Geography Past Questions And Answers
The raw material for terylene is?
- A. petroleum
- B. wool
- C. bauxite
- D. cotton
The part of the earth where life exists is the
- A. hydrosphere
- B. baroshphere
- C. biosphere
- D. atmosphere
The table below shows the quantity of yams (in kg) produced by four yam producing states in Nigeria between 1995 and 1998;
| State | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
| A B C D | 300,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 | 400,000 500,000 700,000 600,000 | 500,000 600,000 800,000 500,000 | 600,000 700,000 800,000 400,000 |
Use the table to answer the following questions
(a) Calculate the total quantity of yams produced in the four states during the period (1995-1998)
(b) Construct a pie-chart to show the quantity of yarns produced by each state in 1998
(c) State two advantages of a pie-chart
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- A. Ajaokuta
- B. Ovwian-Aladja
- C. Jos
- D. Eungu
Trade among west African countries is less developed mainly because
- A. they were ruled by different colonial powers which created a barrier to communication
- B. the products of one country are basically similar to those of the others
- C. there are no international railway lines to transport the bulky items of trade across the borders
- D. of ethnic sentiments of people in one country against the other
Subsistence farming is characterized by?
- A. dominance of cash crops, low capital input and dependence on simple tools
- B. dominance of food crops, small holdings anfd family labour
- C. Dependence on family labour, small holdings and market orientation
- D. Dependence on simple tools, labour intensity and high capital input
A place where water issues out from the ground naturally is called a
- A. pond
- B. spring
- C. stream
- D. river
The scale of the map is
- A. 1cm to +km
- B. 1cm to 1km
- C. 1cm to 2km
- D. 2cm to 3km
The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for along period of time is called its?
- A. climax
- B. ecosystem
- C. food chain
- D. tropical level
The birth rate of a country can be increased through the following except?
- A. Encouragement of early marriages
- B. Encouragement of less work hours
- C. Encouragement of polygamy
- D. legislation against abortion