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Which vegetation type is found in regions with the following characteristics? i. Temperature generally over 20°C during the summer. ii Rainfall only during the winter months
AConifers
BChaparrels
CTemperate grasses
DMosses and lichens
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Question 982
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Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low?
Alight intensities
Bwater supply
Ctemperatures
Dsoil salinity
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Question 983
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Which type of climate has the following characteristics? i. Both monthly and annual temperature average about 28°C. ii Annual rainfall commonly varies from about 1800mm to more than commonly 3000mm. iii Rainfall of at least 150mm occurring every month of the year.
AMonsoon
BEquatorial
CSavannah
DMediterranean
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Question 984
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If the temperature at sea level in a particular place is 30°C, a place 350m above sea level in the same area will have a temperature of?
A-5.00°C
B7.25°C
C18.33°C
D19.50
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Question 985
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The actual amount of water vapor held in the air at any particular time is called?
Aeffective precipitation
Beffective pressure
Crelative humudity
Dabsolute humidity
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Question 986
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Which of the following contributes LEAST to the generation and movement of ocean surface currents?
Awind friction
Btemperature differences
Cocean salinity
Dearth rotation
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Question 987
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Four ways in which a river transports its load are?
Acorrasion, saltation, solution and suspension
Battrition, saltation, solution and suspension
Csaltation, solution, suspension and traction
Dcorrosion, solution, suspension and traction
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Question 988
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Inselbergs are formed on granite as a result of?
Afaulting and vulcanicity
Bfaulting and mass wasting
Cdeep weathering and erosion
Ddeep weathering and faulting
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Question 989
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U and V are two places along the same meridian on latitudes 20°N and 25°N respectively. The shortest between the two places is approximately?
A500km
B560km
C620km
D680km
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Question 990
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A soccer match which began at 1800 hours GMT at town Son longitude 90°W was telecast live to an audience in town T on longitude 15°E. The local times in towns S and T were respectively?
A12 noon and 7 p.m
B12 midnight and 7.a.m
C12 midnight and 7.p.m
D12 noon and 7 a.m
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Question 991
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The best technique for illustrating population density is the?
Adot map
Bpie chart
Cbar graph
Dchoropleth
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Question 992
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The most suitable method for depicting the production figures of a given commodity in many countries over a given period of times is the?
Apie graph
Bchoropleth
Cmultiple graph
Dbar graph
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Question 993
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A line graph is best for showing geographical phenomena that?
Avary continuously
Bare linear in shape
Coccupy areas
Dhave well-defined boundaries
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Question 994
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If the bearing of a point J, from another point K, is 228°, what is the bearing of K from J?
A132°
B96°
C48°
D42°
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Question 995
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If the distance between two points on a map with scale 1: 50 000 is 28mm, what is the distance between them on the ground?
A5.6 km
B2.8km
C1.4km
D0.7km
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Question 996
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Given that the area shown on the map is in northern Nigeria, which of the following crop combinations would best be cultivated in the area that is liable to flooding?
ASugarcane, rice and cassava
BCassava, rice and yam
CSugarcane, rice and bananas
DBananas, rice and cassava
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Question 997
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The landform feature at the centre of the map can best be described as
AA deltanic plain
BAn outwash plain
CA flood plain
DAn erosional plain
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Question 998
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Intervisibility is possible between the points marked X and Y because the intervening slope is
