GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS APPby School Portal NGAndroid Question Bank (SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB)GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS 0% SSCE/NECO/GCE (GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS) GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS APP Questions will be picked at random from the question bank.You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to.Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.Goodluck! 1 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The term gauge in railway transport refers to the? length of the rails in a country weight of vehicle that rails can bear distance between rails of a track measurement of gradient along the side slopes of the rails 2 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not an environmental hazard? Flooding Deforestation Sedimentation Earthquake 3 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following statements best explains the absence or sparcity of undergrowth in the equatorial rain forest? There is too much precipitation which destroys the undergrowth Most of the precipitation is usually cleared by run-off after heavy thunderstorms Very little rain reaches the ground because of the dense vegetation The taller trees cut off most of the sunlight 4 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Jos experiences a moderate temperature compared with other places on the same latitude in Nigeria because it receives relief rain most of the time lies at the convergence of two different air masses is on a high altitude is close to the River Niger which exerts some moderating influence on its weather 5 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The greatest hydro-electricity potential in Nigeria is found in the Eastern highlands Sokoto plains Cross-River Basin Niger Benue Trough 6 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The instrument used for recording the direction of the prevailing wind of a place over a period of one month is called? a wind vane speedomoter a wind rose an anemometer 7 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not important in defining soil? Texture Colour Capillary water Permeability 8 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on theI. gradient of the slope and gravitational force11. weight of the weathered debrisIII. supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation forceIV. type of weathering which has taken place l and lV only ll and lV only l,ll and lll l, ll and lV 9 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following favours the growth of olives in the Mediterranean region of Africa? Cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers Heavy rainfall Abundant supply of skilled labour High temperature and humidity 10 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The monthly range of temperature is the sum of the daily temperature readings for the month average of the highest and lowest daily temperatures for the month total daily temperatures for the month divided by 30 differences between the highest and lowest daily tempareture for the month 11 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Air pressure at sea levels is higher than at the top of mountain because the air at sea level has a greater weight has a lesser weight originates from the sea consists of a leser mixture of gases 12 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The following conditions are favourable for the formation of deltas except strong current running at right angles to the river mouth sheltered and almost tideless coast active vertical erosion in the upper course of the river absence of large lakes in the river course 13 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not likely to be cultivated in the north-west of the river Yate valley is millet rubber sugar beet pineapple 14 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which if the following crops below requires the following conditions for successful cultivation?i. Heavy rainfall of between 1270mm (50 ins) and 2000mm (80 ins) during the 4 to 6 months growing periods.ii. High mean temperature of 18° to 27°C (65° to 80°F) no cold season.iii. A warm, dry period for harvesting.iv. Loamy or clayey soil and an almost level ground.v. Cheap and abundant labour. Cotton Cocoa Maize Rice 15 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The world's highest population growth rates are recorded by countries that produce inadequate food are technologyically developed produce surplus food have cool climates 16 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The soil in a typical natural rainforest remains fertile and suitable for arable agriculture because? the vegetation is luxuriant there is abundant supply of sunshine and rainfall which leach the soil there is absence of plant cover the soil nutrient is continously being replenished y the decay of the dense undergrowth and fallen leaves 17 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled a dissected pleteau a volcanic plateau an intermont pleteau a tectonic pleteau 18 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS All the following are characteristics of a limestone region except? adequate luxuriant vegetation cover stony and broken surface absence of surface drainage rugged topography 19 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following Nigeria rivers provides the longest distance of internal waterways? Siluko Cross Ogun Benue 20 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Bush fallowing ensures that the land regains its fertility naturally only one crop is cultivated at a time artificial fertilizers are used modern agricultural machinery are used 21 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is The Earth Pluto Jupiter Mars 22 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The use of water transport is limited by all the following except seasonality wide valleys waterfalls floating vegetation 23 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Rock pedestals are most likely to found in? arid areas where wind abrasion has modified rocks of reisitance arid area where wond deflation has scooped out the suraface regions where river erosion has taken place region where wave hydraulic action has taken ace 24 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering? Grike Stack Scree Exfoliation dome 25 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not typical submarine relief feature? Continental shelf Roche moutonnee Continental