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Which of the following affects the flow of ocean currents?
A Latitude
B Humidity
C Longitude
D Earth's rotation
E Ocean depth
A mountain that has been denuded is called
A horst
B a fold mountain
C a volcanic mountain
D a residual mountain
A composite coe is a volcano having successive layers of
A ash and cinder only
B cinder, ash and pyroclasts
C ash, acid lava and parasitic cones
D pyroclasts and parasitic cones
E pyroclasts, ash and gases
Which of the statements is not correct about sedimentary rocks? They
A could be formed by water
B are usually in layers
C are non-crystalline
D often contain fossils
E are formed in upland areas
All the following rocks are metamorphic except
A gneiss
B marble
C gabbro
D slate
E quartzite
Standard time zones are created because
A of the inconvenience of adjusting watches by travellers
B of the peculiar shapes and location of some countries
C of the great east west stretch
D all countries on the same meridian agreed to keep the same time
E the local time is advanced by one hour
When molten magma solidifies along bedding planes the feature formed is known as
A sill
B basalt
C lava
D batholith
E ash cone
The earth's axis is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of
A 900
B 661 /, 2 0
C 500
D 231 ,/ 2 0
E 150
Stars tend to from cluster known as
A satellites
B adromeda spiral
C planets
D galaxies
E solar system
Which of the following is a major irrigation scheme on the Nile Valley?
A Hadeija-Jama'are
B Richard Toll
C Managil extension
D Shabelle
E Juba extension
One of the major threats to fruit farming in the Mediterranean regions of Africa is the
A dominance of European setters
B fluctuations in prices of the products
C heavy rains that flood the farms
D damaging effect of strong winds on fruits
E perishable nature of the fruit s
The Kabora Bassa dam is located on River
A Senegal
B Volta
C Orange
D Zambesi
E Limpopo
In Southern Africa, the Mediterranean vegetation can be found in the areas around
A Durban
B Natal
C Cape Town
D Pretoria
E Johnannesburg
The membership of the ECOWAS consists of
A 12 states
B 14 states`
C 16 states
D 18 states
E 20 states
The savanna lands of East Africa are best known for their
A wild life
B rich mineral resources
C inter-ethnic wars
D large rivers
E industries
The sparse population of the Middle Belt of West Africa could be traced to all the following factors except
A interethnic wars
B Arab slave trade in the north
C the swamps created by rivers Nigeria and Benue
D european salve trade in the sourth
E the presence of pests and diseases
Which of the following peoples can be found in most parts of the following peoples can be found in most parts of West African? The
A Wollof
B Ewe
C Mandingo
D Gola
E Hausa
Which of the following town is paired with wrong environmental hazard?
A Kano-Earthquake
B Enugu-Gully Erosion
C Akure-Deforestation
D Maiduguri-Desert encroachment
E Lagos - flooding
The Niger-Benue trough of Nigeria is underlain mainly by
A crystalline rocks
B younger sedimentary rocks
C older sedimentary rocks
D basement complex rocks
E volcanic rocks
Which of the following zones in Nigeria has least concentration of manufacturing industries?
A North-Central
B Western
C Mid-Western
D South-Estern
E North-Western
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