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The contribution of agriculture to Nigeria's GDP has remained largely low owing to?
A low price of agricultural produce
B lack of access to markets
C its predominantly subsistence nature
D inadequate labour supply
The Mediterranean fruits are exported mainly to Western Europe rather than Africa because?
A Africa produces more fruits than the Mediterranean region
B Europe is closer to the Mediterranean than most parts of Africa
C transport facilities between Africa and Western Europe are better
D there is higher demand for fruit in Western than in Africa
The major means of transportation of goods from the Rhine industrial region to other European cities is by?
A waterways
B road
C air
D rail
Liberia, Malaysia and Indonesia are known for the production of?
A cocoa
B rubber
C coffee
D tea
Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?
A Kano Plains and Ghezira plains
B Ghezira Plains and Pampas of Argentina
C Praires of North America and the Pampas of Argentina
D Ganges Plains and the Pampas of Argentina
Most less developed nations are trade debtors because?
A of their continuous link with colonial masters
B of the gross inbalance in international trade
C they import manufactured goods from industrialized nations
D their currencies are weak
When manufacturing enterprises produces goods which form raw materials for other enterprises, it is referred to as?
A value added
B sub-contracting
C forward linkage
D backward linkage
Which of the following economic activities are classified as primary?
A Farming, transportation, fishing and manufacturing
B Lumbering, banking, transportation and farming
C Fishing, lumbering, farming and mining
D Mining, trading, farming and lumbering
Which of the following arranges the settlement types in descending order in terms of complexity of functions?
A Metropolis, city, town, village and hamlet
B Metropolis, town, city, hamlet and village
C Metropolis, city, village and hamlet and village
D Hamlet, village, town, city and metropolis
Lagos Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Calabar are cities which have attained considerable importance because they?
A are cross roads to international airlines
B have seaports
C are densely populated
D are administrative capitals
Urban settlements mainly engage in?
A primary economic activities
B secondary economic activities
C tertiary economic activities
D quaternary economic activities
Which of the following population characteristics is associated with developed countries?
A Declining birth rate and high death rate
B High brith rate and declining death rate
C High brith rate and low death rate
D Low brith rate and low death rate
Which of the following statements best describes the population of Southeast Asia?
A High density and high growth rate
B High density and low growth rate
C Low density and high growth rate
D Low density and low growth rate
In which of the following regions is high population density attributable to agricultural development?
A The Rhur
B The Nile Basin
C The Amazon Basin
D The Midlands of England
An example of a climatic hazard is?
A volcanic eruption
B earthquake
C hurricane
D coastal erosion
The introduction of materials that have negative impacts on the ecosystem is known as?
A pollution
B combustion
C transpiration
D evaporation
Which of the following resources is non-renewable?
A Wind energy
B Solar energy
C Hydro energy
D Nuclear energy
A mature soil with distinct horizons occurring in a particular climate zone, but influenced strongly by topography is?
A zonal soil
B intrazonal soil
C azonal soilm
D alluvial soil
When both the macropores and the micropores are filled with water, the soil is?
A leached
B at field capacity
C water logged
D erodeil
Which of the following types of vegetation is characterized by acidic soils?
A Sahel Savanna
B Coniferous forest
C Temperate grassland
D Steppe
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