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The most dense airline network in the world is found in?
A Western Europe and Eastern Europe
B North America and South America
C North America and Australia
D Western Europe and North America
Urban and rural settlements are best differentiated by their?
A population and function
B population only
C function and location
D function only
The most critical and variable element of weather in a tropical environment is?
A potential evaporation
B sunshine hours
C temperature
D rainfall
Plants are of primary importance to animals within an ecosystem because they?
A can be composed and provide nutrient to soils
B act as windbreakers and provide shades
C store nitrogen and transpire water
D produce oxygen and provide sinks for carbon (IV)
A country which experiences earthquakes frequently is?
A Cameroun
B Japan
C Brazil
D Tanzania
A tropical soil formed on wind drift material and usually featuring a late-rite layer is known as?
A latosol
B lithosol
C regosol
D podzol
Ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere but in an anticlockwise direction in he southern hemisphere because of the?
A rotation of the earth from east to west
B strong and more persistent winds in the southern hemisphere
C company active currents in the northern hemisphere
D rotation of the earth from west coast
A small hill resulting from the process of peneplanation is called?
A a hum
B an arete
C a monadnock
D an inselberg
The concept of environment balance can be taken to mean that an alteration in one of the components of the ecosystem may result in the?
A acceleration of the processes within the system
B disruption of the processes within the system
C minimization of the processes within the system
D stablization of the processes within the system
The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately?
A 15 hours
B 40 minutes
C 4 hours
D 4 minutes
Trees in the coniferous forest are noted for their?
A needle leaves and softwood
B needle leaves and hardwood
C broad leaves and softwood
D broad leaves and hardwood
A cool ocean current may bring to the coast it washes cool and?
A dry conditions if winds are off shore
B dry coditions if winds are on shore
C wet conditions if winds are off shore
D wet conditions if winds are on shore
Rocks minerals are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are?
A found in sedimentary rocks
B found in crystalline rocks
C arrange in a deginite pattern
D arrange vertically
The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for a long time is the?
A ecosystem
B community
C trophic level
D climax
Which of the following sets of environmental resources is renewable?
A Water, iron ore and soils
B Water, gold and plants
C Water, plants and soils
D Water, soils and minerals
The most common greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is?
A chlorofluorocarbon
B carbon(ii) oxide
C hydrogen bromide
D carbon (iv) oxide
Equatorial trough or low-pressure belt is commonly known as the?
A easterlies
B doldrums
C cyclonic front
D horse latitudes
Temperate and sub-tropical grasslands on the Africa continent are found in?
A Zimbabwe and Morocco
B Malawi and South Africa
C Namibia and Zambia
D South Africa and Lesotho
The Nigerian rivers that take their sources from the Jos Plateau include?
A Chalawa, Kano and Kaduna
B Katsina-Ala, Gongola and Rima
C Kaduna, Sokoto and Jama'are
D Jama'are, Gongola and Kaduna
Recent growth in manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy has been mostly associated with the?
A growth of the petroleum industry
B increase in communication networks
C increase in agricultural divesification
D growth of the iron and steel industry
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