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Climate is the:

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 20 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 15 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 10 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 35 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 25 years

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The average hurricane exists, on the average, for about

two weeks

three weeks

five weeks

one week

four weeks

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Scale of a map is defined as:

The ratio of a distance on the ruler to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the graph to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the drawing board to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the tape to the corresponding distance on the ground.

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Lesotho is in:

West Africa

North Africa

Central Africa

South Africa

East Africa

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An island is a:

Piece of land surrounded by forest

Piece of land surrounded by land.

Piece of land surrounded by rocks.

Piece of land surrounded by air.

Piece of land surrounded by water.

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The type of coal found in Nigeria is the

Non-bituminous grade

Bituminous grade

Mini-bituminous grade

Sub-bituminous grade

High – bituminous grade

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Settlements can be classified according to all the following except the

Number of people per settlements

Functions

The type of people that live in the area

The arrangements of the building

Main occupation of the inhabitants

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A piece of land almost surrounded by water is called

Island

Isthmus

Plateau

Peninsula

Headland

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Nairobi is a:

North African City

Central African City

South African City

East African City

West African City

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Wind erosion is most common in

Rocky areas

Riverine areas

Arid areas

Vegetative areas

Humid areas

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Any buoyant parcel of air is said to exhibit

The dry adiabatic lapse rate

The dry adiabatic lapse rate

Stability

The dry adiabatic lapse rate

Instability

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The capital of Niger state in Nigeria is:

Gusau.

Damaturu

Makurdi.

Minna

Yola.

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The north east and south west trade winds meet along a plane surface where they continuously rub against each other. This surface is called

Windward front

Intertropical front

Abnormal front

Leeward front

Advanced front

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The United Nations estimate of Nigeria population in 2009 was:

164,729,000

144,729,000

174,729,000.

154,729,000.

184,729,000.

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Igneous rocks are rocks formed by:

The cooling of molten minerals from a liquid into a solid.

The change of minerals from a solid into a liquid

The heating of minerals from a solid into a liquid.

The deposition of minerals

The deposition of minerals a solid into a liquid

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Freetown is a:

North African City

Central African City

East African City

South African City

West African City

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A valley is a:

Highland between trees

Highland between hills

Rock between hills.

Lowland between trees

Lowland between hills.

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Nigeria lies between:

Latitudes 4° and 14°N and longitudes 2° and 14°E.

Latitudes 5° and 14°N and longitudes 4° and 15°E.

Latitudes 4° and 14°N and longitudes 2° and 15°E.

Latitudes 2° and 15°N and longitudes 4° and 14°E.

Latitudes 4° and 13°N and longitudes 2° and 15°E.

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Which of the following is an evidence to show that the earth is spherical in shape? The

Elliptical orbit

Earth’s curved horizon

Seasonal changes

Revolution of the earth

Cloud formation

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Refers to the nature of the surface of an area and the features that abound therein above the sea level.

Hill

Plain

Relief

Barchans

Plateaux

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The location of iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta in Nigeria is best explained by the presence of

Iron ore

Limestone and coal

Manganese

Bauxite

River port

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Orographic rainfall is a:

Temperate rainfall

Coastal rainfall.

Island rainfall.

Forest rainfall.

Relief rainfall.

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Crude oil is .................... rock mineral

A plutonic

Shale

An igneous

A sedimentary

A metamorphic

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Dominican Republic is in:

Asia

Europe

Africa

America

Australia

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Which one of the following countries is having the highest quality of life?

Brazil

Austria

Sweden

England

United States of America

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Topographic maps are:

Detailed and accurate graphic representations of features on the Earth's surface

Map legend on the Earth's surface

Geographic coordinate grid on the Earth's surface

Representations of features on the Earth's surface

Features on the Earth's surface

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Isobar refers to:

Line that connects points of equal rainfall

Line that connects points of equal temperature

Line that connects points of equal humidity

Line that connects points of equal pressure

Line that connects points of equal sunshine

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The most populated country in the world is:

China

United States of America

Brazil

Austria

England

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The new name of Calicut, a famous city of Kerala is

Kozhikode

Derma

Trivendrum

Kalighat

Koderma

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A lines drawn on a maps to show places of equal rainfall is called

Hydrotope

Rainline

Isotope

None of the above

Isotherm

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Weathering of rocks is:

The accumulation of rocks

The breaking down of rocks.

The deformations of rocks.

The formations of rocks.

The building of rocks

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The ethnic groups in Nigeria are:

More than 100

More than 150

Less than 150

More than 250

More than 200

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Nigeria is having:

974 Local Government Areas

774 Local Government Areas

874 Local Government Areas

574 Local Government Areas.

674 Local Government Areas

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Isotherms are lines drawn on maps joining places having equal

Cloud cover

Temperature

Rainfall

Pressure

Water level

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Kinshasa is a:

South African City

North African City

West African City

East African City

Central African City

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A lake is a:

Large body of water surrounded by water

Large body of water surrounded by air.

Large body of water surrounded by land

Large body of water surrounded by forest

Large body of water surrounded by rocks.

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Planet warming the use of water transport is limited by all the following except

Waterfalls

Narrow gorges

Meanders

Seasonality

Wide valleys

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The World largest Ocean is:

Arctic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Indian Ocean

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Nigeria has a total land area of:

923,768 km2

823,768 km2

523,768 km2

623,768 km2

723,768 km2

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Casablanca is a:

East African City

South African City

North African City

West African City

Central African City

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The World Longest Coastlines is in:

Brazil

United States of America

Austria

Canada

England

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Temperature is a measure of:

The average reflection.

The average coolness

The average heat

The average hotness.

The average emission

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The longest river in Africa is:

River Benue

River Zambezi

River Niger

River Nile

River Zaire.

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One major societal issues in Nigeria is:

Poor religion

Poor feeding

Poor language

Poor human rights.

Poor music

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To obtain the climate of a place the average atmospheric weather conditions should be considered

20years

None of the above

35years

10years

24years

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................... is the time of day when tornadoes are most likely to occur.

Dawn

Evening

Noon

Mid-morning

Mid-afternoon

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Precipitation include all the following except

Dew

Rainfall

Fog

Snow

Dust

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Which of the following is a major hindrance to H.E.P. generation in Africa?

Absence of domestic market

Inadequate capital

Attitudes of the masses

Unavailability of good sites

Sufficient volume of water

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Isotherm refers to:

Line that connects points of equal temperature

Line that connects points of equal humidity

Line that connects points of equal pressure

Line that connects points of equal rainfall

Line that connects points of equal sunshine.

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The act of graphical representation of places with identified scale and legend is called

Mapping

Sketching

Drawing

Scaling

Shaping

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