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One major problem of development in the Niger-Benue trough is
A inadequate rainfall
B very high relief
C desert encroachment
D inadequate water supply
E excesive flooding
All the following are light industries except
A ship building , locomotive and chemicals
B printing, flour-milling and furniture -making
C locomotives, electionics and texiles
D paper, furniture and electronics
E electronics furniture and ship -building
Air transportation has a low patronage because it
A is fast
B is irregular
C is useful in war time only
D opens up remote areas
E is costly
Which of the following settlement types is strongly associated with tourism?
A Rural settlement
B Commercial centre
C Port town
D Holiday resort
E Confluence town
A rural settlement is a settlement classified by
A age
B site
C altitude
D function
E shape
Which of the following represents an urban-rural migration?
A A student from the village school gains admission to the university in the town
B Moving to the urban centre for medical service
C Travelling from Lagos to the village on retirement
D A civil servant gets transfered from one town to another
E A parent from the village visits his son in the town
A rapid population growth in a region can be caused by
A more deaths than births
B high emigration
C the use of family planning methods
D improved medical care
E natural hazards
One danger about the present rate of increase in world population is
A an improved standard of living
B the fear of submergence of the earth
C the high ratio of adults to children
D decline in the supply of labour
E an acute food shortage
The sparse population in the Amazon Basin is best explained by the
A very high tmperature all the year round
B low range of temperature for agriculture
C thick vegetation for settlements and agriculture
D high relief and rugged terrain
E high humidity and moist conditions
The greatest problem in the use of solar energy is
A the high risk in its usage
B its unreliability from day to day and season to season
C the high intensity associatated with the sun
D the high cost of transporting it for domestic use
E its frequency of power failure
Temperate grasslands are generally important for
A mining
B floating of logs
C animal grazing
D processing of meat and cheese
E burning of grass for fuel
The vegetation belt associated with valuable hard wood is the
A Sahel Savanna
B Tropical rainforest
C Coniferous forest
D Mediterranean forest
E Moutane forest
Soils of the rainforest are rich in humus because of the
A multiple species of trees
B dense vegetation cover
C large quantity of decayed leaves
D absence of sunlight at the surface
E heavy rainfall
The substance that cements soil particles together is
A air
B nutrients
C sand
D colloid
E loam
Which of the following crops requires sandy porous and well aerated soils for growth?
A Tea
B Coffee
C Rice
D Cocoa
E Groundnut
In humid climates, the process by which dissolved minerals in a horizon of the soil are transported downwards is known as
A Teaching
B calcification
C oxidation
D transpiration
E percolation
The sunshine duration of a place is recorded by a
A cup anemometer
B sundial
C sunshine recorder
D thrmometer
E barometer
The major useful component of the atmosphere is
A neon
B air
C dust particles
D carbon dioxide
E oxygen
The atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time refers to its
A temperature
B weather
C pressure
D climate
E rainfall
A wave which retreats after hiting the coast is called
A backwash
B swash
C underlow
D trough
E wavelength
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