First Term Examination
Class : SSS 2
Subject : Geography
Duration : 1 Hour 30 Minutes
1. The major export product of Nigeria is _________. (a) limestone (b) computers (c) coal (d) crude oil
2. The planting of new trees to replace those felled is referred to as _____________. (a) deforestation (b) re-afforestation (c) lumbering (d) forestry
3. The following are traditional means of communication except _________. (a) courier service (b) gun blast (c) town crier (d) smoke gun
4. What are the two important movement of the earth? (i) Roaming (ii) Rotation (iii) Revolution (iv) Tracking (a) I ansd IV only (b) II and III only (c) III and IV only (d) I and Iii only
5. Which mountain type is also called mountain of denudation? (a) Volcanic (b) residual (c) fold (d) undulating
6. A settlement is a collection of buildings with __________ living in them. (a) Ball (b) animals (c) tree (d) people
7. The cheapest mode of transport for the conveyance of bulky goods across countries is ___________. (a) air (b) land (c) pipeline (d) water
8. The full meaning of GSM is ___________. (a) Grade System of Mobile Support (b) Global System of Mobile Telecommunication (c) Global System of Mobilization (d) Glo System of Mobile Telecommunication
9. A civil servant who moves from a town to a city because of transfer can be said to have performed __________. (a) rural-turban migration (b) urban – rural migration (c) rural-rural migration (d) international migration
10. Obudu Hills and Adamawa mountains can be found in which of these regions? (a) Chad basin (b) eastern highlands (c) north central highland (d) southern coast land
11. Which of these is Not a reason for high population density? (a) commercial activity (b) favorable climate (c) fertile soil (d) high cost of living
12. Benefit of e-mail include ____________. (a) efficiency video conferencing. (c) sales of stamps (d) money order
13. The smallest and hottest planet of the solar system is called ___________. (a) earth (b) venus (c) mercury (d) jupiter
14. The gradual breakdown of rocks in smaller pieces by either physical or chemical process is called _____________. (a) erosion (b) denudation (c) weathering (d) deposition
15. What will be the local time in Nigeria (15°E) when the time is 7:00p.m. in town Y (30°W)? (a) 9:00a.m (b) 10:00p.m. (c) 10:36a.m. (d) 10:36 p.m.
16. One advantage of road transportation over other modes of transportation is its ___________. (a) affordability (b) flexibility (c) accessibility (d) availability
17. The occurrence of excessive volume of water in areas not usually water logged is called _________. (a) flooding (b) overflow (c) earthquake (d) soil erosion
18. A single family residence, separated from one another by bushes and containing few people can best be described as _________. (a) metropolis (b) town (c) homestead (d) village
19. The movement of persons from one village to another village is ____________ migration. (a) international (b) rural to rural (c) rural to town (d) urban to urban
20. Which of the following g countries has the highest population density? (a) Indonesia (b) Kenya (c) Angola (d) Brazil
Section B : Answer any three (3)
1. Describe the following terms :
(a) sources of a river
(b) course of a river
(c) mouth of a river
(d) river basin or catchment area
(ẹ) watershed or water divide
2. Explain the stages of a river diagrammatically.
3a. Define a Delta
3b. State two (2) types of Delta and explain.
4a. Describe the action of a wind.
4b. State five (5) characteristics of a desert.
4c. Draw a rock pedestal and label.
5. Explain climatic factors using the following heading :
(a) latitude
(b) Altitude
(c) Continentality or distance from the sea.
(d) Ocean currents.