Import tariffs are imposed on goods entering a country in order to

• A. encourage importation of goods from abroad
• B. protect the growth of local industries
• C. discourage the growth of local industries
• D. save a lot of money in foreign accounts

Coast with very low relief are characterized by all of the following EXPECT?

• A. stacks
• B. sand bars
• C. swamps
• D. tidal flats

Whats is the birth rate of a country with total population of 160 million and registered births of 4 million in a given year?

• A. 0.25%
• B. 2.50%
• C. 3.00%
• D. 5.00%

Which of the following planets is the farthest from the sun in the solar system?

• A. Mars
• B. Mercury
• C. Neptune
• D. Pluto

A conurbation can best be described as

• A. a very large urban settlement
• B. several towns whos suburbs have expanded and merged to form an urban sprawl
• C. two or more towns joined together but each remaining distinct
• D. a continuous belt of urban settlements

Which of the following groups of people is not found in West Africa?

• A. Wolof
• B. Mandingo
• C. Mossi
• D. Shona

(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, show and .name: (i) Abuja; (ii) three savanna vegetation belts.

(b) State four ways in which the forest vegetation of Nigeria contributes to her economy.

(c) Highlight any two problems that hinder the exploitation of forest vegetation in Nigeria.

The two dams found in the Upper and Lower Nile respectively are

• A. Sennar and Jebbel Aulia
• B. Gezira and Sennar
• C. Aswan and Jebel Aulia
• D. Sennar and Aswan

The most obvious evidence of over population in some parts of south eastern Nigeria is the?

• A. highrate of urbanization
• B. extensive land degradation
• C. scarcity of potable water
• D. low crop yield

The formation of block mountains are best associated with

• A. accumulation of materials ejected from within the earth's crust
• B. solidification of magma within the earth's crust
• C. uplifting of crustal block within two parallel faults
• D. vertical movement of sediments into geosynclines