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The word shore is best described as the zone
A which extends from the coastlin to the sea
B between high and low water levels at the coast
C that marks the seaward limit of the coast
D extending under the shallow water of the sea
E covered by mangroves and lagoons
The predominant action at the upper course of a river is
A saltation
B transportation
C deposition
D corrosion
E corrasion
The seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river is known as its
A direction
B load
C velocity
D system
E regime
Yardangs are best described as
A long narrow ridges of sand lying parallel to the direction of the prevailing winds
B steep-side vertical bands of alternate hard and soft rocks aligned in the dircetion of the prevailing winds
C flat, table-like masses with very resistant horizontal top layers and very steep sides
D tabular, horizontal strata of alternate hard and soft rocks sculptured into a ridge and furrow landscape by wind
E hills of sand formed by the accumulation of sand and shaped by the movement of winds
Crater lakes are most likely to occur in
A areas of active erosion
B regions where subsidence is taking place
C regions of extinct volcanoes
D heavily faulted regions
E areas of fold mountains
Grit is a good example of
A plutonic igneous rock
B volcanic igneous rock
C organically formed sedimentary rock
D mechanically formed sedimentary rock
E metarmorphic rock
The density of the upper part of the lithosphere is
On September 23, all towns in the northern hemisphere experience
A equal lenth of day and night
B longer days and shorter rights
C longer rights and shorter days
D complete darkness
E complate daylight
The axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of
A 231/20
B 661/20
C 900
D 1800
E 3600
A Great Circle can be described as
A a line of longitude
B the equator
C a circle on the globe whose plane passes through the poles
D the shortest distance between two points
E a circle whose plane passes through centre of the globe
Which of the following planets has the longest orbit around the sun?
A Saturn
B Venus
C Mars
D Neptune
E Jupiter
Which of the following lakes is not found in the East African Rift Valley?
A Lake Turkana
B Lake Tanganyika
C Lake Mweru
D Lake Mobutu
E Lake Tana
Which of the following vegetation belts in Africa is usually associated with the tropical continental climate?
A Tropical desert
B Sudan Savanna
C Guinea Savanna
D Tropical rainforest
E Tropical monsoon forset
The largest irrigation scheme in Africa is served by the
A Sennar Dam
B Kainji Dam
C Akosombo Dam
D Tiga Dam
E Kariba Dam
Africa is threatened today by serious soil erosion because the
A soils are porous
B landscape is characterised by mountains
C rainfall is heavy all over Africa
D soils are recklessly exposed
E agents of erosion are very active
Which of the following is the characteristic pattern of rural settlements in the Western Highlands of Nigeria?
A Linear
B Dispersed
C Satellite
D Elongated
E Nucleated
Jebba,Lokoja and Onitsha are examples of
A packet stations
B railway stations
C sea ports
D river ports
E entrepots
The important area for lumbering in Nigeria is found in the
A Benin-Obudu-Yola region
B Ibadan-Benin-Port Harcourt region
C Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar region
D Minna-Lokoja-Makurdi region
E Chad Basin
Jos has a heavier rainfall than the other towns on the same latitude in Nigeria because it
A has lower temperatures
B is located on the windward side of a pleteau
C is located near the coast
D is located on the path od descending winds
E is located in the equatorial region
Which of the following is not a major problem of economic development in developing countries? Inadequate
A capital
B natural resources
C technical know-how
D transportation facilities
E infrastructure
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