WORD OF FAITH GROUP OF SCHOOL 2022/2023

GEOGRAPHY PRE MOCK QUESTION

1.Which of the following phenomena is not directly related to the revolution of
the earth?
A. seasonal changes
B. varying duration of sunshine hours
C. unequal solar radiation on the earth’s surface
D. night and day
E. the tropics

2.Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate?

1. commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation
agriculture. 5. dry farming
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 5
C. 3 and 4
D. 1 and 5
E. 2 and 3

3.Inter-regional trade between countries in West Africa is promoted mainly by

A. relationship with former colonial rulers
B. production of similar goods
C. deliberate government policies in recent times
D. competition among the nations in Africa
E. frequent changes in government of different countries

4.Which statement is NOT true of the middle belt in Nigeria?

A. the soil is not productive
B. the population is sparse
C. there are insect pests and disease carriers
D. mineral resources can be found there
E. none of the above

5.Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?

A. Lokoja-Ajaokuta
B. Lagos-Ikeja
C. Port Harcourt-Aba
D. Kaduna-Zaria
E. Abeokuta-Ibadan

6.Which purpose is NOT served by the Kanji Dam?

A. provision of research facilities
B. provision of water of domestic use all over Nigeria
C. provision of fishing facilities
D. generation of electricity for use all over Nigeria
E. provision of recreational facilities

7.What is the Nile valley best known for?

A. Industrial development
B. Water navigation
C. Commerce
D. Development
E. Hydro-electricity

8.Which is not exported by the Republic of South Africa?

A. Wines
B. Maize
C. Wool
D. Coffee
E. Wheat

9.Name the most important industrial mineral of Ghana

A. Diamond
B. Bauxite
C. Manganese
D. Gold
E. Aluminium

10. Which of the following factors least explains the fast growing population in
Africa?
A. control of diseases
B. decline in death rate
C. the education of women
D. improvement in transportation
E. provision of more hospitals

11. If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the
map?
A. 1:250,000
B. 1:25,000
C. 1:200,000
D. 1:100,000
E. 1:125,000
12. Which of the following most accurately describe the climate of coast lands
which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?
A. summer rain, winter drought
B. winter rain, summer drought
C. rain all the year round
D. monsoon rainfall pattern
E. aridity

13. How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?
A. By wind erosion
B. By Folding
C. By glacial erosion
D. By weathering
E. By river deposition

14.Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world
population during the twentieth century?
A. The slave trade was abolished
B. Death rates have decreased rapidly
C. Birth rates have increased rapidly
D. Increasing world production of food
E. Large-scale migration of people

15.What does subsistence agriculture mean?

A. Intensive agriculture
B. Extensive agriculture
C. Agricultural production for cash
D. Agricultural production for export
E. Agricultural production for household consumption

16.The period when the earth is furthest from the sun is

A. aphelion

B. summer

C. perihelion

D. spring

17. A traveller crossing the international Date Line from America to Asia at 12 midnight on Sunday,
would have to change his watch to 12 midnight on

A. Sunday
B. Monday

C. Tuesday

D. Saturday

18. Lakes formed as a result of landslides, screes or avalanches are known as

A. man-made lakes

B. barrier lakes

C. caldera lakes

D. rock-hollow lakes

19. In many areas, limestone rocks are resistant to water erosion on their surfaces and form uplands
because of their

A. coarse and resistant minerals

B. low porosity and permeability

C. dense and amorphous structure

D. joints and pervious nature

20. Fluid, basic lava flow is likely to give rise to a volcanic

A. dome

B. cinder cone

C. shield

D. saddle reef

21. Villages develop into urban centres when they ____

A. attract more people
B. produce enough food
C. establish educational institutions
D. grow in commerce and industry

22.When condensation occurs in a rising air mass, latent heat is _____

A. absorbed by carbon dioxide
B. lost to the atmosphere
C. stored in the water molecules
D. released as sensible heat.

23. Two cloud types of great vertical extent that produce much rainfall are _____
A. cumulus and stratus
B. cumulus and cumulo-nimbus
C. cumulo-nimbus and nimbostratus
D. strato-cumulus and nimbo-stratus.

