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Question 31
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A block mountain is formed as a result of

Adifferential erosion
Bfaulting
Cfissure
Dvulcanicity
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Question 32
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Which of the following are characteristics of most large cities? They I. have large populations II. are administrative centers III. are religious centers IV. are commercial centers

AI and III only
BII and III only
CI and IV only
DII and IV only
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Question 33
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A feature produced by water in desert areas is

Abarchans
Byardangs
Cwadis
Dzeugens
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Question 34
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Urban floods are mainly caused by

Ablockage of drains and waterways
Bclearance of vegetation on farmlands
Cconstruction of dams and barrages
Destablishment of shelter belts
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Question 35
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The heavy, dark soil associated with floodable valley bottoms is a

Alateritic soil
Bhydromorphic soil
Cferrallitic soil
Dpodzolic soil
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Question 36
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Which of the following factors is a major boost to tourism?

Adequate publicity about natural scenery. Promoting a destination's natural beauty can significantly boost tourism.

AAdequate publicity about natural scenery
BHigher dependency ratio of the population
CVariation in mode of transportation
DVariation in mode of transportation
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Question 37
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Which of the following wave actions is a process of erosion

Asaltation
Btraction
Chydraulic
Dsuspension
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Question 38
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What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000 metres if the temperature on the earth surface is 40 ºC?

A66 °C
B14 °C
C26 °C
D12 °C
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Question 39
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The most significant factor which accounts for the rapid growth in the population of the capital cities of West Africa is

Apolitical rallies
Bsport events
Crural-urban migration
Dreligious tourism
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Question 40
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Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of West African countries from

ASouth America
BThe Far East
CWest Europe
DNorth America
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Question 41
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Industries are broadly classified into

Aprimary, secondary, and tertiary
Bfishing, mining, and food processing
Cmining, furniture making, and cocoa processing
Dprimary, secondary, and manufacturing
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Question 42
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Which purpose is NOT served by the Kainji Dam?

Aprovision of research facilities
Bprovision of water of domestic use all over Nigeria
Cprovision of fishing facilities
Dgeneration of electricity for use all over Nigeria
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Question 43
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Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery?

ANear a large market for bread
BNear a regular source of flour
CIn an area of cheap labour
DNear a source of good clean water
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Question 44
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The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is

Abetween Europe and North America
Bbetween Africa and South America
Cbetween Africa and North America
Dbetween North America and South America
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Question 45
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The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called

Aattrition
Bcorrosion action
Ccorrosion
Dhydraulic action
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Question 46
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If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map?

A1:100,000
B1:25,000
C1:200,000
D1:250,000
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Question 47
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Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?

ALake Superior
BLake Victoria
CLake Malawi
DLake Chad
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Question 48
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Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?

AZambia
BCentral Africa Empire
CKenya
DUganda
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Question 49
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When the gradient of a river channel changes from a steep to a gentle angle, the main activity of the river will be

Aeroding
Bdepositing
Cterracing
Ddeepening
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Question 50
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Which of the following gradients is the steepest?

A1 in 134
B1 in 351
C1 in 153
D1 in 531
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