Third Term Examination Questions Geography SS 2
THIRD TERM
SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY CLASS: SS 2 DURATION ; 2HRS
Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
Temp (oC) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 24 | |
Rainfall | 325 | 52 | 132 | 225 | 270 | 310 | 354 | 416 | 221 | 31.0 | 11 | 02.1 |
Answer all questions in section A and any other four in section B. No 1 is compulsory.
SECTION A : Study the map of OGBA district and use it to answer questions 1-10
- The scale of the map in representative fraction is (a) 1:25,000 (b) 1:50,000 (c) 1:100,000 (d) 1:200,000
- The direction of Ohewo from Ipiga is (a) North East (b) South-West (c) North west (d) South- East
- Which of the following is a confluence town? (a) Ohewo (b) Oju (c) Ipoya (d) piga
- Which of the following crops is likely to be cultivated in the area liable to flooding? (a) rice (b) yam (c) cocoa (d) groundnut
- The feature marked X can be described as (a) an ox-bow lake (b) a meander (c) spur (d) col
- The direction of flow of river pam is (a) North-west (b) north-east (c) south-west (d) south –east
- The likely occupation of the people of Ipiga is ____(a) fishing (b) farming (c) mining (d) lumbering
- The settlement of Ipoya can be described as (a) linear (b) clustered (c) nucleated (d) dispersed
- The feature marked A-B can best be described as (a) concave slope (b) scarp slope (c) dip slope (d) convex slope
- The bearing of Ohewo from Adum is approximately (a) 225o (b) 265o (c) 270o (d) 275o Ohewo
- The annual range of temperature for the station is (a) 6oC (b) 9oC (c) 11oC (d) 12oC
- Which of the following pairs of weather instrument were used to collect the data for the station? (a) a rainguage and an anemometer (b) a wind vane and thermometer (c) a thermometer and a rain guage (d) a barometer and a rainguage
- Eclipse of the moon occurs when the (a) earth comes between the moon and the sun (b) sun comes between the earth and the moon (c) moon comes between the sun and the earth (d) earth and the moon move on parallel lines
- If the local time is 3.30pm is station X on longitude 20oE, hat is the time in station Y on longitude 100W? (a) 1.10pm (b) 2.20pm (c) 2.15pm (d) 4.05pm
- Metamorphic rocks are (a) rocks transformed under great heat and pressure (b) formed by cooling and solidification of molten magna (c) mechanically formed rocks (d) stratified rocks
- A plateau closed by fold mountains is called (a) an interment plateau (b) a volcanic plateau (c) a basaltic plateau (d) a continental plateau
- A fog is most likely to develop when a (a) cold dry wind blows over a cold current (b) warm moist wind blows over a cold current (c) cold dry wind blows over a warm current (d) warm moist wind blows over a warm current
- The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is (a) wind vane (b) anemometer (c) barometer (d) wet bulb thermometer
- Humidity is the amount of _______(a) cloud cover in the sky (b) water vapour in the atmosphere (c) moisture needed to cause condensation (d) mist in the atmosphere
- Convectional rains are most common in (a) equatorial regions and tropical monsoon climates (b) polar regions and Mediterranean climate (c) temperature regions (d) temperate and Mediterranean climate
- Rock which have been formed by the cooling and solidification of molten magma are called (a) igneous rocks (b) sedimentary rocks (c) conglomerates (d) metamorphic rocks
- Which of the following is not a type of mountains? (a) conical mountain (b) block mountain (c) fold mountain (d) mountain of accumulation
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of sedimentary rock? They are (a) contain fossils (b) are crystalline (c) are usually laid down in layers (d) are porous
- The difference between rate of heating and cooling over land and sea commonly results in the formation of (a) land and sea breezes (b) land breese (c) sea breeze (d) extreme of tides
- The current that washes the south west coast of Africa is the (a) Bengualla current (b) Conary current (c) Peruvian current (d) Mozambique current
- The peeling off of successive thin layers of boulders as a result of alternative heating and cooling of the rock surface is called (a) attrition (b) exfoliation (c) frost action (d) abrasion
- Which of the following is not a component of a mature soil? (a) metallic ores (b) decayed organic matter (c) water (d) air
