Question 1Which of the following best explains the increasing importation of food to West African countries? A.Bad soils which cannot produce enough foodB.Progressive neglect of food productionC.Unfavourable climates for enough food productionD.too large populations which cannot be satisfied locallyObjective Show full explanation
Question 2Three land-locked countries in West Africa are A.Republic of Benin, Mauritania and NigerB.Togo, Ghana, and ChadC.Mali, Burkina Faso, NigerD.Mali, Chad, SenegalObjective Show full explanation
Question 3A country well known for the production of copper in Africa is A.EgyptB.GhanaC.Republic of BeninD.ZambiaObjective Show full explanation
Question 4Tropical Africa is slow in industrial development because of A.Adequate skilled labourB.Inadequate capitalC.Inadequate essential social servicesD.Unavailability of raw materialsObjective Show full explanation
Question 5A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering itsA.population size and age structureB.skilled and unskilled manpowerC.population and functionsD.road network and industrial estatesObjective Show full explanation
Question 6A good example of tertiary industry is A.TransportationB.ManufacturingC.MiningD.FishingObjective Show full explanation
Question 7A hinterland is A.the central part of a countryB.an area which is far from the coastC.a landlocked countryD.an area surrounding a cityObjective Show full explanation
Question 8A rural settlement is a settlement classified by A.SizeB.AttitudeC.PatternD.FunctionObjective Show full explanation
Question 9A type of industry that is carried on usually at or near the residence and based on largely native skills and simple technology is referred to as a A.local industryB.light industryC.consumer industryD.cottage industryObjective Show full explanation
Question 10Air transportation has a low patronage because it A.Is fastB.Is irregularC.Is useful in war time onlyD.Is costlyObjective Show full explanation
Question 11An agricultural practice where water has to be artificially provided during the rainy season is known as A.full irrigationB.supplementary irrigationC.sprinkler irrigationD.flood irrigationObjective Show full explanation
Question 12In a chain of communities in a succession each community is a A.linkB.stepC.sereD.climaxObjective Show full explanation
Question 13One relative advantage of water transport over road transport is its A.Capacity for passenger traffic onlyB.Ability to link all parts of any countryC.Suitability for bulky and heavy cargoD.Great speed over long distancesObjective Show full explanation
Question 14OPEC countries trade in international trade is majorly on A.Agricultural resourcesB.Petroleum resourcesC.PlatinumD.ElectronicsObjective Show full explanation
Question 15The area served by a given city is called its A.Sphere of influenceB.HinterlandC.TerritoryD.SatelliteObjective Show full explanation
Question 16The driving of cattle from valleys to the pastures on the mountains especially in summer is known as A.Trans-location of cattleB.Trans-movement of cattleC.TranshumanceD.Summer movement of cattleObjective Show full explanation
Question 17The G7: the world's top seven trading nations are A.USA, South Africa, Japan, UK Italy, Canada, FranceB.UK, Nigeria, USA Japan, Columbia, Spain, ArgentinaC.USA, Germany, Japan, France UK, Italy, CanadaD.USA, Zimbabwe, Germany, France, Russia, South KoreaObjective Show full explanation
Question 18The greatest world's rice producer is A.ChinaB.IndonesiaC.IndiaD.JapanObjective Show full explanation
Question 19The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the A.Standard of livingB.Population densityC.Life expectancyD.Population mobilityObjective Show full explanation
Question 20The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where A.there are no noticeable ocean currentsB.there are cold ocean currentsC.there are warm ocean currentsD.cold and warm currents meetObjective Show full explanation
Question 21Which of the following are the advanced market economies of the world A.EU, the USA and JapanB.The USA, Nigeria and FranceC.Japan, South Africa and BangladeshD.Libya, Scotland and RussiaObjective Show full explanation
Question 22Which of the following groups of industries can be classified as light? A.textiles, clothing, footwear, and printingB.Iron and steel, cement and sugarC.Non-metallic products and chemicalsD.Tobacco, chemicals, and automobilesObjective Show full explanation
Question 23Which of the following is a major environmental problem in heavily industrialized regions? A.Accelerated erosionB.Water pollutionC.Frost damageD.Acid rainObjective Show full explanation
Question 24Which of the following is the most critical factor of industrial location in modern world A.Raw materialsB.MarketC.TransportationD.CapitalObjective Show full explanation
Question 25Which of the following represent an urban- rural migration A.a students from the village school gains admission to the university in the town.B.Moving to the urban centre for medical servicesC.Traveling from Lagos to the village on retirementD.A civil servants gets transferred from one town to another Objective Show full explanation