What method of mining is used for extracting petroleum in Africa?

A. Crushing

B. Drilling

C. Adit

D. Open cast

What factor accounts for the slow rate of industrial development in Tropical Africa?

A. Inadequate capital

B. Availability of essential social services

C. Adequate skilled labour

D. Modern technology

What is the name of the local wind that blows in West Africa between November and February?

A. Harmattan

B. Chinook

C. Monsoon wind

D. Land breeze

Which of the following vegetation belts in Africa is the most extensive?

A. Mediterranean forest

B. Temperate grassland

C. Savannnah

D. Temperate forest

Through which of the following sea routes is crude oil from West Africa transported to European markets?

A. the panama canal route

B. the cape route

C. the suez canal route

D. the North Atlantic route

Which of the following towns has winter rainfall and summer drought?

A. Banjul

B. Cape Town

C. Lagos

D. Accra

Favourable factors for lumbering in Africa include all the following except

A. high demand for tropical timber

B. presence of many economic trees

C. high demand for fuel wood

D. inaccessible equatorial forest