Geography and Nature

Resources, Wildlife and Environment

25 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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All 25 questions

  1. In which Nigerian state was oil first found in commercial quantities in 1956?
  2. Which city is known as the coal city because of its coalfields?
  3. Which mineral is mined on the Jos Plateau?
  4. Which national park in Bauchi State is known for its elephants and the Wikki Warm Springs?
  5. Which cash crop is grown mainly in southwestern Nigeria for export?
  6. The groundnut pyramids were once a famous sight in which city?
  7. What is the name of the terminal on Bonny Island that processes liquefied natural gas?
  8. Which environmental problem threatens Lake Chad and the far north?
  9. Which region has suffered from oil spills and gas flaring linked to petroleum production?
  10. Which national park protects the Cross River gorilla?
  11. Which is Nigeria's largest national park by area?
  12. Where is the Ajaokuta steel complex located?
  13. Which crop does Nigeria produce more of than any other country in the world?
  14. Which tree crop, grown in the south-east and south-south, gives Nigeria palm oil?
  15. Which hydroelectric dam is built on the Kaduna River in Niger State?
  16. Which is a major forest reserve in Edo State with forest elephants and rare monkeys?
  17. Which international body did Nigeria join in 1971 because of its oil?
  18. Which rock, quarried at Ewekoro and Obajana, is the main raw material of Nigeria's cement industry?
  19. Oil was found at Oloibiri in 1956 and first exported two years later. In which year did exports begin?
  20. Which two raw materials combine at Ajaokuta for steelmaking, with the first from Itakpe?
  21. Which statement about the mangrove forests of the Niger Delta is correct?
  22. Which pair of states do the Gashaka-Gumti National Park straddle?
  23. Which product, together with groundnut and cotton, was a main export of the north before oil?
  24. In which pair of states is natural rubber mainly grown?
  25. In which state does Old Oyo National Park lie?

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