OAU Geography 2008/2009 Past Questions

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At what time of the day will a traveller reach Gatwick airport in London if he leaves Nigeria at 5am on a 6hr flight during the winter?

A.11.00hr
B.12.00hr
C.15.00hr
D.13.00hr

Which of the following is not an Anglophone country

A.Ghana
B.Gambia
C.Liberia
D.Senegal

The shallow part of the sea which separates the deep from the land is called

A.off shore coastal lowland
B.the on shore tidal current
C.continental shelf formation
D.coastal coral cliff

The port that handles the highest volume of cocoa export in Nigeria is

A.Sapele
B.Warri
C.Lagos
D.Port Harcourt

One major characteristics of rural settlements is that

A.are heterogeneous
B.are homogenous
C.are large in size
D.have more problems than urban settlements

Industrialization in Nigeria can best be promoted through the development of

A.Textile industry
B.leather industry
C.iron and steel industry
D.automobile industry

Most of the industries located in rural areas are

A.low energy consumers
B.high energy consumers
C.raw materials oriented
D.transport oriented

The distribution of mineral resources in Nigeria is related to its:

A.relief
B.soil
C.vegetation
D.geology

Which of the ocean currents is classified as cool?

A.Benguela
B.KuroSiwo
C.Gulf Scream
D.Mozambique

The sea area with the highest degree of salinity is the

A.Baltic Sea
B.Caspian Sea
C.Dead Sea
D.Mediterranean Sea

The thermometric scale usually employed to describe the absolute temperature of the atmosphere is

A.Centigrade
B.Celsius
C.Kelvin
D.Fahrenheit

If the temperature at sea level in a particular place is 20°C, 3500 m above sea level in the same area will have a temperature of

A.-2.75°C
B.2.25°C
C.2275°C
D.22.75°C

Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

A.Dew
B.Snow
C.hail
D.fog

Which of the following pressure belts does not experienced descending air?

A.60°N
B.60°S
C.0° latitude
D.30°N

In the Tropics, the most variable climatic element inter-annually is

A.temperature
B.solar radiation
C.pressure
D.prairies

Soils that are formed by wind deposition are called

A.laterites
B.loess
C.podsols
D.prairies

Desert soils are usually deficient in

A.fertility
B.light grey colour
C.humus content
D.horizons

Podsols and laterites share the following characteristics in common, except

A.infertility
B.high degree of leaching
C.associated with forest vegetation
D.colour

The forest type which is the most rich in tree species is the

A.tropical
B.Deciduous
C.Coniferous
D.Mediterranean

Linseed oil is associated with

A.flax
B.coconut
C.olives
D.rapeseeds

Which of the following is not correct with regards to the solar system?

A.The planets all orbit round the sun
B.The sun is only a source of the energy needed on the planets
C.The earth as well as the other planets rotate around the sun
D.all the planets have definite orbits around the sun

Fossil fuel reserves are found in the Lake Chad basin because

A.The Basin lies approximately along he axis on which the rich Bakassi oil fields are found
B.The basin is at the edge of the desert with conditions similar to that of Iraq
C.it is an inland drainage basin with many large rivers emptying into it
D.Its rocks are sedimentary

Which of the following is correct?

A.The Canaries current is cold and washes the coast of NE Africa
B.The Peruvian current is cold and washes the West coast of America
C.The Gulf stream is warm and moves north eastward on the Atlantic
D.The middle east current is warm and washes the coast of Saudi Arabia

Which of the following formulae is the correct one for converting X° Fehrenheit temperature readings into Centigrade temperature readings (Y°)

A.Y = (X + 32)5/9°
B.Y = (X - 32)5/9°
C.Y = (X - 32)9/5°
D.Y = (X + 32)9/5°