On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called?

• A. isohalines
• B. isobars
• C. isosalines
• D. isossal

A common feature of forcados, Bonny and Eket in the Niger delta is that they are

• A. Very important fishing ports
• B. Terminal for oil companies
• C. Important for natural gas exports
• D. Export processing zones

The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in

• A. September 23rd
• B. March 21st
• C. June 21st
• D. December 22nd

The group of towns most important for automobile manufacturing is?

• A. Osaka, Kaduna and London
• B. Detroit, Tokyo and Turin
• C. New York, Los Angeles and Lagos
• D. Nagoya, Cairo and Moscow

The most significant factor which accounts for the rapid growth in the population of the capital cities of West Africa is

• A. political rallies
• B. sport events
• C. rural-urban migration
• D. religious tourism

Trees in a savanna region develop the following adaptations to enable them survive the long dry season except

• A. shallow roots
• B. long taproots
• C. thick barks
• D. thin leaves

The climatic belts recognized by the Greek were

• A. torrid,temperate and frigid
• B. hot,cold and medium
• C. hot,mild and cool
• D. equatorial,polar and torrid

Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion

• A. Overgrazing
• B. Contour ploughing
• C. Deforestation
• D. Bush burning

Which type of rainfall occurs when two air masses of different temperatures and other physical properties meet?

• A. Orographic rainfall
• B. Relief rainfall
• C. Cyclonic rainfall
• D. Convectional rainfall

Which of the following features promote the development of nucleated settlement?

• A. Narrow valleys and rugged highlands
• B. Dissected plains and nodal centres
• C. Nodal centres and natural harbours
• D. Fertile soils and steep valleys