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Question 191
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Most rural settlements in developing countries of Africa

Aare nucleated
Bare dispersed
Chave dense transport systems
Dhave satellite towns
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Question 192
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Which of the following statements is true of transhumance?

AIt is the seasonal migration of animal rearers in mountainous areas
BIt is practised by the Europeans
CIt involves the growing of specialised crops
DIt is another name for mixed farming
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Question 193
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The system of agriculture which combines the growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as

Adairy farming
Bmixed cropping
Cmixed farming
Dshifting cultivation
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Question 194
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A negative effect of mineral exploitation is

Aafforestation
Bhydration
Cpollution
Doxidation
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Question 195
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Which of the following is a service industry?

ABanking industry
BFood processing plant
CCement factory
DPharmaceutical industry
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Question 196
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Factors which influence the practice of irrigation include all except

Aunreliable rainfall
Bhigh rainfall
Cneed for more food
Dpresence of fertile soil
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Question 197
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Which of the following desert landforms is associated with wind deposition?

AButte
BYardang
CWadi
DBarchan
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Question 198
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When the moon comes in between the Earth and the sun in a perfect line, which of the following eclipse occurs?

APartial
BFull
CSolar
DLunar
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Question 199
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Mountain of denudation is another term for

Avolcanic mountain
Bfold mountain
Cblock mountain
Dresidual mountain
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Question 200
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Two towns X and Y are situated on the Equator. If town X is on the Greenwich Meridienand town Y is on longitude 45°E, what will be the town Y, if the time at town X is 4.00pm?

A3.00pm
B5.00pm
C6.00pm
D7.00pm
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Question 201
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Which type of rainfall occurs when two air masses of different temperature and other physical properties meet?

AOrographic
BRelief
CCyclonic
DConvectional
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Question 202
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The sea water thrown up the beaches by the breaking waves is called

Ashore
Bundertow
Cswash
D
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Question 203
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Which of the following conditions occur during equinox?

AThe tropic of Cancer experiences longer day than the tropic of Capricon
BAll places across the globe experience equal lengths of day and nights
CThe length of day at the Equator is shorter than the tropic of Cancer
DThe moon is star-shaped all through the night all over the world
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Question 204
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Rocks in the inner core of the Earth are rich in

Airon and nickel
Bnickel and magnesium
Clead and iron
Dnickel and lead
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Question 205
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Which of the following features is of volcanic origin?

ASill
BZeugen
CLoess
DGorge
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Question 206
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The steep-sided flat-floored valley in hot deserts through which occasional flash floods flow is known as

Abajada
Bheadland
Cplaya
Dwadi
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Question 207
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Which of the following processes is associated with the ejection of magma and other related materials from deep below the Earth onto the Earth's surface?

ASedimentation
BFolding
CMetamorphism
DVulcanicity
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Question 208
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What is the shape of the Earth?

AGeoid
BEclipse
CRound
DCuboid
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Question 209
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"It is a pinnacle of calcium that grows from the floor of limestone cave." This is a description of

Aclint
Bstalagmite
Cstalactite
Dstump
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Question 210
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Under the Greek system of climatic classification, the world is divided into

Ahot, temperate and dry zones
Btorrid, equatorial and dry zones
Ctemperate, frigid and hot zones
Dtorrid, temperate and frigid zones
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