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In order to improve road transportation in Nigeria, bridges have been built across the river Niger at Jebba, Koton Karfe, Onitsha and?
AIdah
BAjaokuta
CPatani
DBaro
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Question 972
jamb1988
Which of the following irrigation farming projects is devoted mainly to sugarcane cultivation?
ABakolori
BBadeggi
CLower Chad
DNuman
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Question 973
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The most important agent in the transformation of the natural vegetation of Nigeria is?
Aclimate change
Bsoil erosion
Cagricultural practices
Dindustrial pollution
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Question 974
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The most efficient means of transporting crude petroleum over extensive land masses is by?
Awater
Broad
Crail
Dpipe
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Question 975
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An entrepot is a pot?
Awhich acts as an intermediary center of trade between countries
Bat an entrance of a river
Cthrough which only certain goods are permitted to pass
Dwich also serves as the capital of a country
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Question 976
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In which of the following regions is the high population density due to heavy concentration of manufacturing industries?
AThe Ganges Valley
BThe Nile Valley
CThe Rhur Valley
DThe Yantese Valley
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Question 977
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The textile industry is characteristically?
Aa high energy consumer
Braw material-oriented
Ccapital intensive
Dlabour intensive
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Question 978
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Flax, cotton, olive and groundnuts are all important sources of?
Asynthethic fibres
Banimal feeds
Cartificial silk
Dvegetable oil
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Question 979
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For which of the following pairs of economic activities is the Argentine Pampas famous?
ALumbering and manufacturing
BMining and fishing
CRanching and commercial grain farming
DSubsistence agriculture and ranching
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Question 980
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The fishing industry in the Mediterranean Sea is BEST accounted for by the fact that?
Ait is a warm sea
Bit is shallow and rich plankton
Cthe coastal dwellers are fishermen
Dfishing is an old industry in the basin
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Question 981
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Urban settlements in West Africa function mainly as?
Amarket towns amd commercial centers
Bcultural and religious centers
Cindustrial centers
Dadministrative capitals
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Question 982
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In a humid environment, settlement located at the foot slope of a scarp where a permeable one are often referred to as?
Alinear settlements
Bribbon settlements
CSpring-line settlements
Ddispersed settlements
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Question 983
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Which of the following islands has rich volcanic soils supporting a well-organized plantaion agriculture and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world?
ACuba
BCyprus
CSumatra
DJava
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Question 984
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In which of the following groups of countries has heavy concentration of population been made possible by irrigation along fertile river valleys in an otherwise arid environment?
AEgypt, Ethiopia, India
BEgypt, Nambia , Somalia
CEgypt, Iran, Iraq
DEgypt, Chile,Australia
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Question 985
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The largest areas of very sparse population in the world outside the desert are the?
Amountainous areas, tropical and temerate forests
Bmountainous areas and interior grassland
Cdeltaic areas and coastal swamps
Dtropical forests and mediterranean lands
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Question 986
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Which group of people have the following characteristics? i. Adapted to living in a harsh environment. ii. The natural occupations are hunting, fishing and herding. iii. The food consists mainly of meat, milk, fish and berries. iv Lead a nomadic life.
AThe turaregs of the Sahara Desert
BThe lapps of Eurasia
CThe Eskimos of North America
DThe Masai of East Africa
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Question 987
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In which of the following is the soil matched with the wrong type of climate?
APodzol: Cool temperate
BChernozem: temperate desert
CBrown soils : Warm temperate
DLateritic soils: tropical
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Question 988
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A mature soil with distinct horizons, occurring in a particular climatic zone, but influenced strongly by topography, is best described as?
Azonal
Bintrazonal
Cazonal
Dalluvial
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Question 989
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Two major groups of immature and weekly developed soils in Nigeria are?
Aregosols and ferrisols
Blithosols and ferrisols
Cferrisols and ferrasols
Dregosols and lithosols
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Question 990
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The vegetation consists of small trees and shrubs many of which have the ability to store water in their stem. Their leaves are small and commonly covered with wax. This description fits the vegetation of?
