OAU Geography 2010/2011 Past Questions

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Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition

A.caves
B.stack
C.tomobolo
D.blow holes

Which of the following is the major factor responsible for Japan's unparalleled industrial growth in the last few decades?

A.Japan's proximity to mainland
B.Japan's cargo population
C.availability of abundant coal and petroleum
D.technological proficiency

Which of the following timber trees are found in the tropical rain forest of Africa?

A.Obeche and teak
B.Mahogany and teak
C.Obeche and Mahogany
D.Iroko and Eucalyptus

Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The

A.Indus
B.Niger
C.Nile
D.Mississippi

Which of these economic activities is LEAST characteristics of typical urban centre?

A.commerce
B.quarrying
C.transportation
D.manufacturing

In Karst region, when several dolines are joined together to form depression, it is known as

A.cave
B.uvala
C.stalactite
D.calcite pallar

Rural settlements can best be distinguished from urban settlements by their?

A.function and population
B.site and function
C.demography and morphology
D.morphology and location

The scientist who propounded the theory of continental drift was?

A.Francis bacon
B.Alfred Wegener
C.Authur Holmes
D.Williams Davis

The major world exports of wool are

A.Britain, Australia, Mediterranean Europe and Argentina
B.New Zealand, Uruguay, Australia and Argentina
C.Australia, India, Paraguay and Argentina
D.New Zealand, India, Uruguay and Peru

Blantyre, Rio Janeiro, New York and Lagos are similar in that they all serve as their countries

A.major seaport
B.political headquarter
C.commercial centers
D.cultural centers

The dawn is a temperate grassland found in?

A.Australia
B.South America
C.Eurasia
D.South Africa

Commercial grape cultivation is associated with?

A.cool temperature climate
B.monsoon regions
C.Mediterranean regions
D.Montane climate

The highest volume of shipping across the Atlantic ocean is

A.between Europe and Africa
B.between North America and Europe
C.between Africa and South America
D.between North America and South America