The problem of land available for agriculture can be solved by

A. compulsory acquisition of all pieces of land in dispute

B. enacting laws to regulate access to land

C. creating more land through land reclamation

D. collecting land rent from prospective farmers

Wastage of agricultural produce may not be worsened by

A. poor transportation

B. land frangmentation

C. inadequate storage facilities

D. inadequate procesing facilities

The replacement of traditional farming methods with modern methods is a step in agricultural

A. expansion

B. education

C. development

D. diversification

Which of the following statement is not an impediment to the development of agriculture in West Africa?

A. teeming population of insect pests

B. aggressive agricultural extension

C. chaotic marketing systems

D. pollution of the environment

Which of the following statements is not correct about Land Use Act?

A. land cannot be used for any purpose

B. government has control over unused land

C. it does not lead to land fragmenttion

D. it aims at re-allocation of land for farming purposes

The difference between subsidy and loan is that subsidy

A. is a short term credit whil loan is a long term credit

B. is a medium term credit while loan is short term credit

C. requries a colateral while a loan does not

D. is not refundable while a loan is refundable

Which of the following statement best describes subsistence agriculture?

A. the rearing of animals only

B. small scale production of crops and livestock

C. raising of crops and animals for sale

D. use of machines in agricultural production

The main aim of wildlife management is to

A. prevent extinction of species

B. rovide lots of cheap protein

C. generate foreign exchange through exportation of meat

D. reduce the population of trypanosome parasites

Which of the following groups of crops will perform better in the savanna zone of West Africa?

A. cotton,millet and groundnut

B. cotton,coffee and cocoa

C. tobacco,sorghum and banana

D. sorghum,millet and oil-palm

The largest kola-nut producing vegetation zone in West Africa is the

A. sahel savanna

B. sudan savanna

C. derived savanna

D. mangrove swamp

Which of the following processes does not lead to the physical disintegration of rocks? The

A. heating and cooling of rock surfaces

B. expansion and contarction of rock minerals

C. formation of cracks and crevices

D. rapid cooling and solidification of rocks

The two main elements of climate which affect soil formation are

A. rainfall and temperature

B. rainfall and air

C. temperature and light

D. wind and relative hunidity