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Question 11
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Which of the following pairs are characteristics of igneous rocks? They
I. are stratified
II are metamorphosed rocks
III. are crystalline
IV. originate from molten magma

AI and II only
BII and III only
CII and IV only
DIIl and IV only
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Question 12
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It is composed of layers of ash and cinders alternating with lava. lt has a broad base and steep convex slopes. The above features are associated with a

Abatholith
Blaccolith
Cshield volcano
Dcomposite cone
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Question 13
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The term pyroclastic best describes

Asediments accumulated in deep sea
Ba wind-blown sand from desert regions
Ceroded materials deposited at the mouth of a river
Dfragmented materials ejected by volcanoes
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Question 14
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Which of the following statements is not accurate about sea and land breeze?

AAir blows from the sea to the land during the day
BAir blows from the land to the sea during the night
CLand warms up more slowly than the sea during the day
DSea warms up more slowly than the land during the day
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Question 15
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The weathering process which is commonly found in limestone regions is

Ahydrolysis
Bexfoliation
Coxidation
Dsolution
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Question 16
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Which of the following is a process of wind erosion?

ADeflation
BSaltation
CSolution
DTraction
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Question 17
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Which type of mountain is also called the mountain of denudation?

ABlock mountain
BVolcanic mountain
CResidual mountain
DFold mountain
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Question 18
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The type of cloud from which thunderstorms and heavy rain are experienced in the Tropics is

Aaltostratus
Bcirrus
Ccumulus
Dcumulo-nimbus
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Question 19
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It is crescentic in shape and it is formed from wind deposition in arid. The statement describes

Aloess
Bbarchan dune
Calluvial soil
Dsilty soil
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Question 20
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The movement of the earth that causes variation in the length of the day and night is

Atraction
Brevolution
Crotation
Dcoriolis
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Question 21
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In its old stage, a river would
I. be interrupted by waterfalls and rapids
II. flow sluggishly and develop pronounced meanders
III. flow fast and have truncated spurs
IV. develop levees and have a flood plain

AII and IV only
BIl and lIl only
CI and II only
DIll and IV only
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Question 22
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Which of the following coastal features is not due to erosion'?

ABay
BCliff
CBeach
DArch
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Question 23
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 Which of the following statements, is accurate?

AThere is a distance of 111km for every 1° of latitudinal difference
BA time difference of 4 minutes exists for every 15° of longitude
CAny two opposite lines of latitudes make a Great Circle
DThe sun is overhead at noon at Tropic of
Cancer on December 22
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Question 24
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Lines drawn on maps joining places With equal amount of cloud cover are called,

Aisohyets
Bisobars
Cisonephs
Dcontours
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Question 25
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In Koppens's classification of climates, Cs refers to

ASteppe
BMediterranean
CTropical Monsoon
DTropical Continental
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Question 26
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Two towns, P and Q, are on the International Date Line and in the same hemisphere. If the distance between the two towns is 444knm and town P Is located on latitude 3°N, on what latitude is town Q located?

A10°N
B7°N
C4°N
D1°N
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Question 27
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The sharp pillars hanging from the roof of a cavern in limestone regions are called 

Adolines
Bstalagmites
Cuvalas
DStalactites
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Question 28
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Figure 1 represents the export of rice by four regions in Country XX in the year 2009. One dot represents 20,000 tonnes of exported rice was used as the scale of the dot map. Study and use the dot map below to answer this question.

Open photo

By how much tonnes was the export of rice from region T higher than that from region U?

A20,000
B40,000
C60,000
D80,000
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Question 29
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Figure 1 represents the export of rice by four regions in Country XX in the year 2009. One dot represents 20,000 tonnes of exported rice was used as the scale of the dot map. Study and use the dot map below to answer this question.
Open photoWhich region exported the highest tonnes of rice?

AR
BU
CS
DT
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Question 30
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Which of the following settlements is nucleated?

ABukola
BDatsu
CAdaku
DNONSO
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