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GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS

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When it is 9:00am in Munich, Germany(longitude 11°E), the time in Calcutta, India (longitude 96°E). is?

5.40a.m

2.40a.m

2.40p.m

4.20a.m

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The use of water transport is limited by all the following except

floating vegetation

wide valleys

waterfalls

seasonality

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Which of the following human actves has a beneficial effect on soils?

Strip cultivation

Bush burning

Slopewise cultivation

Grazing

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Which of the following is not typical submarine relief feature?

Roche moutonnee

Continental shelf

Continental slope

Deep sea plain

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Which of the following Nigeria rivers provides the longest distance of internal waterways?

Benue

Siluko

Ogun

Cross

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The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the

atmospere

hydroshere

lithosphere

biosphere

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The greatest hydro-electricity potential in Nigeria is found in the

Cross-River Basin

Eastern highlands

Sokoto plains

Niger Benue Trough

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The instrument used for recording the direction of the prevailing wind of a place over a period of one month is called?

a wind vane

a wind rose

speedomoter

an anemometer

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Which of the following is not being exported by Nigeria at present?

Cocoa

Kaolin

Columbite

Coffee

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The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is

The Earth

Mars

Pluto

Jupiter

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The South-eastern scarplands of Nigeria can best be described as lying

south of the southern coastland

west of the wester uplands

west of the Cross River basin

north of the plateau of Chad basin

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The angular distance of a point of the earth surface measured in degrees from the centre of the earth is known as?

latitude

orbit

longitude

international date line

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Rock pedestals are most likely to found in?

arid areas where wind abrasion has modified rocks of reisitance

arid area where wond deflation has scooped out the suraface

region where wave hydraulic action has taken ace

regions where river erosion has taken place

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Which of the following statements best explains the absence or sparcity of undergrowth in the equatorial rain forest?

Most of the precipitation is usually cleared by run-off after heavy thunderstorms

Very little rain reaches the ground because of the dense vegetation

There is too much precipitation which destroys the undergrowth

The taller trees cut off most of the sunlight

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The term relative location of a settlement refers to

the nature of the land on which the settlement is located

an imaginery point on the settlement

the position of a settlement in relation to others

a settlement inhabited by relatives

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A study of the ecosystem will show the inter-relationship between

man and the environment

climate and vegetation

vegetation and soils

man and natural vegetation

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Which of the following favours the growth of olives in the Mediterranean region of Africa?

High temperature and humidity

Heavy rainfall

Cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers

Abundant supply of skilled labour

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The following conditions are favourable for the formation of deltas except

sheltered and almost tideless coast

absence of large lakes in the river course

strong current running at right angles to the river mouth

active vertical erosion in the upper course of the river

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Lines of longitude can best be described as

the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator

great circles numbered from 0 degrees to 90 degrees

imaginary lines on the earth's surface joining the north and south poles

the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian

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All the following are characteristics of a limestone region except?

adequate luxuriant vegetation cover

absence of surface drainage

rugged topography

stony and broken surface

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are known as metamorphic rocks

Igneous rocks occur in layers and contain fossils

Sedimentary rocks which are hardened by compressions are called stratified rocks

Basalts and granties contain small and large crystals respectively

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Rocks which do not allow water to pass through them are

impervious rocks

pervious rocks

impermeable rocks

porous rocks

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Loss of farmland can be contributed to all the following except?

sheet erosion

sedimentation

desertification

leaching

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Textiles industries are best located in the northern part of Nigeria because of the

high demand for cotton materials

availability of heavy machinery

availability of cotton

availability of capital

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The presence of gorges in the upper section of rivers is due to the fact that?

the upper course has has a steep gradient

the rocks in the upper course are less resistant

hanging valleys join the main valley as waterfalls to cause the gorges

the volume of the river is small

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A good example of the tropical grassland is the vegetation found around

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Massawa (Ethiopia)

Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Kano (Nigeria)

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Which of the following best explains why the older fold mountains are much lower and less rugged than the newer ones?

The older fold mountains have been subjectd to the forces of denudation for longer, geological periods

The newer fold mountains are situated in areas of active earth movements

The newer fold mountains, in contrast to the older ones, are made up of more resistance rocks

The effects of earth movements resulting in mountain building are much greater nowadays than they were during the period of folding

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Which if the following crops below requires the following conditions for successful cultivation?

i. Heavy rainfall of between 1270mm (50 ins) and 2000mm (80 ins) during the 4 to 6 months growing periods.
ii. High mean temperature of 18° to 27°C (65° to 80°F) no cold season.
iii. A warm, dry period for harvesting.
iv. Loamy or clayey soil and an almost level ground.
v. Cheap and abundant labour.

Maize

Cotton

Rice

Cocoa

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Air pressure at sea levels is higher than at the top of mountain because the air at sea level

consists of a leser mixture of gases

originates from the sea

has a lesser weight

has a greater weight

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Which of the following is not likely to be cultivated in the north-west of the river Yate valley is

millet

rubber

sugar beet

pineapple

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Which of the following pair is not correct in the development of land and sea breeze?

Temperature wiyh thermometer

Rainfall with raingauge

Pressure with anemometer

Humidity with hydrometer

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Which of the following combinations of processes is associated with the formation of a rift valley?

(i)Tension or compression forces

(ii)Resistance and faulting

(iii)Emergence of the middle crust of rocks

(iv) Submergence of the middle crust of rocks

i, iii and iv only

i, ii and iv only

ii, iii and iv only

i, ii and iii only

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The term gauge in railway transport refers to the?

measurement of gradient along the side slopes of the rails

distance between rails of a track

weight of vehicle that rails can bear

length of the rails in a country

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When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled

a tectonic pleteau

a dissected pleteau

an intermont pleteau

a volcanic plateau

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Isothermal maps give information about?

rainfall

wind

temperature

pressure

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Which if the following minerals is most likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks?

Copper

Tin

Gold

Coat

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Which of the following is not an environmental hazard?

Earthquake

Flooding

Deforestation

Sedimentation

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What is the local time of a place on longitude 64^0E^{? when the GMT is 10.00a .m?}

5.44 a.m

2.16 a.m

2.16 p.m

4.16 p.m

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Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on the

I. gradient of the slope and gravitational force

11. weight of the weathered debris

III. supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation force

IV. type of weathering which has taken place

l, ll and lV

l and lV only

l,ll and lll

ll and lV only

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A rain gauge is kept in an open place in the observatory because?

it is much more easily accessible to the observer

rain drops are deflected by the wind in an open place

rain falls heavily in the open space

rain drops get into the funnel without any obstruction

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