Which of the following lines of latitudes divides the earth into two hemispheres
- A. Tropic of Cancer
- B. The Equator
- C. Tropic of Capricorn
- D. Antarctic Circle
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
- A. Gneiss
- B. Granite
- C. Lignite
- D. Mica
The process of head ward erosion will lead to the formation of
- A. pot holes
- B. river capture
- C. oxbow lakes
- D. alluvial cones
A line joining places having an equal degree of cloudiness is an
- A. isotherm
- B. isohyet
- C. isoneph
- D. isobar
A geyser is best described as/an
- A. explosion of volcano
- B. fountain of super heated stream
- C. thermal stream
- D. pool of hot water
Africa’s largest timber producer is
- A. Ghana
- B. Malawi
- C. Zaire
- D. Nigeria
‘It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries’. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement?
- A. Ferry port
- B. Enterport
- C. River port
- D. outport
A settlement developed at the meeting point of roads is known as a
- A. port town
- B. nodal town
- C. confluence town
- D. gap town
On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer,places in the Northern Hemisphere experience
- A. shorter day and longer night
- B. longer day and night
- C. longer day and shorter night
- D. twilight
All the following are problems of mining in Africa except
- A. inadequate unskilled labour
- B. use of obsolete technology
- C. shortage of power
- D. inadequate foreign capital
A great advantage of Basin irrigation is that
- A. the basin helps to trap much alluvium to enrich the soil
- B. it makes it possible to irrigate larger areas
- C. it is an expensive means of irrigation
- D. water is not wasted
The most common mode of transportation in Africa is
- A. road
- B. soil
- C. ocean
- D. air
Life expectancy refers to the
- A. age at which people retire from their jobs
- B. average age at which people die
- C. age at which people receive their pension
- D. achievement one makes in life
Which of the following environmental hazards is due primarily to human activities?
- A. hurricane
- B. ozone depletion
- C. earthquake
- D. volcanic eruption
Which of the following is not true of pie chart?
- A. data with wide extreme can be conveniently represented in a pie chart
- B. statistics of various item can be represented on a single diagram
- C. it is often difficult to compare the component parts
- D. it is easy to draw
Sills, dykes and batholiths are examples of
- A. extrusive volcanic landforms
- B. depositional landforms
- C. intrusive volcanic landforms
- D. landforms from earthquakes
A conurbation can best be described as
- A. two or more towns joined together, each town maintaining its own identity
- B. a big area of land with few settlements
- C. a large village with thousands of people
- D. a large area with big cities
The climatic belts recognized by the Greek were
- A. hot, mild and cool
- B. equatorial, polar and torrid
- C. torrid, temperate and frigid
- D. hot, cold and medium
Rocks which have been formed by the cooling and solidification of molten magma are called
- A. sedimentary rocks
- B. metamorphic rocks
- C. conglomerates
- D. igneous rocks
Which of the following best accounts for the high population density in the Nile Valley?
- A. Conducive climate
- B. Migration from Europe during winter
- C. Presence of rich alluvial winter
- D. Presence of numerous oil fields
Which of the following is not an element of climate?
- A. precipitation
- B. air pressure
- C. altitude
- D. temperature