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The likely harzards to shipping at the North American end of the North Atlantic sea route are
A waterfalls and rapids
B fog and iceberg
C submarine ridges and trenches
D shallow inlets and weeds
The most common environmental problem in the Niger Delta is
A deforestation
B aridity
C coastal flooding
D vulcanicity
A megalopolis is a
A modern town specially developed to accommodate urban people wishing to reside outside the city
B new city developed to accommodate workers from neighbouring industrial centres
C town that has grown to engulf nearby rural settlements
D continuous amalgamation of a series of cities
The manufacturing of textiles and garments is most popular in
A South Korea
B Japan
C Taiwan
D Thailand
Atmospheric resources can used for all the following except
A power supply
B sifting of grains
C housing
D communication
Industries are classified as
A primary, manufacturing and secondary
B cocoa processing, mining and furnitur making
C primary, manufcaturing and tertiary
D fishing, mining and food processing
Which of the following forms of pollution is the least harzardous to man ??
A Toxic waste disposed in rivers
B The use of chemicals for fishing
C Flaring of gas from refineries
D A sound of 50 decibles in the air
Vegetation resources can be utilized by man for all the following except
A food
B habitat
C timber
D medicine
Equatorial lowlands usually experience
A very early morning rains
B heavy thunder rains in the afternoons
C strong winds
D cold nights
Koppen's wet tropical (AF) type of climate is experienced in West Africa in
A Accra
B Monrovia
C Dakar
D Kano
Which of the following natural resources is non-renewable?
A Soil
B Vegetation
C Wildlife
D Minerals
The removal of soil or rocks particles by wind or running water is called
A weathering
B leaching
C denudation
D erosion
Which of the following soil types that support the tropical rainforest?
A Chernozem
B Podsol
C Leterite Terta
D Rosa
The instrument used for measuring wind velocity is called
A a barometer
B a wind vane
C a hygrometer
D an anemometer
If the temperature of sea level is 300 C the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be approximately
Which of the following ocean currents lowers the temperature of the adjacent coastland ?
A Benguela current
B Kuro siwo current
C Agulhas current
D Brazillian current
The feature commonly found along the lower course of a river are
A windgaps
B rapids
C waterfalls
D meanders
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of block mountains?
A Faulting
B Sedimentation
C Folding
D Deposition
All the following condition are favourable for the formation of delta except
A presence of large lakes in ther river course
B availability of adequate sediments
C absence of strong current at the river mouth
D presence of sheltered coast
A steep-side feature with vertical bands of alternate hard arid soft rocks, aligned in the direction of the prevailing winds is
A Mesa
B Zeugen
C Yardang
D Rock pedestal
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