The rampant famine in some parts of Africa is caused by all the following except

• A. Unstable prices paid to farmers for their products
• B. Unreliable rainfall
• C. Civil strife and unrest
• D. Ravage of corps by pests

In Southern Africa, the Mediterranean vegetation can be found in the areas around

• A. Durban
• B. Natal
• C. Cape Town
• D. Pretoria

Which of the following West Africa countries is the largest producer of groundnut?

• A. Burkina Faso
• B. Mali
• C. Guinea Bissau
• D. Senegal

Which of the following crops requires sandy porous and well aerated soils for growth?

• A. Tea
• B. Coffee
• C. Rice
• D. Groundnut

Which of the following affects the flow of ocean currents?

• A. Latitude
• B. Humidity
• C. Longitude
• D. Earth's rotation

Coal and mineral oil are usually found embedded in

• A. crystailline rocks
• B. igneous rocks
• C. metamorphic rocks
• D. sedimentary rocks

Standard time zones are created because

• A. of the inconvenience of adjusting watches by travellers
• B. of the peculiar shapes and location of some countries
• C. of the great east west stretch
• D. all countries on the same meridian agreed to keep the same time

The sunshine duration of a place is recorded by a

• A. cup anemometer
• B. sundial
• C. sunshine recorder
• D. thrmometer

Which of the following is true of manufacturing industries in Nigeria?

• A. Most of them produce consumer goods
• B. Large quantities of their products are exported
• C. They depend entirely on local raw materials
• D. They were established in pre-colonial times

(a) Identify, with examples, any four ways in which urban settlements differ from one another

(b) In which four ways are rural settlements dependent on urban settlements?