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Which of the following does not encourage desertification?
ALarge- scale irrigation schemes
BReduction in mean annual rainfall
COvergrazing and overcultivation
DBush burning
EIndiscriminate felling of trees
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Question 12
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The most critical element in an ecosystem is the
Agrowth per day
Benergy flow within the system
Cnumber of species in the system
Dextent of area covered by the system
Elocation of the system
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Question 13
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Which of the following does not intervene in the natural environment?
AConstruction works
BPollution
CHarmattan
DLand reclamation
EFarming
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Question 14
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Which of the following environmental hazards has been paired with the wrong factor?
ACoastal erosion and wave action
BDrought and climate
CFloods and human factor only
DDeforestation and human factor only
ESoil erosion and physical/human factors
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Question 15
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Which of the factors least affects distribution of vegetation?
AMan
BRainfaill
CWind
DSoil
ETemperature
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Question 16
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Water pollution is caused by all the following except
Aincreased silt load
Bsand filling
Csewage disposal
Dindustrial effluent
Emineral workings
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Question 17
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The environmental lapse rate is best described as
Aa decrease in air temperature by 0. 65 0C per 1000m of ascent in the atmosphere
Bthe rate of temperature changes within the stratosphere
Ca fall in air temperature by 6.50
Da decrease of air temperature by 6.50
Ea fall in air temperature by 0.60
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Question 18
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The isoberlina tree is characteristic of the
Asudan savanna
Bsahel savanna
Chigh forest
Dfesh water swamp
Eguinea savanna
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Question 19
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The montane vegetation is most widespread on the
AUdi plateau
BOban hills
CIdanre hills
DMambilla plateau
EAdamawa highlands
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Question 20
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Which of the following is not important in defining soil?
AColour
BCapillary water
CTexture
DPermeability
EPorosity
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Question 21
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The monthly range of temperature is the
Asum of the daily temperature readings for the month
Baverage of the highest and lowest daily temperatures for the month
Cdifferences between the highest and lowest daily tempareture for the month
Dtotal daily temperatures for the month divided by 30
Eproduct of the highest and the lowest daily
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Question 22
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Salinity is mainly dependent on!, evaporation,II, the amount of fresh water added III, ocean currents IV winds
AI and II only
BI, II and III only
CII and III only
DII and IV only
EIII and IV only
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Question 23
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Most warm ocean currents flow
Ain tropical seas
Bon the wesatern coasts of continents
Ctowards the equator
Din high latitudes
Etowards the high latitudes
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Question 24
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Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering?
AScree
BExfoliation dome
CGrike
DStack
EDyke
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Question 25
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An intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a
Adyke
Bbatholith
Cvolcanic plug
Dlava plain
Estill
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Question 26
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Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on the I, gradient of the slope and gravitational force 11 weight of the weathered debris III, supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation force IV type of weathering which has taken place
Al,ll and lll
Bl, ll and lV
Cl and lv only
Dll and lV only
Elll and lV only
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Question 27
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When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled
Aa volcanic plateau
Ba tectonic pleteau
Can intermont pleteau
Da dissected pleteau
Ean extensive pleteau
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Question 28
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Which of the following statements is not correct?
AIgneous rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma
Bmaga is erupted from the interior of the earth
Cwhen magma solidifies on the surface of the earth it is called intrusive rock
DMama contains no fossils
Emagma does not occur in layers
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Question 29
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The innermost party of the earth which is rich in iron and nickel and is usually subjected to great heat and pressure is termed the
Abaryspher
Bmesophere
Clithosphere
Dhydrosphere
Estratosphere
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Question 30
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The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the
