Geography Past Questions And Answers
3011
The main reason for which most manufacturing industries in West Africa are concentrated in cities and towns along the coast is that they have
- A. a large number of warehouses
- B. large urban market
- C. a large pool of unskilled labour
- D. numerous banks
3012
Conakry is the capital of
- A. Algiers
- B. Guinea
- C. Antananarivo
- D. johannesburg
3013
Lagos Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Calabar are cities which have attained considerable importance because they?
- A. are cross roads to international airlines
- B. have seaports
- C. are densely populated
- D. are administrative capitals
3014
-------------is the longest river in West Africa
- A. river Benue
- B. river Niger
- C. river Volta
- D. river Senegal
3015
In which of the following types of vegetation would broad-leaved evergreen, lianas and epiphytyes be commonly found?
- A. Deciduous woodland
- B. Chaparral
- C. Tropical rainforest
- D. Boral forest
3016
The first stage in a compass survey is to?
- A. mark each traverse station with a peg
- B. determine the magnetic inclination of the areas
- C. take a walk around the filed amd make notes
- D. determine the preparedness of the team
3017
A block mountain is formed as a result of
- A. fission
- B. vulcanisity
- C. differential erosion
- D. faulting
3018
In Nigeria, continentality poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the
- A. Niger Delta
- B. Niger Benue Trough
- C. Cross River Basin
- D. Chad Basin
3019
Which of the following soil types is the most permeable?
- A. Loam
- B. Clay
- C. Sand
- D. Laterite
3020
The most common mode of transportation in Africa is
- A. air
- B. soil
- C. ocean
- D. road

