Geography Past Questions And Answers
1081
The major causes of change in population size are
- A. births,deaths and migration
- B. births,marriage and deaths
- C. births,accidents and deaths
- D. migration,fertility and marriage
1082
The texture of the soil depends on the constitution of?
- A. sand. silt and humus
- B. sand, clay and stones
- C. sand, silt and clay
- D. sand, clay and quartz
1083
Another name for the core of the earth is
- A. lithosphere
- B. barosphere
- C. troposphere
- D. endosphere
1084
Production of diamond in thousand of carats. The percentage of diamond produced by 'Other' is approximately

- A. 5.38%
- B. 9.80%
- C. 10.00%
- D. 10.26%
1085
An unsuitable natural condition for the cultivation of cotton is?
- A. a loose sandy soil
- B. an annual rainfall of 500mm to 1000 mm with most of it falling in the growing season
- C. temperature of about 21° during growing season
- D. clear sunny skies after the plant is fully matured
1086
The area marked P is

- A. Udi Plateau
- B. Oban Hills
- C. Western Uplands
- D. Obudu Plateau
1087
The vegetation belt associated with valuable hard wood is the
- A. Sahel Savanna
- B. Tropical rainforest
- C. Coniferous forest
- D. Mediterranean forest
1088
In which of the following regions is the high population density due to industrial development?
- A. China
- B. The Nile Valley
- C. Java
- D. The Rhur Valley
1089
The factor controlling the onset and cessation of the rainy season in Nigeria is the?
- A. latitudinal extent of the country
- B. presence of plateaux and highlands
- C. movement of the Inter Tropical Discontinuity
- D. presence of the warm Guniea Current
1090
In which of the following do fishes thrive best?
- A. Ocean deeps
- B. Continebtal shelf
- C. Deep sea plains
- D. Continental slopes

