Geography Past Questions And Answers
In an economy where the major problem to industrial development is the fear of failure, the most important policy to revitalize the industrial sector of such an economy is
- A. large capital in form of loan
- B. large pool of labour
- C. development of innovative entrepreneurs
- D. creation of industrial estates
The sunshine duration of a place is recorded by a
- A. cup anemometer
- B. sundial
- C. sunshine recorder
- D. thrmometer
Improved agricultural production in Cote d'Ivoire is mainly due to?
- A. abundant and relief rainfall
- B. good and effective transportation routes
- C. availability of migrant labour
- D. good organization and effective management
The major effect of drought in Nigeria is
- A. the increased solar energy
- B. population migration
- C. The increased harvest yield per hectare
- D. temperature inversion
Transportation helps economic development through all the following except the
- A. movement of people and commodities
- B. promotion of national and international trade
- C. diffusion of ideas and technology
- D. distribution of population
The sparse population of the Middle Belt of West Africa could be traced to all the following factors except
- A. interethnic wars
- B. Arab slave trade in the north
- C. the swamps created by rivers Nigeria and Benue
- D. european salve trade in the south
Which of the following settlements has the grid reference 098172?

- A. Dan
- B. Biu
- C. Bika
- D. Maga
In the equatorial region, most rainfall results from?
- A. conventional effect
- B. orographical effect
- C. harmattan winds
- D. cyclonic effect
Transportation helps economic development through all the following except the
- A. diffusion of ideas and technology
- B. promotion of national and international trade
- C. movement of people and commodities
- D. distribution of population
A relative humidity of 100 percent means that air is
- A. unsaturated
- B. saturated
- C. dry
- D. moist

