Geography Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following rocks is used for fuel?
- A. lignite
- B. granite
- C. diorite
- D. mica
Six's thermometer is used to measure
- A. maximum temperature
- B. minimum temperature
- C. minimum and maximum temperature
- D. average temperature
A desert country which has high population density supported by irrigation is
- A. Sudan
- B. Egypt
- C. Kuwait
- D. Namibia
Which of the following is a volcanic plateau?
- A. Kukuruku
- B. Terra Rosa
- C. Deccan
- D. Graben
Which of the following are port terminals of the Atlantic-Far East sea routes?
- A. Bombay, Colombo, London and Vancouver
- B. Rotterdam, London, Singapore and Hamburg
- C. Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila and Tokyo
- D. London, Bombay, Rotterdam and Colombo
The term watershed refers to the
- A. direction of flow of a river from its source to the sea
- B. volume of load carried by a river
- C. crestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions
- D. area drained by the main river and all its tributaries
The best example of a non-renewable resource among the following is
- A. water
- B. man
- C. minerals
- D. air
After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes?
- A. stable
- B. lighter
- C. denser
- D. warmer
The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from?
- A. Lagos to Kano
- B. Lagos to Maiduguri
- C. Zaria to Kaura Namoda
- D. Kaduna to Jos
(a) Differentiate between weather and climate
(b) Name the instruments used in measuring the following weather elements:
(i) pressure; (ii) sunshine; (iii) rainfall; (iv) wind speed.
(c) Explain how wind speed is measured and recorded.
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