- The C-horizon of mature land tropical soil consists of (a) accumulation of materials reached from the top soil (b) well-drained soils mixed with humus (c) parent materials that produce mineral particles of the soil (d) weathered materials from parent rocks
- The ability of a river to transport its loads depends on all the following except the (a) size of the load (b) velocity of flow (c) temperature of the water (d) volume of water
- Settlements in which building are arranged along roads, railways or rivers are (a) nodal settlement (b) nucleated settlement (c) linear settlements (d) commercial settlements
- A soil profile refers to the (a) shape of the soil (b) vertical section of the soil (c) mineral composition of the soil (d) zone of eluviation
- The trees are evergreen, forming a canopy with buttress not, climbers and creepers which of the following vegetation types does this statement refers to? (a) savanna (b) rainforest (c) swamp forest (d) Sahel savanna
- The ocean that connects Europe and America is the (a) Indian ocean (b) Antantic ocean (c) Atlantic ocean (d) Arctic ocean
- The most common mode of transportation in Nigeria is (a) air (b) rail (c) ocean (d) road
- The longest river in Nigeria is (a) Nile (b) Benue (c) Niger (d) Senegal
- The following ethnic groups are found in Nigeria except the (a) Fulani (b) Igbo (c) Yoruba (d) Masai
- Rail transport is best suited for (a) short distance travels (b) carrying bulky goods (c) carrying goods of high unit value (d) carrying light weight goods
- The main agricultural product of western part of Nigeria is (a) cocoa (b) palm oil (c) cotton (d) groundnut
- One major problem that affects cocoa production in Nigeria is the (a) inadequate market for cocoa (b) excess demand for cocoa in the worlds market (c) low rate of local consumption of cocoa (d) fluctuations in the price of cocoa at the world market
- The highest elevation in Nigeria lies on the (a) Adamawa highlands (b) Shere hills (c) idanre hill (d) Udi hills
- Liquid commodities are best transported by (a) conveyor belt (b) air crafts (c) pipe lines (d) motor cars
- The part of soil that is formed from the remains of dead plants and trees is known as (a) clay (b) sand (c) loam (d) humus
- Which of the following areas is not noted for irrigation farming? (a) the sokoto – Rima –valley (b) the lower volta basin (c) the cross river basin (d0 the lower Senegal valley
- The stripping of the surface layer if the earth to remove minerals is known as (a) adit mining (b) drilling (c) shaft mining (d) open cast mining
- Which of the following refers to the zone of living things on the earths surface? (a) Barysphere (b) Biosphere (c) stratosphere (d) atmosphere
- The temperature recorded in a place is 81oF. What is the equivalent in degree centigrade? (a) 27oC (b) 32oC (c) 35oC (d) 38oC
- A caldera lake results from the action of (a) earthquake (b) vulcanicity (c) weathering (d) folding
- Earthquake shocks are recorded by a delicate instrument called __(a) radar (b) seismograph (c) clinometer (d) altimeter
- Which of the following features is found along the lower course of a river? (a) wind gap (b) rapids (c) interlocking spur (d) meanders
- Plung pool is a feature of (a) river meanders (b) interlocking spur (c) water falls (d) water rapids
SECTION B: Answer questions 3 questions in all
- Explain how each of the following proves that the earth is spherical?
- Circumnavigation (2mks) (ii) Eclipse (2mks (iii) sunrise and sunset (2mks)
- Calculate the distance between two locations on the earth surface whose latitudes are 10oN and 17oN respectively (4mks)
2a. Describe two types of mass wasting (4mks)
- Mention factors that can affect mass wasting
- state three effect of mass wasting (4mks)
SECTION C: Answer question no 1 and any other one
3a. on a sketch map of Nigeria locate and name any four vegetation belts(4mks)
- Highlight four ways in the forest vegetation contributes to the economy of the country (4mks)
- Outline any four problems associated with the exploitation of forest vegetation (2mks)
4a. What is population density? (2mks)
- state two areas of high population densities in Nigeria and give four reasons for such high population density in one of the area chosen. (8mks)
5a. On an outline map of West Africa locate and two Anglophones countries and two Franophone countries and their capitals (5mks)
- State five problems of land locked countries. (5mks)