SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY. CLASS: YEAR 10

SECTION A- OBJECTIVE TEST

1. Which of the following Occupations is NOT common among the peoples of southern coastland of
Nigeria? (a) Fishing (b) Lumbering (c) Trading (c) Cattle rearing.
2. The earth lies between (a) Mercury and Venus (b) Mars and Jupiter (c) Venus and Mars (d) Jupiter and
Saturn.
3. The MOST common Environmental problem in the Niger Delta is (a) Deforestation (b) Aridity (c)
Coastal flooding (d) Vulcanicity.
4. Which of the following weather instrument is paired with the wrong instrument?
(a)Pressure/barometer (b) Humidity / anemometer (c) Rainfall / raingauge (d) wind direction /
wind vane.

5. Which of the following statement is NOT correct? (a) igneous rock is formed by the cooling and
solidification of magma (b) magma is erupted from the interior of the earth (c) when magma solidifies
on the earth surface, it is called intrusive rock (d) magma contains no fossils.
6. The cooling and solidification of magma within the earth crust results in the formation of a
…………………. (a) cinda cones (b) composite cone (c) laccolith (d) lava plate.

7. Which of the following is NOT a proof that the earth is spherical? (a) the earth’s horizon as seen from
a ship (b) planetary bodies as observed from a Telescope (c) the earth’s shadow on the moon during
an eclipse (d) the four seasons.

8. Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces in the earth crust are (a) block mountain (b) fold
mountain (c) volcanic mountain (d) residual mountain.
9. Which of the following processes is associated with the ejection of Magma and other related materials
from deep below the earth surface? (a) folding (b) sedimentation (c) metamorphism (d) vulcanicity.
10. What is the shape of the earth? (a) Geoid (b) Eclipse (c) Round (d) Cuboid.
11. The instrument used in determining the speed of wind is (a) Speedometer (b) Anemometer (c)
Hygrometer (d) Wind vane.
12. Lines on a map joining places of equal temperature is called (a) Isobar (b) Isotherm (c) Thermometer
(d) Isoyet.
13. One of these is NOT an element of weather (a) Temperature (b) Rainfall (c) Relative Humidity (d)
Gases.
14. The upfolded portion of a fold mountain is called (a) Sial (b) Anticline (c) Syncline (d) Sill.
15. The MOST satisfactory explanation for the formation of fold mountain is (a) Faulting (b) Vulcanicity (c)
Compressional forces (d) Tensional forces.
16. Which rock type involves stratification (a) Metamorphic (b) Sedimentary (c) Volcanic (d) Igneous.
17. The instrument used in measuring atmospheric Pressure Is (a) Hygrometer (b) Barometer (c)
Thermometer (d) Anemometer.
18. Lines joining places of equal rainfall is (a) Isoyet (b) Isobar (c) Isohel (d) Isoneph.
19. Which of the following is a characteristic of Igneous rock? (a) loose in composition (b) arrange in layers
(c) Crystalline in nature (d) Porous in granular structure.
20. When ever Volcanic eruption occurs (a) a new flat surface emerges (b) residual mountains are formed
(c) gases and molten magma are ejected.
21. Which of the following BEST describes the harmattan? (a) it is wet and cold (b) dry, cold and wet (c) it
is dry and dusty (d) it is of high Relative Humidity.
22. Lines on map joining places of equal pressure are called (a) Isotherm (b) Isobars (c) Isoyet (d)
Isohalines.
23. The nearest part of the Ocean basin to the hinterland is called (a) Deep Sea plain (b) Continental slope
(c) Continental Shelf (d) Abyssal Plain.
24. The continental shelf is a region of great fish harvest because (a) it is too deep (b) it contains more
Phyto and Zoo planktons that attracts fishes (d) it is too cold.
25. The instrument used to detect wind direction is (a) Wind Vane (b) Rain Gauge (c) Sundial (d)
Hygrometer.
26. To obtain the climate of a place, the average atmospheric weather condition should be considered for
about (a) 45 years (b) 35 years (c) 24 years (d) 20 years.
27. What is the name of the local wind that blows between November and February? (a) Harmattan (b)
Chinook (c) Monsoon wind (d) Land breeze.
28. One of these is NOT a Petroleum Resources (a) Dual purpose Kerosene (DPK) (b) Natural Gas (c)
Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO) (d) Solar
29. In which of the vegetation belts is Lumbering an important economic activity? (a) Sahel savanna (b)
Sudan savanna (c) Tropical rain forest (d) Guinea savannah
30. “The forest is both dense and luxuriant and contains a great variety of plants with broad leaved trees”.
This statement describes the (a) Savannah (b) Tropical rainforest (c) Mediterranean woodland (d)
warm temperate forest.
31. Which of the following is NOT a Major benefit of savannah Vegetation? (a) livestock farming (b) Arable
crop Cultivation (c) Aqua Culture (d) Game reserves.
32. The term over-population is BEST defined as the situation where (a) there is high population density
(b) birth rate is equal to death rate (c) the population exceeds available resources (d) there is an
increasing birth rate and decreasing infant mortality rate.
33. A mercury barometer is used for measuring (a) wind speed (b) temperature (c) Sunshine (d)
Atmospheric Pressure
34. Which of the following is NOT a major type of migration (a) Rural-Urban (b) International (c) Inter-
Community (d) Urban-rural.
35. If the total land area of a country is 24,000 square kilometers and the population is 7,200,000. What is
the Population Density of the Country? (a) 200 persons per km 2 (b) 200 persons per km2 (c) 2000
persons per km2 (d) 3000 persons per km2.
36. Which of the following is NOT a problem of Overpopulation? (a) Widespread unemployment (b)
inadequate workforce (c) rapid increase in population (d) decline in standard of health.
37. Equal degree of cloudiness is represented by (a) Isoneph (b) Isobar (c) Choropleth Map (d) Pie Chart.
38. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity is called (a) Hygrometer (b) Wind vane (c)
Anemometer (d) Thermometer.
39. 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 air.
40. The major causes of change in population size are (a) Births, deaths and Migration (b) Births, marriage
and deaths (c) Births, accidents and deaths (d) migration, fertility and marriage.
41. A continental shelf is economically important because it (a) is a good fishing ground (b) is good for
irrigation (c) is very deep (d) contains little salt.
42. The variation in salinity of sea water depends on the following factors EXCEPT, the (a) rate of
evaporation (b) amount of fresh water supplied by rivers (c) Rate of water mixing by oceans current
(d) slope of the Land.
43. Compressional forces are mainly responsible for the formation of (a) Fold Mountain (b) Volcanic
Mountains and Lava Plateaus (c) residual mountains and plains (d) Block mountains.
44. “they are formed from the accumulation of material derived from other rocks which have been
cemented together” this is a description of a ……………. (a) Metamorphic rocks (b) plutonic rocks (c)
Organically formed sedimentary rocks (d) mechanically formed sedimentary.

