GEOGRAPHY SS2

OBJECTIVE
Answer all Questions.
1. H.E.P means …….. 8. The average weather condition of
a) Hydro electric power specific area over many years is
b) Hydro electronic power called_________
c) Hydrogen electrical power a) Climate
d) Hydrothermal power b) Weather
e) No answer c) Lithosphere
2. The……….. classification of climate is based on d) Relief
only temperature e) No answer
a) Greek 9. The desert encroaching the Sahel
b) Koppen region, including areas in Northern
c) Lateral Nigeria is the _________desert
d) Latitude a) Namib
e) Swifter b) Sahara
3. The following are environmental problems c) Nigeria
EXCEPT………. d) Chadian
a) Soil erosion e)No answer
b) Drought 10. The natural lake found in North Eastern Nigeria
c) Pollution is____
d) Power a) Lake Chad
e) No answer b) Lake Nasibi
4. The gradual removal of the top soil is …….. c) Lake Kanji
a) Soil erosion d) Lake MUMU
b) Drought e) Lake Kabuga
c) Pollution 11. A/An-------- is a piece of land surrounded by
d) Power water
e) No answer a) Island
5. The state of prolonged and abnormal moisture b) Lake
deficiency and a general state of dryness is c) Delta
…………. d) Zoo
a) Soil erosion e) School
b) Drought 12. The Plateau found in North Central
c) Pollution Nigeria is _________
d) Power a) Jos Plateau
e) No answer b) Futa djallon Plateau
c) Cameroun Plateau
6. Overgrazing causes……… d) Sokoto Plateau
a) Soil erosion e) No answer
b) Drought 13. The major mineral resources found in
c) Pollution Jos are _________
d) Power a) Tin and Columbite
e) No answer b) Crude Oil
c) Coal
7. ……… are streams or rivers that flow into a d) Limestone
larger stream or main stream, river or lake e) No answer
a) Tributary 14. Temperature is NOT measured
b) Distributaries in_________
c) River Capture a) Degree Kelvin
d) Confluence b) Degree Celsius
e) River capture c) Degree Fahrenheit
 d) Kelvin
e) No answer
15. The Futa djallon Plateau in Guinea is
the source of the_________ 18. The Niger Delta area of Nigeria is rich in ………
a) River Niger a) Crude Oil
b) River Benue b) Tin and Columbite
c) Lake Chad c) Iron
d) River Nile d) Coal
e) No answer e) No answer
16. Which of the following pairs of landforms are of 19. The largest tributary of River Niger is……..
desert origin? a) River Kaduna
A. Yardangs and batholiths b) River Benue
B. Sandbars and tombolos c) River Kabuga
C. Zeugens and inselbergs d) River Kano
D. Barchans and tombolos e) River Giwa
E. Deltas and Ox bow lakes
17. ______ is responsible for the formation of Spits? 20. The confluence between Rivers Niger and Benue
a) Long share drift and wave depositions is___________
b) Westerly winds a) Markurdi
c) Ocean currents and trade winds b) Lokoja
d) Tides and Waves c) Jos
e) River Capture d) Kano
e) Lagos

THEORY- Answer Number 1 and any other three

Questions
1. Use the climatic data of Station X below to
answer the questions that follow.
 i) Plot a line graph of Temperature 4) With the aid of diagrams, describe the appearance
against months and mode of formation of the following landforms.
ii) Plot a bar chart of Rainfall i) Delta ii) Rock Pedestal

Ja Fe M Ap Ma Ju Ju Au Se O No De 5) Name and explain the

Month
n b ar r y n l g p ct v c characteristics of the figure below

Temperatu
16 20 22 23 25 28 28 30 27 26 23 21
re (°C)

