Geography Past Questions And Answers
Volcanoes that have not erupted for a very long time but may erupt at future time are termed as
- A. extrusive
- B. dormant
- C. intrusive
- D. active
In which of the the following countries is land reclaimed from the sea intensively used for cultivation?
- A. Begium
- B. England
- C. Finland
- D. Holland
Oil production has made much impact on the development of?
- A. Gabon
- B. libya
- C. Algeria
- D. Ghana
The part labelled X in the soil profile above is known as

- A. top soil
- B. sub soil
- C. parent materials
- D. bedrock
Heavy rainfalls are often associated with
- A. cirrus clouds
- B. cumulonimbus clouds
- C. nimbostratus clouds
- D. alto-stratus clouds
A plateau that is enclosed by two fold mountains is called
- A. an intermont plateau
- B. a lava plateau
- C. a volcanic plateau
- D. a dissected plateau
Through which of the following sea routes is Nigerian crude oil transported to European sets? The
- A. Panama Canal
- B. North Altanic route
- C. Cape Atlantic route
- D. South Atlantic route
Africa has the largest potential reserve of hydro-electric power in the world because
- A. it is surrounded by large oceans
- B. many of the areas are not accessible
- C. it has copious rainfall and many water falls
- D. Africans have not developed the use of hydro-electric
The concept of environmental balance can be taken to mean that an alteration in one of the components of the ecosystem may likely result in the
- A. minimisation of the processes within the system
- B. reversal of the processes within the system
- C. acceleration of the processes within the system
- D. stabilization of the processes within the system
Study the map extract on a scale of 1:50,000 and answer the following questions:
(a) Draw an outline of the area to a scale of 1:150,000
(b) On your outline, mark and name:
(i) a nodal settlement;
(ii) one secondary road;
(iii) the trigonometrical station northwest of Kaiama.
(c) Calculate the full length of River Gbesha in the north eastern part of the map from point X
(d) Identify: (i) two land use types in the mapped area;
(ii) three social amenities in Kaiama.
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