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The main work of the rivers in the shaded area is likely to be
ATerracing
BLateral Erosion
CDeposition
DDown-cutting
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Question 842
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The broken lines in the diagram above represent a
ARiver capture
BRidge
CWatershed
DRift valley
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Question 843
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The Ahaggar plateau is the shaded area marked
AP
BQ
CR
DS
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Question 844
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The shaded areas marked Y on the map are
ASalt lakes
BMajor groundwater aquifers
COil-producing areas
DRegions of large-scale irrigation
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Question 845
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Which of the ocean currents on the map is the Benguela Current?
A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 846
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The most extensive vegetation type in the area marked Z is the
Afresh water swamp
Bmangrove swamp
Ccoastal thicket
Drain forest
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Question 847
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The major environmental problem associated with the area marked Y is
Adrought
Binsect pest
Coil pollution
Dgully erosion
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Question 848
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The most important minerals found in the area marked X are
Airon ore and thorium
Bgalena and tantalite
Clead and zinc
Dtin and columbite
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Question 849
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The temperature of this region is characterized by a
Alow annual range of about 30oC
Bseasonal range of more than 10oC
Chigh diurnal range of more than 15oC
Dmarked effect of altitude
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Question 850
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Which type of climate is depicted by the graph?
AHumid mid latitude in the northern hemisphere
BHumid subtropical in the southern hemisphere
CRainy tropical in the southern hemisphere
DEquitorial hot and wet in the northern hemisphere
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Question 851
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The hope for the development of crop and animal husbandry in parts of the Sahara Desert rests on the possibility of?
Atapping the huge reserves of underground water
Bdesalinization of occean water
Cinterbasin transfer of water from wetter regions
Dmechanizing farming in the oases
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Question 852
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Which of the following factors account for the traffic on Africa rivers? 1. Availability of cheaper means of transport 2. Seasonal fluctuations of river flow. 3. Pressure of water falls and rapids. 4. Rivers flowing through sparsely populated areas.
A1 and 2
B2 and 3
C1 and 4
D3 and 4
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Question 853
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The geological structure of Africa is largely composed of?
Asedimentary rocks
Bvolcanic rocks
Cgranitic rocks
Dcrystalline rocks
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Question 854
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In most of West Africa countries, the primary purpose of establishing the railway system was to?
Atransport export goods to the coast
Bdistribute locally produce commodities
Cprovide cheap means of moving passengers
Dsupplement river transport
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Question 855
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Which of the following countries can be described as an archipelago?
AMauritania
BNigeria
CThe Gambia
DCape Verde
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Question 856
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The greatest obstacles to regional economic cooperation in ECOWAS are?
Atransportation, different currencies and colonial heritage
Bpopulation distribution, ethnicity and illiteracy
Cpolitical instability, smuggling and high tarrifs
Dregional inequality, low productivity and poor communication
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Question 857
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The largest deposit of gold in West Africa is found in?
AGhana
BNigeria
CLiberia
DSierra Leone
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Question 858
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A major physical factor restricting the cultivation of perennial crops in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria is the?
Aseasonal regime of the streams
Bmenace of pest
Cseasonal pattern of rainfall
Dsandy nature of the soil
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Question 859
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Which of the following BEST accounts for the cultivation of groundnut in the northern part of Nigeria?
Aloamy soil
Bgood transport
Ccheap labour
Dirrigation
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Question 860
jamb1993
In which of these groups of areas is limestone actively quarried for the manufacture cement in Nigeria?
