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The major factors accounting for increasing desertification in the West Africa Sahel are drought?
Aovergrazing and overcultivation
Blocusts and queller birds
Curbanization and fuel wood exploitation
Dharmattan and sand dunes
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Question 32
jamb1995
The common exotic tree species planted in the northern savannah are?
Ateak and gmelina
Bbaobab and acacia
Cmango annd locust bean
Dneem and euclyptus
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Question 33
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Which of the following BEST explains the relatively low population density of the middle belt of Nigeria?
Athick forest
Brugged d landscape
Cswampy river troughs
Dhistorical factors
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Question 34
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The hydrographic centre in Nigeria is?
AJos Plateau
BUdi Hills
CMambilla Plateau
DMandara Mountains
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Question 35
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The ecological zone with the largest hectarage of irrigated land in Nigeria is the?
Arain forest
BGuniea savannah
CSudan savannah
DSahel savannah
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Question 36
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Which of the following best explains the growth of Lagos? i. Infrastructural facilities. ii. Early contact with the outside world. iii. Being the former seat of the government. iv. Extensive land for development.
Ai and ii
Bi and iv
Ci, ii and iii
Dii, iii and iv
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Question 37
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Which of the following geographical region of Nigeria is generally flat and dotted with granitic hills?
AChad Basin
BNorth Cental Highlands
CSouth Eastern HIghlands
DCross River basin
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Question 38
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Which of the following power plants in Nigeria is paired with the wrong energy source?
AOji-coal
BEgbin-gas
CKaniji-water
DAfam-sun
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Question 39
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The factor controlling the onset and cessation of the rainy season in Nigeria is the?
Alatitudinal extent of the country
Bpresence of plateaux and highlands
Cmovement of the Inter Tropical Discontinuity
Dpresence of the warm Guniea Current
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Question 40
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On which of the following sea is coffee an important commodity?
ARio de Janeiro to New York
BSydney to Singapore
CDurban to Calcutta
DSan Francisco to Yokohama
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Question 41
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The main commodities shipped on the trans-Pacific Sea route include?
Awheat and iron ore
Bmanufactured goods and crude oil
Ccrude oil and coal
Dwheat and manufactured goods
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Question 42
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The world's leading entrepots include?
APanama, Gilbraltar and Suez
BNew York, Calais and Harmburg
CBombay. Syndey and Rio de Janeiro
DHong Kong, London and Rotterdam
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Question 43
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In what order do the following occur from the surface to the bottom of an oil well?
AOil, water, gas
BGas, oil, water
COil, gas, water
DGas, water, oil
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Question 44
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Petroleum is the most widely used source of power because to the bottom of an oil well?
Ais relatively cheap to mine
Bis very easily transported
Cyields many types of fuel
Dburns easily
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Question 45
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An industry in which a large proportion of the weight of the inputs is lost during processing is likely to locate near the source of?
Alabour
Benergy
Ccapital
Draw materials
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Question 46
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Cattle are sent from the Great Plains of U.S.A for fattening and sale in the?
Acorn belt
Bwheat belt
Cindustrial North East
DSouth East
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Question 47
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Malaysia, Bolivia and Nigeria are noted for the production of?
Acoal
Bnatural gas
Cpetroleum
Dtin
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Question 48
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A settlement located at a place on a plain where several roads meet is likely to be nucleated and?
Astar-shaped
Bcircular
Clinear
Drectangular
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Question 49
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A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering its?
Apopulation size and age structure
Bskilled and unskilled manpower
Cpopulation and functions
Droad network and industral estates
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Question 50
jamb1995
One of the tertiary services in an urban centre is?