slope Deep sea plain 26 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not being exported by Nigeria at present? Columbite Cocoa Coffee Kaolin 27 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following statements is not correct? Basalts and granties contain small and large crystals respectively Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are known as metamorphic rocks Igneous rocks occur in layers and contain fossils Sedimentary rocks which are hardened by compressions are called stratified rocks 28 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The term relative location of a settlement refers to an imaginery point on the settlement the position of a settlement in relation to others a settlement inhabited by relatives the nature of the land on which the settlement is located 29 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A good example of the tropical grassland is the vegetation found around Buenos Aires (Argentina) Massawa (Ethiopia) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Kano (Nigeria) 30 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The presence of gorges in the upper section of rivers is due to the fact that? the rocks in the upper course are less resistant hanging valleys join the main valley as waterfalls to cause the gorges the upper course has has a steep gradient the volume of the river is small 31 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following pair is not correct in the development of land and sea breeze? Temperature wiyh thermometer Rainfall with raingauge Pressure with anemometer Humidity with hydrometer 32 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Lines of longitude can best be described as great circles numbered from 0 degrees to 90 degrees the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator imaginary lines on the earth's surface joining the north and south poles the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian 33 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Rocks which do not allow water to pass through them are porous rocks impermeable rocks impervious rocks pervious rocks 34 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following best explains why the older fold mountains are much lower and less rugged than the newer ones? The older fold mountains have been subjectd to the forces of denudation for longer, geological periods The newer fold mountains are situated in areas of active earth movements The newer fold mountains, in contrast to the older ones, are made up of more resistance rocks The effects of earth movements resulting in mountain building are much greater nowadays than they were during the period of folding 35 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which if the following minerals is most likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks? Copper Coat Tin Gold 36 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following human actves has a beneficial effect on soils? Grazing Strip cultivation Bush burning Slopewise cultivation 37 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Foliage is ever green with thin undergrowth,the leaves are small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped. This description is that of the? temperate grassland tropical rainforest temperate woodland coniferous forest 38 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Textiles industries are best located in the northern part of Nigeria because of the availability of cotton high demand for cotton materials availability of heavy machinery availability of capital 39 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Loss of farmland can be contributed to all the following except? desertification sedimentation leaching sheet erosion 40 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A daily mean temperature of about 24oC, an annual rainfall of about 500mm which should fall in the growing period of about five months, and well-drained soils. These are the requirements for cultivation of soya bean sugarcane coffee groundnut 41 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The angular distance of a point of the earth surface measured in degrees from the centre of the earth is known as? orbit longitude international date line latitude 42 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS What is the local time of a place on longitude 640E ? when the GMT is 10.00a .m? 4.16 p.m 2.16 a.m 5.44 a.m 2.16 p.m 43 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS When it is 9:00am in Munich, Germany(longitude 11°E), the time in Calcutta, India (longitude 96°E). is? 2.40p.m 2.40a.m 5.40a.m 4.20a.m 44 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Salinity is mainly dependent onI. evaporationII. the amount of fresh water addedIII. ocean currentsIV winds II and III only II and IV only I and II only I, II and III only 45 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The South-eastern scarplands of Nigeria can best be described as lying north of the plateau of Chad basin west of the wester uplands west of the Cross River basin south of the southern coastland 46 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A study of the ecosystem will show the inter-relationship between vegetation and soils man and natural vegetation climate and vegetation man and the environment 47 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A rain gauge is kept in an open place in the observatory because? rain drops are deflected by the wind in an open place rain drops get into the funnel without any obstruction rain falls heavily in the open space it is much more easily accessible to the observer 48 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following poses the greatest problem to agriculture in the north-estern part of Nigeria? Sparse farming population Lack of mechanised tools Land tenure system Desert encroachment 49 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the lithosphere atmospere hydroshere biosphere 50 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following combinations of processes is associated with the formation of a rift valley?(i)Tension or compression forces(ii)Resistance and faulting(iii)Emergence of the middle crust of rocks(iv) Submergence of the middle crust of rocks i, ii and iv only i, iii and iv only ii, iii and iv only i, ii and iii only Your score is 0% Restart quiz previousMATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS APP (SSCE/NECO/NABTEB/GCE)nextCHEMISTRY PAST QUESTIONS APP Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name * Email * Website Comment *