Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the?

• A. Westen Highlands
• B. Eastern Highlands
• C. Jos Plateau
• D. Obudu Plateau

(a) Distinguish between local time and standard time.

(b) The local time of Town A, located on longitude 70°E and latitude 45°N, is 7.46 p.m., calculate the longitude of Town B on the same latitude when its local time is 5.30 a.m.

All the following constitute environmental hazards except

• A. urbanization
• B. mass wasting
• C. earthquakes
• D. drought

Which of the following occupations is not common among the people of Southern coast-lands of Nigeria?

• A. fishing
• B. lumbering
• C. trading
• D. cattle rearing

The major function performed by rural settlement is

• A. agricultural
• B. industrial
• C. administrative
• D. commercial

The term relative location of settlement refers to

• A. imaginary point of the settlement
• B. the nature of the buildings within the settlement
• C. the position of buildings in relation to other buildings
• D. the position of settlements in relation to others

The length of the road is approximately

• A. 8.0km
• B. 8.6km
• C. 9.2km
• D. 9.8km

One major relative advantage of road transportation over rail is that it

• A. is cheaper for heavy bulky goods
• B. provides door-to-door service
• C. is less prone to accidents
• D. provides more amenities

Two major groups of immature and weekly developed soils in Nigeria are?

• A. regosols and ferrisols
• B. lithosols and ferrisols
• C. ferrisols and ferrasols
• D. regosols and lithosols

The type of agriculture in which water is conserved in a year so that crops can be grown in succeeding years by ploughing, mulching or harrowing is known as

• A. arable farming
• B. intensive cultivation
• C. extensive cultivation
• D. dry farming