Geography Past Questions And Answers
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The actual amount of water vapor held in the air at any particular time is called?
- A. effective precipitation
- B. effective pressure
- C. relative humidity
- D. absolute humidity
32
Which of the following statement is TRUE of the industrial areas of West Africa?
- A. They are located mostly around the ports and along the railway lines
- B. the concentrate more on capital goods than on the manufacture of consumer goods
- C. They are located mainly around the sources of energy
- D. They are evenly distributed within each country
33
Downward-growing pinnacles that hang from the roofs of caves in limestone regions are called
- A. stalactites
- B. clints
- C. zeugen
- D. grikes
34
An effect of global warming is?
- A. rise in the volume of ocean waters
- B. increase in atmosphere pressure
- C. reduction in green house emission
- D. increase in cyclonic activities
35
Rural settlements are important to urban centres because they provide?
- A. road
- B. transport
- C. labour
- D. capital
36
What factor accounts for the slow rate of industrial development in Tropical Africa?
- A. Inadequate capital
- B. Availability of essential social services
- C. Adequate skilled labour
- D. Modern technology
37
Which of the following is not caused by the earth's rotation?
- A. Day and night
- B. Seasonal changes
- C. Deflection of winds
- D. Deflection of ocean currents
38
The stippled coastal seas are the world's major areas of
- A. Fish farming
- B. Whaling
- C. Deep sea fishing
- D. Commercial fishing
39
The water in which is thrown against the beach by a breaking wave is called
- A. an undertow
- B. a backwash
- C. a fetch
- D. a swash
40
The area can be described as a
- A. Low plain
- B. Rugged relief
- C. Flood plain
- D. Plateau