The concept of environmental balance can be taken to mean that an alteration in one of the components of the ecosystem may likely result in the

A. minimisation of the processes within the system

B. reversal of the processes within the system

C. acceleration of the processes within the system

D. stabilization of the processes within the system

E. stopping of the processes within the system

The rapid exhaustion of non-renewable natural resources may least be aided by one of the following which is it?

A. Increased urbanisation

B. Reckless exploitation

C. Inadequate technology

D. Natural disaster

E. Excessive demand

Through which of the following sea routes is crude oil from Nigerian transported to Europe?

A. North-Atlantic

B. Trans-Pacific

C. Far-East

D. South-Atlantic

E. T rans - Indian

Which of the following continents has the largest population?

A. Africa

B. Asia

C. Europe

D. North America

E. South America

All of following are major sources of air pollution except

A. gas flaring

B. domestic cooking

C. aviation combustion

D. Industrial furnaces

E. vehicle combustion

Which of following statements best describes the relationship between rural and urban centres?

A. Cities are not imporatant as rural areas

B. Rural areas are more productive than cities

C. Cities can exist without the rural areas

D. Cities and rural areas depend on each other

E. Rural areas exist only to serve the cities

The only factor that least explains the pattern of population distribution in Nigeria is the

A. Arab slave raiding

B. stability of government of the old kingdoms

C. physical factor of rainfall

D. movement of people from one place to another

E. occurrence of earthquakes in certain areas

Which of the following statements is correct about the Sokoto plains?

A. It is not an area of inland drainage

B. it lies in the middle of the country and borders the Rivers Benue and Niger

C. it is a pear shaped upland area

D. it consists of the basement complex rocks

E. it is dissected by rift valleys and plateaus

Which of the following is the characteristic pattern of rural settlements in the eastern scarplands of Nigeria?

A. Satellite

B. Nucleated

C. Elongated

D. Dispersed

E. Linear

The following rivers takes their sources from the highlands of Western Nigeria except

A. Shasha

B. Wase

C. Owena

D. Osse

E. Siluko