Geography Past Questions And Answers
2311
Which of the following lines could be described as a Great Circle? The
- A. tropic of cancer
- B. tropic of capricon
- C. equator
- D. arctic circle
2312
Proportional circles are commonly used to illustrate
- A. Population distribution
- B. Information on transport
- C. Relative amount of traffic
- D. Amount of rainfall
2313
a great circle can best be described as
- A. a circle whose plane passes through Centre of the globe.
- B. a line of longitude
- C. the equator
- D. the shortest distance between two point
2314
If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm
- A. 10km, 40km
- B. 5km, 20km
- C. 2.5km, 10km
- D. 20km, 80km
2315
Which of the following is an agent of denudation?
- A. Insolation
- B. Wind
- C. Energy
- D. Gravity
2316
The formation of coal is associated with?
- A. landslides and deposition
- B. earth movement and pressure
- C. heat and pressure
- D. earth tremor and heat
2317
A well will always contain water if it is dug
- A. above the water table
- B. below the water table
- C. to reach sand bearing water
- D. below the earth's basin
2318
The least geographical factor that determined town sites in the past was the?
- A. existence of fertile alluvial plains
- B. presence of indented coastlined C. existence of communication networks from waves
- C. existence of communication networks
- D. presence of a river gorge
2319
The area around the earth where life activities go on is referred to as -------
- A. biosphere
- B. lithosphere
- C. habitat
- D. ecosystem
2320
In Nigeria, hydroelectric and thermal energies are generated respectively in
- A. Ijora and Oji river
- B. Afam and Ijora
- C. Kainji and Oji river
- D. Kura falls and Kainji