MID TERM TEST FIRST TERM GEOGRAPHY SS 1

FIRST TERM MID TERM TEST

SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY  CLASS: S SS 1     Time: 2 HOURS

SECTION A; Objectives 

1. The sun is overhead at the tropic of cancer on (a) March 21 (b) December 22 (c) September 23 (d) June 21
2. Which of the two planets lie between the Sun and the Earth? (a) Mercury and Saturn (b) Venus and Mars (c) Venus and Jupiter (d) Mercury and venus 
3. When the moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun (a) the length of the day varies (b) Eclipse of the moon occurs (c) a solar eclipse occurs (c) the length of day increases.
4.  Which of the following is not a proof of the Earth sphericity? (a) the circular horizon  (b) circumnavigation of the earth. (c) deflection of winds (d) Ship visibility.
5. The distance of planet Mercury from the sun is about (a) 60 million km (b) 50 million km (c) 40  million km (d) 57 million km 
6. The brief period between Sunset and complete darkness is known as (a) Dawn (b) Solstices (c) Equinox (d) Twilight
7. The most distance planet from the sun is  (a) Venus (b) mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
8. The latitude which marks the limits of the apparent movement of the overhead Sun are ——–

1. Equator and the Arctic Circle. (b) Tropic of cancer and Capricorn (c) Arctic and Antarctic circles (d) Tropic of cancer and Artic circle.

1. On March 21 each year, all  towns in the southern hemisphere experience (a) complete daylight f(b) partial darkness (c) equal length of night and Day (d) longer period of twilight
2. Which of the following are the possible causes of soil erosion?                                                                                           

1. Bush  Burning    II. Overgrazing III.  Reafforestation  IV. Excavation                                                            (a) I and II only (b) I, II and IV only (c) I, II and III only (d) II, III and IV only 

11.) Which of the following pairs of minerals form the bulk of the inner core of the Earth?  

(a) Silicon and Copper (b) Aluminium and Iron (c) Iron and Nickel (d) Tin and columbite 

12.) What is the time in accra at longitude 00 when the local time at longitude 450 is 12 Noon? (a) 3pm (b)        5pm (c) 7pm (d) 9pm 

13.) In the Northern hemisphere, summer solstice is experienced on (a) March 21 (b) December 22 (c) September 22/23 (d) June 21

14.) Marble is a metamorphosed (a) Basalt (b) Granite (c) Gabbro (c) Limestone

15.) Which of the following pairs of rock examples are sedimentary? (a) Graphite and Sandstone (b) Grabbro and schist (c) Limestone and chalk (d) Gneiss and Granite 

16.) Nigeria is located between longitude (a) 30E and 10E (b) 100E and 1O0E (c) 30E and 150E (d) 20E and 150E

17.) The combination of Sial and Sima constitute (a) Hydrosphere (b) Atmosphere (c) iosphere (d) Lithosphere

18.) Marble, Slate and Gneiss are (a) Volcanic rock (b) Plutonic Rock (c) Sedimentary Rock (d) Metamorphic rock. 

19.) If A is Located on latitude 60N and B on latitude 120N,  What is the distance between the two places? (a) 1998km (b) 777km (c) 666km (d) 66.6km 

20.) The angular distance of a point on the the Earth’s surface measure in degrees from the centre of the Earth is known as (a) Latitude (c) Orbit (d) International dateline

21.) As a volley ball match was being played in town Y, the referee observed that the local time was noon which the Greenwich mean time was 22:00 hours on the same day.what is the longitude of Town Y? (a) 1500W (b) 200E (c) 1450W (d) 200W

22.) What is the distance between Accra, Latitude 5030’N and London, Latitude 51030’N. (a)5,306km (b) 5,216km (c) 5,406km (d) 5,106km.

23.) Which of the following is not a metamorphic rock (a) Loess (b) Marble (c) Slate (d) Gneiss

24.) “They are formed from the accumulation of materials derived  from other rocks which have been cemented together “ this is the description of (a) Colvanic rocks (b) plutonic rocks (c) originally fomed sedimentary rocks (d) Mechanically formed sedimentary rocks

25.) Which of the following statements is not true of the solar system? (a) The planets revolve around the sun (b) The rays of the sun gives energy to the system (c) The Sun is at the centre of the system (d) All the planets rotate round the sun 

26.) Geography can be defined as ———- (a) Study of planets (b) Study of the subject (c) Description of the mountain and vegetation (d) Description of Earth. 

27.)  Compass point can be divided into the following number except (a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4.

 28.) To obtain the climate of a place the average atmospheric weather condition should be considered about (a) 20 Years (b) 24 Years (c) 35 Years (d) 40 Years    

 29.)  There are ———- local government in Nigeria (a) 360 (b) 774 (c) 102 (d) 149 

30.)  Dutse is the capital of what state (a) Ibadan (b)  Lagos  (c)  Nasarawa  (d)  Zamfara 

SECTION B: Theory 

    ANSWER THREE (3) QUESTIONS 

    1.a . What is a great circle   b.   Outline three characteristics of a great Circle     c.    If the time at Longitude 1000E was 5am on Monday, 11th April 2011, what was the;    (I) Time at Longitude 100W (II) Day at longitude 100W (II) Date at Longitude 100W

2. a.   List three types of Sedimentary rocks classified according to their mode of formation b.    Name the Rocks that are formed when the following rocks undergo Metamorphism; (I) Granite (II) Clay (II) Shale (IV) Limestone.

 (c) Outline three (3) differences between sedimentary and metamorphic rocks  

3. State four (4) differences between rotation and revolution of the Earth. 

b.) With the aid of diagram describe the following (i) Eclipse of the Sun (ii) Ellipse of the mood

1. c) Highlight two (2) effects of revolution of the earth
2. A state the three reasons to show that the Earth is Spherical. (b) With the aid of diagram, describe the four position of the Earth during the revolution around the Sun. (c.) Write short note of the following; (I) Twilight (II) Equinoxes (III) Solstices.