Geography Past Questions And Answers
751
Heavy industries require
- A. mostly coal to run them
- B. cheap raw materials as inputs
- C. generators only as source of electricity
- D. It is labour intensive
752
The most capital-intensive sector of Nigeria economy to day is
- A. Transportation
- B. Trading
- C. Agriculture
- D. Mining
753
The feature marked X is
- A. a waterfall
- B. a plunge pool
- C. an eroded debris``
- D. a bedrock
754
soil factor in an ecosystem are referred to as -----
- A. topographic
- B. climatic
- C. biotic
- D. edaphic
755
The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured in degrees from the centre of the Earth east or west of the Greenwich Meridian is known as
- A. axis
- B. latitude
- C. orbit
- D. longitude
756
Harsh desert conditions are responsible for the low population density in the?
- A. west coast of South Africa
- B. east coast of China
- C. west coast of India
- D. east coast of Latin America
757
A direct natural consequence of drought is
- A. famine and starvation
- B. high mortality rate in livestock
- C. drying up of most water sources
- D. change in the chemical property of soils
758
The part of the earth crust covered by water bodies is known as the The part of the earth crust covered by water bodies is known as the
- A. sial
- B. stratosphere
- C. atmosphere
- D. hydrosphere
759
The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately?
- A. 15 hours
- B. 40 minutes
- C. 4 hours
- D. 4 minutes
760
The most prominent economic activity in the North-Western part of the area is likely to be
- A. Mining
- B. Lumbering
- C. Mixed farming
- D. Animal husbandry