Question 1 of 20 38 total questions
Which of the following dams in Africa provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?
A Gezira
B Kainji
C Cabora Bassa
D Aswan
E Akosombo
All the following are members of the ECOWAS except
A Coto d'lvoire
B Senegal
C Burkina Faso
D Cameroun
E Guinea Bissau
Which of the following best accounts for the decline in the importance of rail transport in Africa?
A High competition from road transport
B Low volume of goods available for transportation
C Threat of retrenchment of railway workers
D Short distances covered by railways
E Frequent accidents recorded on railways
All the following are advantages of the bush fallowing system in West Africa except that it
A allows land to regain its fertility during fallow
B is very economical in the use of land
C reduces the need for the use of artificial fertilizers
D could lead to soil erosion
E requires little technological input
Which of the following least influences population density in Nigeria?
A Mining
B Fertile agricultural land
C Thick forest vegetation
D Tsetsefly infestation
E Industrialisation
Which of the following are best explains the drift of population from rural to the cities in Nigeria?
A The cost of living in the cities is very high
B There are more job opportunities in the cities
C There is food scarcity in the rural areas
D Better recreational facilities are available in the cities
E Opportunities for higher education are only available in the cities
The development of hydro-electric power in Nigeria is least affected by the
A rapid increase in demand for electricity
B a regular supply of water
C availabilty of suitable sites for dams
D presence of high mountains
E high cost of construction
Which of the following regions in Nigeria has an average height of over 100 metres above sea level?
A Biu Plateau
B North-Central Highlands
C Adamawa Highlands
D Udi Plateau
E Western Highlands
One relative advantage o water transport over road transport is its
A capacity for passenger traffic only
B ability to link all parts of any country
C suitability for bulky and heavy cargo
D great speed over long distances
E being less affected by bad weather
Ubanisation can be described as the
A growth of twons, especially in terms of human population and physical size
B eventual merging of two urban centres to form a single, sprawling city
C migration of people from urban to rural areas
D migration people from one urban centre to another
E merhing of two or more cities to from a continous settlement
A conurbation is a settlement
A with about 500.000 people
B whose people are predominantly farmers
C in which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity
D where a large number of town join together over a considerable area
E whose industrial and residential suburbs have expanded to give an urban sprawl
One characteristic that distinguishes urban settlements from rural settlements is that
A rural settlements are areas of secondary activities
B urban settlements are areas of primary activities
C urban settlements are areas of secondary and tertiary activities
D both primary and tertary activities predominate in urban settlement
E rural settlements are areas of tertiary activities
Which of the following is an effect of rural-urban migration on the source region?
A Rural depopulation
B Urban depopulation
C Rural congestion
D Rural unemployment
E Urban congestion
Which of the following has the highest population concentration?
A Tropical Asia
B Peninsular Europe
C Temperat interior of North America
D Temperate coastland of South America
E Tropical interior of Africa
Which of the following factors least effects population concentration in the North-east of USA?
A Minerals resources
B Climate
C Employment opportunities
D Accessibility
E Flood
The best example of a non-renewable resource among the following is
A water
B man
C minerals
D air
E vegetation
The best example of a non-renewable resource among the following is
A water
B man
C minerals
D air
E vegetation
An aquifer is
A a permeable rock layer in which water is stored
B a non-porous rock
C an impermeable rock layer in a desert
D an impervious and impermeable rock
E a well-jointed rock layer
A state of inter-dependence within the ecosystem is best achieved where the components
A compete with each other
B are undisturbed
C are controlled
D are independent
E are similar in nature
Desert encroachment can best be controlled by
A erecting barriers
B deforestation
C overgrazing
D slopewise cultivation
E afforestation
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