Geography questions and answers

Geography Questions and Answers

So you think you know the world around you? Challenge yourself and learn new things with these Geography questions and answers. This Test is ideal for fellows preparing for Geography exams or just for your general knowledge and fun.

226.

Which of the following farming activity best describes the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat mainly in the savanna belt of the north?

A.

Mixed Farming

B.

Animal Farming

C.

Pastoral Farming

D.

Intensive Farming

Correct answer is C

Pastoral farming, also referred to as nomadic herding is the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat. It is mainly practised in the savanna belt of the north, especially in the sudan savanna

227.

The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

A.

Shortage of labour

B.

Absence of many rivers

C.

Absence of pure stands of trees

D.

low quality of available timber

Correct answer is C

In the tropical forest, there is the absence of pure stands of trees. In other words, in the tropical forest, the plant population do not consist largely of members of one specie, variety or type.

228.

Which of the following is not a major river basin in Nigeria?

A.

The Cross River Basin

B.

The Niger Basin

C.

The South Atlantic Basin

D.

The Sokoto Basin

Correct answer is D

River basin refers to the area generally drained by a river and its tributaries. All other options are major river basins in Nigeria except the Sokoto basin

229.

The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as

A.

Equatorial Easterlies

B.

Land and sea breeze

C.

Tropical continental airmass

D.

Tropical maritime airmass

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

230.

The following are areas of lowlands in Nigeria except in Nigeria

A.

The Chad Basin

B.

The Eastern Scarpland

C.

The Coaster plain

D.

The Niger-Benue trough

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.