The instrument used for recording the direction of the prevailing wind of a place over a period of one month is called?

• A. a wind vane
• B. an anemometer
• C. speedometer
• D. a wind rose

The major environmental problem associated with Area marked Y is____________

• A. Insects Pest
• B. Gully Erosion
• C. Oil Pollution
• D. Drought

Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?

• A. Barchans and tombolos
• B. Zeugens and rock pedestals
• C. Sauddoars and tombolos
• D. Yardangs and batholiths

The most obvious physical feature that distinguishes undisturbed mature soil from an immature soil is the

• A. humus content
• B. layered profile
• C. nutrient status
• D. topsoil texture

The difference between the temperatures of the hottest and coldest months of a place is the

• A. length of the rainy season
• B. mean annual temperature
• C. annual range of temperature
• D. total monthly temperature

Depositional plains refer to all the following except

• A. alluvial plains
• B. structural plains
• C. deltaic plains
• D. flood plains

The world has different time zone because

• A. most countries do not agree on having the same time zone
• B. it is a major way of differentiating countries from each other
• C. the sum does not shine on the earth surface at the same time
• D. the variation in weather and climate will not allow countries to have the same time zone

The movement of some industries from Europe to South East Asia in recent times is due mainly to?

• A. lower production costs in South East Asia
• B. high land values in Europe
• C. declining labour productivity in Europe
• D. availability of cheap raw materials in South East Asia

The area marked Q is best known for mining of

• A. lead
• B. uranium
• C. zinc
• D. plantinium

Jos has a heavier rainfall than the other towns on the same latitude in Nigeria because it

• A. has lower temperatures
• B. is located on the windward side of a pleteau
• C. is located near the coast
• D. is located on the path od descending winds