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Geography Past Questions
Planetary winds are deflected on crossing the Equator due mainly to the effects of
- A. Ferrel's law
- B. Coriolis Force
- C. Gravitational force
- D. The jet stream
- E. The jet stream
Ferrel’s law states that winds deflect to the
- A. Left in the northern
- B. Right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left in the Southern hemisphere
- C. Right in both hemispheres
- D. Left in both hemisphere.
- E. Left in both hemisphere.
Which of the following is a cold ocean current
- A. Mozambique
- B. gulf stream
- C. Kuro Siwo
- D. Benguela
- E. Benguela
The major air mass affecting the climate of West Africa in summer is the
- A. harmattan wind
- B. tropical continental
- C. warm equatorial
- D. tropical maritime
- E. tropical maritime
What is the Local Standard time in New York (750W) when it is 2 p.m. in Accra?
- A. 7 p.m. (19hrs)
- B. 7 a.m. (0700hrs)
- C. 9 p.m. (2100hrs)
- D. 9 a.m. (0900hrs)
- E. 9 a.m. (0900hrs)
The bearing of Jata from Adaba is approximately
- A. 29°
- B. 17°
- C. 21°
- D. 25°
- E. 25°
The highest volume of shipping across the Atlantic ocean is
- A. between Europe and Africa
- B. between North America and Europe
- C. between African and South America
- D. between North America and South America
- E. between North America and South America
The major sedimentary minerals found in Nigeria include:
- A. tin, columbite and gold
- B. tin, coal and salt
- C. limestone, columbite and diamond
- D. limestone, petroleum and coal
- E. limestone, petroleum and coal
The bearing, to the nearest degree, of the mosque in Amagu settlement from the middle of the bridge across the River Zogo is
- A. 41°
- B. 51°
- C. 61°
- D. 31°
- E. 31°
The proportion of the earth's surface occupied by ocean is approximately
- A. 97%
- B. 77%
- C. 87%
- D. 67%
- E. 67%