GEOGRAPHY POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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GEOGRAPHY POST UTME

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The most populated country in the world is:

England

Brazil

China

Austria

United States of America

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Topographic maps are:

Geographic coordinate grid on the Earth's surface

Features on the Earth's surface

Representations of features on the Earth's surface

Detailed and accurate graphic representations of features on the Earth's surface

Map legend on the Earth's surface

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Isotherms are lines drawn on maps joining places having equal

Cloud cover

Rainfall

Water level

Temperature

Pressure

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Wind erosion is most common in

Humid areas

Arid areas

Rocky areas

Riverine areas

Vegetative areas

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Temperature is a measure of:

The average emission

The average hotness.

The average reflection.

The average coolness

The average heat

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The ethnic groups in Nigeria are:

Less than 150

More than 200

More than 100

More than 250

More than 150

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Precipitation include all the following except

Snow

Dew

Dust

Fog

Rainfall

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Which of the following is an evidence to show that the earth is spherical in shape? The

Elliptical orbit

Revolution of the earth

Seasonal changes

Cloud formation

Earth’s curved horizon

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One major societal issues in Nigeria is:

Poor religion

Poor feeding

Poor human rights.

Poor music

Poor language

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Any buoyant parcel of air is said to exhibit

The dry adiabatic lapse rate

The dry adiabatic lapse rate

Stability

Instability

The dry adiabatic lapse rate

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The average hurricane exists, on the average, for about

three weeks

five weeks

four weeks

one week

two weeks

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Scale of a map is defined as:

The ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the ruler to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the drawing board to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the tape to the corresponding distance on the ground.

The ratio of a distance on the graph to the corresponding distance on the ground.

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The World largest Ocean is:

Mediterranean Sea

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Indian Ocean

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Which of the following is a major hindrance to H.E.P. generation in Africa?

Absence of domestic market

Attitudes of the masses

Inadequate capital

Unavailability of good sites

Sufficient volume of water

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Kinshasa is a:

West African City

North African City

Central African City

South African City

East African City

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The act of graphical representation of places with identified scale and legend is called

Mapping

Shaping

Sketching

Scaling

Drawing

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Orographic rainfall is a:

Relief rainfall.

Temperate rainfall

Island rainfall.

Coastal rainfall.

Forest rainfall.

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The location of iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta in Nigeria is best explained by the presence of

Limestone and coal

Manganese

Bauxite

Iron ore

River port

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Lesotho is in:

West Africa

East Africa

North Africa

Central Africa

South Africa

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The type of coal found in Nigeria is the

Bituminous grade

Non-bituminous grade

Mini-bituminous grade

High – bituminous grade

Sub-bituminous grade

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Refers to the nature of the surface of an area and the features that abound therein above the sea level.

Hill

Relief

Plain

Plateaux

Barchans

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The United Nations estimate of Nigeria population in 2009 was:

144,729,000

174,729,000.

184,729,000.

154,729,000.

164,729,000

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Nairobi is a:

East African City

West African City

North African City

Central African City

South African City

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Casablanca is a:

Central African City

South African City

West African City

East African City

North African City

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Isobar refers to:

Line that connects points of equal temperature

Line that connects points of equal sunshine

Line that connects points of equal humidity

Line that connects points of equal rainfall

Line that connects points of equal pressure

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Dominican Republic is in:

Africa

Asia

Europe

America

Australia

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A lake is a:
See also GOVERNMENT POST UTME (PRO)

Large body of water surrounded by air.

Large body of water surrounded by forest

Large body of water surrounded by rocks.

Large body of water surrounded by water

Large body of water surrounded by land

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The capital of Niger state in Nigeria is:

Yola.

Makurdi.

Minna

Gusau.

Damaturu

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The longest river in Africa is:

River Zambezi

River Zaire.

River Nile

River Benue

River Niger

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Isotherm refers to:

Line that connects points of equal rainfall

Line that connects points of equal pressure

Line that connects points of equal temperature

Line that connects points of equal humidity

Line that connects points of equal sunshine.

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Nigeria has a total land area of:

623,768 km2

923,768 km2

823,768 km2

723,768 km2

523,768 km2

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A valley is a:

Highland between hills

Highland between trees

Lowland between trees

Lowland between hills.

Rock between hills.

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A piece of land almost surrounded by water is called

Island

Isthmus

Plateau

Headland

Peninsula

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Settlements can be classified according to all the following except the

Functions

The arrangements of the building

Main occupation of the inhabitants

Number of people per settlements

The type of people that live in the area

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Crude oil is .................... rock mineral

A metamorphic

Shale

A plutonic

A sedimentary

An igneous

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................... is the time of day when tornadoes are most likely to occur.

Mid-afternoon

Noon

Dawn

Mid-morning

Evening

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Weathering of rocks is:

The formations of rocks.

The building of rocks

The deformations of rocks.

The breaking down of rocks.

The accumulation of rocks

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The World Longest Coastlines is in:

United States of America

England

Austria

Brazil

Canada

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Nigeria is having:

874 Local Government Areas

974 Local Government Areas

674 Local Government Areas

774 Local Government Areas

574 Local Government Areas.

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Which one of the following countries is having the highest quality of life?

Sweden

United States of America

England

Austria

Brazil

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An island is a:

Piece of land surrounded by forest

Piece of land surrounded by land.

Piece of land surrounded by air.

Piece of land surrounded by water.

Piece of land surrounded by rocks.

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Planet warming the use of water transport is limited by all the following except

Waterfalls

Narrow gorges

Meanders

Wide valleys

Seasonality

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To obtain the climate of a place the average atmospheric weather conditions should be considered

24years

10years

20years

None of the above

35years

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A lines drawn on a maps to show places of equal rainfall is called

Isotherm

Rainline

Hydrotope

Isotope

None of the above

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Igneous rocks are rocks formed by:

The change of minerals from a solid into a liquid

The cooling of molten minerals from a liquid into a solid.

The deposition of minerals a solid into a liquid

The heating of minerals from a solid into a liquid.

The deposition of minerals

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The new name of Calicut, a famous city of Kerala is

Koderma

Kalighat

Derma

Kozhikode

Trivendrum

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Climate is the:

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 15 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 20 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 10 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 25 years

Prevailing weather conditions of a region for 35 years

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Nigeria lies between:

Latitudes 4° and 13°N and longitudes 2° and 15°E.

Latitudes 4° and 14°N and longitudes 2° and 15°E.

Latitudes 4° and 14°N and longitudes 2° and 14°E.

Latitudes 5° and 14°N and longitudes 4° and 15°E.

Latitudes 2° and 15°N and longitudes 4° and 14°E.

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The north east and south west trade winds meet along a plane surface where they continuously rub against each other. This surface is called

Intertropical front

Windward front

Abnormal front

Leeward front

Advanced front

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Freetown is a:

West African City

South African City

East African City

Central African City

North African City

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