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Wheat can be grown in large quantities in all the following states except
A Kwara
B Oyo
C Plateau
D Rivers
E Adamawa
The roots of trees in the mangrove forest in Nigeria are aerial because
A they are not water-loving
B they try to conserve water
C they need more air than water
D the water is too shallow
E it makes their felling easy
One consequence of Nigeria's over dependence on petroleum is
A competition from other OPEC members
B increased local use of petroleun products
C increased importation of food items
D increase in world oil prices
E discovery of nwe trading partners
Port Harcourt is a typical example of a
A confluence town
B gap twon
C setellite twon
D terminal town
The standard railway gauge is
A 134cm
B 143cm
C 150cm
D 153cm
E 160cm
Which of the following does not contribute to the high cost of building and maintaining roads in West Africa?
A Swampy coastal areas
B Numerous rivers to be croosed
C Mountainous nature of some regions
D Infertility of some lands
E Torrential dowpour
The businest shipping route in the world is the
A North Atlantic
B Panama Canal
C Trans-Pacific
D Mediterranean
E South Atlantic
Which of the following are primary industries?
A Transportation and adminstration
B Fishing and mining
C Manufacturing and construction
D Forestry and manufacturing
E Trade and construction
A port that is auxiliary to another port further inland which cannot be reached by very large ships is described as
A an entrepot
B an output
C a seaport
D a river port
E a packet station
The least important factor for the location of settlements is the availability of
A minerals
B water
C land for building
D fertile land
E communication networks
Which of the following arrangement represents an increasing size of settlements?
A Conurbation , hamlet, town,village
B Hamlet, village, conurbation, town
C Hamlet, village ,twon conurbation
D Conurbation, town, village, hamlet
E Town, conurbation, village, hamlet
A high population density means a large number of
A persons in relation to availible in nature resources
B persons per unit area
C workers per unit area
D persons over a large area
E urban dwellers
Which of the following resources is renewable?
A Petroleum
B Coal
C Hydro-electricity
D Natural gas
E Peat
All the following are important in the environmental balance except the
A hydrological cycles
B nitrogen cycle
C food chain
D oxygen cycle
E carbon cycle
The high concentration of people in the Philippines Island is mainly due to the
A abundant water supply for irrigation
B adequate water supply for industries
C rich volcanic soils
D fertile alluvial soil
E cool temperate climate
All the following resources is renewable?
A Petroleum
B Peat
C Coal
D Hydro-electricity
E Natural gas
Plants which manufacture food from simple inorganic substances are called
A heterotrophs
B autotrophs
C photosynthetics
D decomposers
E microbes
An ecosystem has all the following characteristics except that it is
A integrative
B structured
C a component
D a system
E a function
Which of the following is the most important use of the natural vegetation in savanna regions?
A Wildlife habitat
B Grazing
C Firewood
D Lumbering
E Hunting
The most predominant action in the first horizon of a soil profile is
A illuviation
B eluviation
C deposition
D sedimentation
E transportation
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