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In which of the following types of climate are cyclones most prevalent?
AHot Desert climate
BEqutorial climate
CTropical Monsoon climate
Dwarm Temperate climate
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Question 22
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Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou?
ALatitude
BDistance from the sea
CAltitude
DVegetation cover
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Question 23
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Salinity in Black Sea is generally lower than the average for the oceans on the same latitudes because?
Athere is higher evaporation of the sea water
Bprecipitation is exceptionally high
Clarge rivers empty into the sea
Dthe sea water does not mix freely
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Question 24
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When subjected to sufficient stress, rocks break and sometimes move along the plane of fracture and are displaced. This process is known as?
Afaulting
Bwarping
Cfolding
Djointing
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Question 25
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A coastline of drowned river valleys is called a?
Afiord coastline
Bneutral coastline
Craised coastline
Dria coastline
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Question 26
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Entrenched meanders, unpaired alluvial terraces and Knickpoints are features associated with?
Arejuvenated river valleys
Bemergent coastkands
Crivers in arid zones
Dthe middle stage of the cycle erosion
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Question 27
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Latitudes 66 1/2° North and South of the Equator are important because they?
Aare called the Arctic and Antarctic circles respectively
Bindicate the angle of inclination of the axis of the earth's rotation
Cmark the limits of the polar areas which experience periods of continuous night and daylight
Dmark the equatorward limits of the occurance of precipitation in the form of snow
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Question 28
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A radio message sent from Lagos at 2.pm was received at another location at 7.a.m the same day.
What is the approximate longitudinal position of the location?
A90°E
B90°W
C105°E
D105°W
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Question 29
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The map of a farm on scale 1 : 50 000 measures 10.2cm by 12.6cm. The actual area of the farm to the nearest km2 is?
A30
B31
C32
D33
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Question 30
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On a map of scale 1:50 000 with contour interval at 20 meters, two places are 4cm apart and one lies five contour intervals higher than the other.
The Gradient along a straight line between the two places is approximately?
