Ss3 Geography Exam Questions 2nd Term

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SECTION B

1. Mt Everest is in which continent? (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) Africa
2. Alps mountain is in which continent? (a) Europe (b) North America (c) South America (d) Asia
3. Andes mountain is in which continent? (a) South America (b) North America (c) Asia (d) Europe
4. The Rockies mountain is in which continent? (a) South America (b) North America (c) Asia (d) Europe
5. Which of these is not a relevance of remote sensing? (a) energy consumption (b) facilitates study of features (c) information gathering from inaccessible areas (d) multidisciplinary application
6. The class of remote sensing in which microwave length are used is referred to as (a) photogrametry (b) radar (c) raster (d) satellite
7. The following are characteristics of remotely sensed images except (a) density (b) pattern (c) shape (d) tone
8. Tectonic process that help to reshape the earth’s surface include the following except (a) basin (b) earthquake (c) folding (d) vulcanicity
9. The instrument used in measuring the intensity of earthquake is called (a) barograph (b) binocular (c) seismograph (d) thermometer
10. Fold mountains are formed mainly by (a) compressional forces (b) earthquake (c) erosional activities (d) eruption of molten magma
11. “They are crystalline, non-stratified, hard and impervious”. The rock type described above is (a) calcareous (b) carbonaceous (c) igneous (d) sedimentary
12. The shortest distance between any two points on the earth is along the (a) great circle (b) grid line (c) prime meridian (d) poles
13. One of these is not used in bush fallowing (a) Hoe (b) Cutlass (c) Tractor
14. Bush fallowing is mainly for …………. (a) Export (b) Import (c) Subsistence
15. One of these had made the system of bush fallowing difficult (a) abundance of land (b) growing population (c) poor farm tools
16. One of these crops is not popularly planted in bush fallowing system(a) Cotton (b) Sugar cane (c) Cassava
17. The largest producer of Gold in Africa is…………. (a) Nigeria (b) South Africa (c) Ghana
18. Crude oil is mined by a method called …….method

(a) Drilling (b) Shaft (c) Adit

1. Crude oil is mined in Mersa and Bregha in _________

(a) Gabon (b) Algeria (c) Libya

1. Copper is not mined in …………..

(a) Ndola in Zambia (b) Uwkundu in Zimbabwe (c) Onitsha in Nigeria

1. Which of these areas is densely populated in West Africa (a) Niamey (b) Monrovia

(c) Mali (d) Kano

1. High population density is of great economic importance for the following reasons except (a) Large labour force (b) Increase in standard of living (c) Defence (d) Togetherness
2. The following factors are responsible for the growth of the population in Lagos state except (a) Job opportunities (b) Good roads (c) Presence of unskilled labour

(d) Historical factors

1. These towns are all moderately populated except (a) Niamey (b) Ouagadougou

(c) Bamako (d) Abidjan

SECTION B

1. List four factors responsible for high population density in Accra.
2. Discuss any one of Gold, Copper or Petroleum under the following headings: (a) Areas of mining (ii) Method of mining (iii) Transportation and Marketing
3. Outline any five characteristics of bush fallowing.
4. Give five reasons why bush fallowing system is becoming unpopular.
5. Explain two major problems affecting the application of GIS.
6. Mention two ways satellite remote sensing can be applied.
7. State three processes through which energy can be transmitted.
8. On a sketch map of Africa, show the following highlands (i) Kilimanjaro (ii) Atlas (iii) Drakensberge (iv) Guinea highland