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ESM102
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The vegetation belt in Nigeria are determined by _________ factors.
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The high plains of __________is the largest size topographical feature in the Nigerian Environment.
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The sun being the source of solar radiation has been described by some scientists as a gigantic fireball of ______% helium.
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Between 1975 and Nigeria's vegetation witnessed sharp loss.
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and embankment can reduce the possibility of water overflowing into nearby floodplains. It could be permanent or temporary such as sandbags placed when a flood is imminent.
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________plateau has Tertiary to Recent volcanism which formed a distinct region of basaltic lava flows, volcanoes and vents at various stages of erosion
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The mean annual rainfall of Sahel savanna was reported to be mm and long dry seasons between seven to eight months.
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s the largest vegetation cover in Nigeria extending over about 50% of the total landmass.
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The amount of solar energy, that gets to the outer atmosphere of the earth is called the
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The sun being the source of solar radiation has been described by some scientists as a gigantic fireball of _______% hydrogen.
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In Nigeria the average animal sunshine hours has been reported to be _______ in the south
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The sun being the source of solar radiation has been described by some scientists as a gigantic fireball of % helium
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We don't find rain forest for instance in _________
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About ______% of the solar energy reaching the troposphere is reflected back into space by clouds, chemicals,dust and the earth's land and water surface.
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Solar radiation is most often measured indirectly by using ___________ .
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Less than % of the solar constant pass through the atmosphere and arrive at the earth's surface
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In Nigeria the average animal sunshine hours has been reported to be in the south
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A unit where the relationship of living organisms is studied is referred to as _________.
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may be described as the amount of solar radiation falling upon an environment per unit area
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_______and embankment can reduce the possibility of water overflowing into nearby floodplains. It could be permanent or temporary such as sandbags placed when a flood is imminent
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___________ may be described as the amount of solar radiation falling upon an environment per unit area
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Only _______% of the earth's total volume of water is easily assessable to us.
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Quaternary began around million years ago
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Sudan Savanna's mean annual rainfall is between __________mm
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About ------- million sq km of land have become desertified in the past 50 years.
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We don't find desert encroachment in _________
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A very small fraction of about _________% is captured by green plants, bacteria, andstimulates the process of photosynthesis.
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___________ region is known for heavy rain fall that encourages leaching and erosion.
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___________ are prominent residual rockmass which are often remnants of erosion can be found around old hard rocks
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The Continental shelf streaches ______km offshore Calabar in the east.
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The Sokoto plain is in the far __________ of Nigeria and is made of sedimentary rocks.
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___________ may be defined as a body of water, which moves over and above an area of land, which is not normally submerged
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The saline swamps of the Niger delta occupies ________ hectares
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___________is a method in which a part of a stream, river is depened, widened or straightened to allow more rapid runoff.
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Quaternary began around ______ million years ago
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Temperature on the surface of the sun has been estimated to be over
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Sudan Savanna's mean annual rainfall is between 510 and _mm
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The amount of solar energy, that gets to the outer atmosphere of the earth is called the____________
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The __________ is underlain by young sedimentary rocks with most of them possessing plain tops and a largelayer of indurate ironstone.
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Continental shelf is small in size averaging 20-25km in width in _________.
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____________stretches (around Imo to Calabar) specifically from Imo River to Calabar River estuary at the Nigeria/Cameroun borders.
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Climate change is real in Nigerian environment
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__________ is a period which is referred to as the present geological period that followed the tertiary period
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About % of the solar energy reaching the troposphere is reflected back into space by clouds, chemicals,dust and the earth's land and water surface.
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The year that Okonkwo took eight hundred seed yams from was the worst year in living memory
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Nigeria has the largest area of mangrove forest in Africa with an estimate of ___________km2.
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_________ may also be defined as the gradual removal of rock or soil particles from its initial deposit by the means of wind, waves, water, glaciers, soil slope or by human activities.
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The paucity of sand on __________ beach and environs is attributed to sediment loss to Avon and Mahin sub-marine canons off the delta toe
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The Niger Delta coast extends from the mouth of the ________river, to the mouth of the Imo River in the east
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is defined as the physical characteristics of the troposphere of an area based on analysis of its weather over at least 30 years.
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