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Why are the major Africa rivers of limited value for transportation?
AThe river courses are too narrow for vessels
BRail transport is cheaper than water transport
CThe rivers flow through sparsely populated areas
DThe rivers channels interrupted by rapids, falls and sandbars
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Question 922
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There are few natural harbors on the African coastline because the?
Acontinent is a shield
Bcoastline is regular
Ccontinent shelf of Africa is narrow
Dcoasts are rocky
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Question 923
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Africa has the largest potential for hydro-electric power generation in the world because?
Ait is a large continent
Bit has a high annual rainfall
Cit rivers have many falls
Dthe rivers flow over extensive areas
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Question 924
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Which of the following statement is TRUE of the industrial areas of West Africa?
AThey are located mostly around the ports and along the railway lines
Bthe concentrate more on capital goods than on the manufacture of consumer goods
CThey are located mainly around the sources of energy
DThey are evenly distributed within each country
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Question 925
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The most common type of intensive livestock breeding found around most Nigerian cities is farming?
Adairy farming
Bcattle ranching
Cpoultry farming
Dfish farming
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Question 926
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The main reason for importing crude for the Kaduna refinery is to produce?
Akerosene
Bgas
Clubricants
Dinsecticides
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Question 927
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Which of the following is noted for its extrusive volcanic landforms?
AJos plateau
BThe Nsukka escarpment
CIdanre Hills
DAbuja plains
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Question 928
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In Sudan Savannah of Nigeria, grazing and cutting promote?
Aimmigration
Bindustrialization
Cland fragmentation
Dland degradation
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Question 929
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What do the the cement manufacturing industry at Ukpilla, the iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta, the raffia works at Ikot Ekpene and the garri processing industry at Nekede have in common?
AThey are located near sources of raw materials
BThey are located near their major markets
CAll their raw materials are locally sourced
DThey are primary activities
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Question 930
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The problems of irregular levels of water in river navigation may be solved by?
Astraightening river courses
Bcontrolling the currents
Cproviding dams, canals and locks
Dchanging the diretion of river flow
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Question 931
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Markets is the rural areas play an important role in the domestic production process because they?
Aenable people buy their needs
Bmake it necessary to build rural roads
Cbring people together from far and near
Dserve as collecting and distributing centers for rural products
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Question 932
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The waters off the east coast of Canada are rich in fish because?
Aof the abundance of plankton
Bthey are pollution-free
Cthey are deep and warm
Dthey are rarely distributed by ocean-going vessels
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Question 933
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Pastoral nomadism was not native to the American continents or Australia because?
Apasture lands were sparse
BThey were heavily infested by tsetse fly
Cthe natives were more interested in hunting
Dthe environments were unfavourable for animal rearing
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Question 934
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Commercial grain farming is practiced mainly in the?
Asteppes and prairie lands of the middle latitudes
Bsavannah and grasslands of the low latitudes
Ctundra and grassland of the high latitudes
Dmontane and grasslands of the high altitudes
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Question 935
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The world's first cities developed in areas noted for?
Amineral production
Bfishing and hunting
Cindustrial development
Dagriculture by irrigation
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Question 936
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Which of the following landscapes is mostly likely to promote rural settlement nucleation?
AOpen, flat country
BRugged, hilly country
CExtensive arable land
DWell-drained plain
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Question 937
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Villages develop into urban centers when they?
Aattract more people
Bproduce enough food
Cestablish educational institutions
Dgrow in commerce and industry
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Question 938
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World population distribution is characterized by?
Aconcentration in the western hemispheres
Bextreme unevenness
Cbalanced distribution between the northern and southern hemisphere
Duniform density in all hemispheres
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Question 939
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Which of the following population characteristics is associated with developed countries?
ADecline birth rate and high death rate
BHigh birth rate and declining death rate
CHigh birth rate and low death rate
DLow birth rate and low death rate
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Question 940
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Which of the following factors has been of particular importance in promoting population growth in developing countries?