24. The cheapest means of transport for long distance travel is by _____
A. rail
B. water
C. air
D. road.

25. If the distance between two points on a map with scale 1: 50,000 is 35mm, what is the
distance between them on the ground?
A. 1.50 km
B. 1.55 km
C. 1.75 km
D. 1.85 km.

26. If a map has a scale of 1: 50,000 and a cocoa plantation is represented on the map by a
rectangle 5 cm by 4 cm, what is the area of the plantation?
A. 5 km2
B.6km2
C. 20km2
D. 25km2.

27. On which of the following pairs of dates is the length of day and night equal on the earth’s
surface?
A. June 21st and September 21st
B. March 22nd and December 22nd
C. June 21st and December 22nd
D. March 21st and September 23rd.

28. Lakes formed as a result of landslides, screes or avalanches are known as _____
A. man-made lakes
B. barrier lakes
C. caldera lakes
D. rock-hollow lakes.

29. Which of the following is a major environmental problem in heavily industrialized regions?
A. Accelerated erosion
B. Water pollution
C. Frost damage
D. acid rain.
30. The crossing of a boundary between two countries by a migrant is best described as ____
A. emigration
B. Immigration
C. Out-migration
D. international migration.

31. A process whereby a plant community is replaced by another is known as ________

A. colonization
B. succession
C. competition
D. consolidation.

32. The duration of sunshine is measured by the ______

A. aneroid barometer
B. Campbell-Stokes recorder
C. cup-anemometer
D. minimum-maximum thermometers.

33. Quartz, feldspar and mica are three principal minerals that can easily be seen in _____
A. basalt
B. coal
C. granite
D. limestone.

34. The rock with the least carbon content is ______

A. Coal
B. Sandstone
C. marble
D. lignite.

35. The process by which organic matter is decomposed and synthesized to form part of the soil
is known as ______
A. humification
B. mineralization
C. laterization
D. nitrification.

36. Which of the following groups consists of energy resources?

A. Petroleum, uranium and manganese
B. Coal, bauxite and uranium
C. Water, copper and sun
D. Coal, petroleum and water.

37. A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is _______
A. Standard time
B. solar system
C. earth’s orbit
D. moon’s eclipse.

38. A tremendous pressure or temperature change may lead to the formation of ______
A. limestone
B. granite
C. gneiss
D. clay.

39. Which of the following sources of power supply is renewable?

A. Solar
B. Coal
C. Gas
D. Nuclear.

40. Hygrometer is used to measure ______

A. rainfall
B. wind direction
C. relative humidity
D. sunshine.

41. The largest ocean in the world is the _______

A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean.

42. Rock minerals are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are _______
A. found in sedimentary rocks
B. found in crystalline rocks
C. arranged in definite pattern
D. arranged vertically.

43. The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately ______

A. 15 hours
B. 40 minutes
C. 4 hours
D. 4 minutes.

44. A slope is said to be even when the contours are _________

A. equally spaced
B. concentric
C. closely spaced
D. irregularly spaced.

45.Which of the following statements is true about the drainage of the mapped
area?

 A. The watershed from which the rivers take their sources is in the North West
 B. R.Isbo and R.Gembeh are the rivers that drain the distrint
 C. R.Gembeh has many distributaries
 D. An oxbow lake has been formed at the point of intersection of R.Isbo and R.Gembeh

46.The common modes of transportation in the mapped area are

 A. Railway and water

 B. Pipeline and railway
 C. Road and water
 D. Air and water

47.The planet which revolves around the sun in a clockwise direction is

 A. Jupiter
 B. Mars
 C. Saturn
 D. Uranus

48.In the southern hemisphere, the summer solstice falls on

 A. 21st March
 B. 22nd December
 C. 23rd September
 D. 23rd June

49.The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is

 A. Jupiter B. Mars
 C. Mercury
 D. Pluto

50.What will be the time in Sao Luis, Brazil (Longitude 45 w) when it is noon in
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London (Longitude 0)?

 A. 10.00pm
 B. 10.00am
 C. 9.00am
 D. 7.20am

GOOD LUCK!