45. The fourth planet from the sun in the solar system: (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
46. The hottest planet is ………. (a) Venus (b) Pluto (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter.
47. Which of the following is an evidence to show that the earth is spherical in shape? (a) elliptical Orbit
(b) Earth’s curved horizon (c) revolution of the earth (d) seasonal changes.
48. Imaginary lines drawn on the globe (earth) running from north to south at right angles to the parallels
are called ……………. (a) parallels of latitude (b) lines of longitude (c) Equator (d) international dateline.
49. The gaseous portion of the earth is …………. (a) hydrosphere (b) lithosphere (c) Atmosphere (d)
Biosphere.
50. “it occurs when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon (a) lunar eclipse (b) dawn (c)
partial darkness (d) solar eclipse.

SECTION B

Answer only FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Distinguish between weather and climate

(b) Identify and describe any four elements of weather.

2. Describe the factors which favours the development of hydroelectric power (HEP)
resources in Nigeria.

(b) State the benefits of Hydroelectric power to the people of Nigeria.

3. Name one area in Nigeria important for each of the following:

i. Limestone
 ii. Petroleum
iii. Columbite

(b) Explain any THREE contributions of mineral resources to the economy of Nigeria

4. On an outline map of Nigeria, show and name

i. The Mangrove swamp forest

ii. The Sahel savanna
iii. The Guinea savanna
iv. The Tropical rain forests

(b) Highlight FOUR ways in which the Tropical rain Forest is of economic Importance.

5. Explain the term “Salinity of the Ocean”

(b) Describe THREE factors that cause variations in the salinity of seas and oceans.

(c) Outline THREE ways in which Oceans are of importance to man.

6. Outline THREE major types of rocks.

(b) Explain the mode of Formation of any ONE of the rocks listed in 6 (a) above.

(c) Outline FOUR Ways in which rocks are of importance to Man.