Rainfall 18 18 14 16 22 23
62 50 56 89 83 41
(mm) 0 9 0 3 8 0
against months.
b) What is the difference between an Island and a lake?
iii) Calculate the month of the
highest rainfall
iv) Calculate annual rainfall
v) Calculate the range of
temperature
2. On a sketch map of Nigeria, locate and name.
i) An inland lake in North-Eastern Nigeria
ii) Rivers Niger and Benue
iii) The confluence town
iv) The Niger Delta

3 Using appropriate diagrams, state the process of

formation
(i) waterfall (ii) river capture
CLASS: SS1
SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
 10. The latitude which divides the earth into two
NASIBI SCIENCE ACADEMY equal halves is called___
GEOGRAPHY SS1 a) Tropic of Cancer
Objective b) Tropic of Capricorn
1. The ___is a star c) Equator
a) Sun d) Greenwich Meridian
b) Moon 11. The Plateau found in North Central
c) Earth Nigeria is _________
d) Venus a) Jos Plateau
2. The ___ is referred to as the zone of life b) Futa djallon Plateau
a) Lithosphere c) Cameroun Plateau
b) Atmosphere d) Sokoto Plateau
c) Ecosphere 12. The major mineral resources found in
d) Isosphere Jos are _________
3. ___ rocks are fossilized rocks a) Tin and Columbite
a) Igneous b) Crude Oil
b) Sedimentary c) Coal
c) Metamorphic d) Limestone
d) No answer 13. Temperature is NOT measured
4. ___ rocks are formed as a result of heat and in_________
pressure on preexisting rocks a) Degree Kelvin
a) Igneous b) Degree Celsius
b) Sedimentary c) Degree Fahrenheit
c) Metamorphic d) Kelvin
d) Residual 14. The Futa djallon Plateau in Guinea is
d) circle the source of the_________
5. Long 0° is referred to as ___ a) River Niger
a) Greenwich Meridian Time b) River Benue
b) Tropic of Capricorn c) Lake Chad
c) Equator d) River Nile
d) Tropic of Cancer 15. _________are elevated upland with
6. Lat 0° is referred to as ___ extensive level surface and usually
a) Greenwich Meridian Time descending steeply to the surrounding
b) Tropic of Capricorn lowland
c) Equator a) Plateaux
d) Tropic of Cancer b) Lake
7. ___ of the Earth causes Day and Night c) Island
a) Revolution d) Valleys
b) Rotation
c) Equinoxes 16. _________plateaux formed due to
d) Eclipses the earth’s movement which causes the
8. ___ of the Earth causes Seasons Uplift of some areas and the depression
a) Revolution of others
b) Rotation a) Tectonic
c) Equinoxes b) Volcanic
d) Eclipses c) Dissected
9. There are equal days and nights during ___ d) Residual
a)solstices 17. _________ is an extensive area of
b) equinoxes gentle undulating land, usually a few
c)eclipses metres above sea level
d) no answer a) Lowlands
b) Lake
 c) Plateaux
d) Valleys
18. The average weather condition of
specific area over many years is
called_________
a) Climate
b) Weather
c) Lithosphere
d) Relief
19. The desert encroaching the Sahel
region, including areas in Northern
Nigeria is the _________desert
a) Namib
b) Sahara
c) Nigeria
d) Chadian
20. The ratio of Distance on the Map to the
Distance on the Earth surface is referred to as
the _________ of the map
a) Scale
b) Topography
c) Relief
d) Distribution

THEORY QUESTIONS
ANSWER ANY FOUR QUESTIONS

1. Show important lines of longitude and common parallels of Latitude.

2 Differentiate, draw and indicate the types of eclipse.

3 Name, draw and explain features of the Residual Mountain

4. List the types of rocks and explain their mode of formation and characteristics

5a) Calculate the distance between Lagos (4° N ) and Cairo (30° N )
b) List three differences between longitude and Latitude

6a) State three facts to prove that the earth is a sphere.

b) List the eight planets from the nearest to the sun to the farthest
c) Why is Pluto not considered part of the Solar system?