An industry in which a large proportion of the weight of the inputs is lost during processing is likely to locate near the source of?

• A. labour
• B. energy
• C. capital
• D. raw materials

Which of the following is the cheapest source of power for a large scale industry?

• A. coal
• B. gas
• C. water
• D. petroleum

A continental shelf is economically important because it

• A. is a good fishing ground
• B. is good for irrigation
• C. is very deep
• D. constains little salt

The zone which is rich in iron, aluminium, magnesium and clay substances is the?

• A. C horizon
• B. D horizon
• C. A horizon
• D. B horizon

The landform marked X is a

• A. Gap
• B. Valley
• C. Saddle
• D. Trough

A simple measure of the number of dependants that each 100 people in the productive years must support is

• A. agricultural density
• B. dependency ratio
• C. employment ratio
• D. population density

Industries are classified as

• A. primary, manufacturing and secondary
• B. cocoa processing, mining and furnitur making
• C. primary, manufcaturing and tertiary
• D. fishing, mining and food processing

An environmental hazard which occurs slowly and unnoticed in the oil-producing region of the Niger Delta of Nigeria is

• A. erosion
• B. pollution
• C. flood
• D. subsidence

A conurbation is a settlement

• A. with about 500.000 people
• B. whose people are predominantly farmers
• C. in which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity
• D. where a large number of town join together over a considerable area

Leather works, carving, cloth weaving are examples of

• A. chemical industry
• B. factory industry
• C. local craft industry
• D. heavy industry