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Question 411
waec 2018

The ranking of settlements into rural and urban is mostly based on

Alocation
Bsize
Cpattern
Dpopulation
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Question 412
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Which of the following factors is unique for the development of the aircraft industry in California?

AAvailability of cheap labour
BThe peaceful political atmosphere
CThe government limited support
DClear sky which favours testing of aircrafts
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Question 413
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Textile industries are located

Anear the market
Bwhere water resource is scarce
Cin wide plains
Dnear sources of raw materials
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Question 414
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One of the usefulness of import tariff on imported goods is the

Aencouragement of importation
Bmultiplication of foreign goods
Cprotection of infant industries
Dsaving of money
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Question 415
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They are headquarters of governments and are usually capital cities. This best describes

Amarket towns
Badministrative towns
Ceducational towns
Dmining towns
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Question 416
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Which of the following statements most apply for solar energy production in Tropical Africa?

AGenerated without cost
BImported from Europe
CProduced in higher latitudes
DCheap and readily accessible
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Question 417
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Which of the following is likely to make petroleum drilling unimportant?

ADepletion of reserves
BAdequate capital
CAdequate skilled labour
DGood management
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Question 418
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Heavy industries require 

Amostly coal to run them
Bcheap raw materials as inputs
Cgenerators only as source of electricity
DIt is labour intensive
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Question 419
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Trans-continental highways link up

Amining cities
Bcountries in a continent
Cstate headquarters
Dlocal settlements
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Question 420
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of subsistence farming?

AThe produce is mainly for home consumption
BIt is a capital intensive
CSimple farming tools are used
DIt is labour intensive
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Question 421
waec 2018

The most predominant occupation of most of the population of West African countries is

Afarming
Bfishing
Cmining
Dteaching
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Question 422
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Cold currents can also cause

Arise in tide
Brise in temperature of the area
Csea level to rise
Dfogs instead of actual rain
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Question 423
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Which of the following pairs of rocks is not correctly shown? 

Aclay → slate
Blimestone → marble
Csandstone → quartzite
Dshale → graphite
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Question 424
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Autotrophs, heterotrophs and decomposers are associated with

AVegetation
BClimate
CEcosystem
DGeology
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Question 425
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Carbonaceous type of sedimentary rocks are made from

Aremains of dead animals
Bvegetative matter
Cmolten magma
Dliving plants and animals
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Question 426
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The envelope of gases surrounding the earth's crust is called

Ahydrosphere
Bbarysphere
Catmosphere
Dlithosphere
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Question 427
waec 2018

The extent of coastal erosion depends on the

Aamount of fresh water supplied by tributaries
Bdepth of ocean water
Csalinity of the ocean
Dnature of the waves
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Question 428
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Relief rainfall is mostly associated with

Alowlands
Bpeneplains
Chighlands
Ddeserts
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Question 429
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In which of the following layers in the atmosphere does temperature increase with altitude?

ATroposphere
BIonosphere
CStratosphere
DExosphere
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Question 430
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Which of the following pairs of elements are found in the core of the Earth?

AIron and Silicon
BIron and Nickel
CIron and Calcium
DIron and Magnesium
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