Geography Past Questions And Answers
2451
Squatter settlements are indicative of?
- A. the dominance of small families
- B. poor urban planning
- C. shortage of building materials
- D. the great pressure on available housing
2452
The most visible form of soil erosion is?
- A. wind erosion
- B. splash erosion
- C. sheet erosion
- D. gully erosion
2453
All the following countries lie on the Equator except
- A. Kenya
- B. Ghana
- C. Somalia
- D. Gabon
2454
Swallow holes and disappearing streams are usually associated with
- A. limestone regions
- B. humid regions
- C. upper course of rivers
- D. desert regions
2455
The dry adiabatic lapse rate refers to the fall in temperature with height of
- A. 0.0065°C per 1000m
- B. 0.065°C per 1000m
- C. 0.65°C per 1000m
- D. 6.5°C per 1000m
2456
On March 21 each year, all towns in the southern hemisphere experience?
- A. complete daylight for 14hours
- B. partial darkness
- C. equal length of day and night
- D. longer period of twilight
2457
Which of the following statements about Jupiter is not true? It
- A. is the next planet to the Earth
- B. revolves round the sun
- C. is the only planent with twelves satellites
- D. is the largest planent jin the solar system
2458
The envelope of gases surrounding the earth's crust is called
- A. hydrosphere
- B. barosphere
- C. atmosphere
- D. lithosphere
2459
The busiest ocean trade route is the
- A. mozambique channel
- B. suez canal route
- C. north atlantic route
- D. cape route
2460
The distance between Umughara and Ndifu Achara as the crow flies is approximately
- A. 8 km
- B. 18 km
- C. 11 km
- D. 23 km