimestone, granite, chalk
BShale, gypsum, slate
CCoal, Limestone, gypsum
DGraphite, marble, limestone
ESandstone, chalk, ironstone
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Question 27
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With which of the following processes are drumlins, boulder clay and terminal moraines associated?
AWind deposition
BRiver deposition
CRiver erosion
DGlacial depostion
EGlacial erosion
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Question 28
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Rivers can erode their beds through the process of?
AAbrasion
Bexfoliation
Cattrition
Dintrusion `
Edeposition
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Question 29
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Why is rainfall in northern Chile and along the coastal belt of southern Peru so low?
ABecause the coast is washed by a cool current
BBecause the area lies in the leeward side of the Andes
CBecause the area lies on the windward side of the Andes
DBecause the coast is washed by warm current
EBecause the area is a desert
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Question 30
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Among West Africa countries, Togo is a leading exporter of?
