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All the following are important in the environmental balance except the
Ahydrological cycles
Bnitrogen cycle
Cfood chain
Doxygen cycle
Ecarbon cycle
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Question 12
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The high concentration of people in the Philippines Island is mainly due to the
Aabundant water supply for irrigation
Badequate water supply for industries
Crich volcanic soils
Dfertile alluvial soil
Ecool temperate climate
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Question 13
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All the following resources is renewable?
APetroleum
BPeat
CCoal
DHydro-electricity
ENatural gas
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Question 14
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Plants which manufacture food from simple inorganic substances are called
Aheterotrophs
Bautotrophs
Cphotosynthetics
Ddecomposers
Emicrobes
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Question 15
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An ecosystem has all the following characteristics except that it is
Aintegrative
Bstructured
Ca component
Da system
Ea function
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Question 16
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Which of the following is the most important use of the natural vegetation in savanna regions?
AWildlife habitat
BGrazing
CFirewood
DLumbering
EHunting
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Question 17
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The most predominant action in the first horizon of a soil profile is
Ailluviation
Beluviation
Cdeposition
Dsedimentation
Etransportation
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Question 18
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A soil particle whose diameter is between 0.05mm and 2.00mm is classified as
Aclay
Bloam
Csand
Dsilt
Egravel
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Question 19
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In Koppen's classification the first member of the system represents the
Adry climate
Bwarm temperate climate
Ctropical rainy climate
Dpolar climate
Etropical continental climate
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Question 20
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Winds in anticyclones differ from winds in cylones mainly because they
Ablow anticlockwisely in the northern hemisphere
Bblow outwards
Cblow inwrds
Dare affected by the earth's rotation
Eresult in light rainfall
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Question 21
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If the temperature at the foot of a mountain is 25 0C what will be the temperature at its summit if the mountain is 4000m high?
A510C
B260C
C100C
D-10C
E-6.50C
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Question 22
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In tropical deserts large diurnal ranges of temperature occur because of the
Aabsence of tradition
Bscarcity of water
Cprevalence of strong winds
Dabsence of highlands
Eabsence of cloud cover
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Question 23
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Which of the following ocean currents has different temperature characteristics?
ANorth Atlantic Drift
BBrazilian current
CBenguela current
DSouth equatorial current
EMozambique current
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Question 24
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A catchment area is the
Aexposed part of an acquifer that receives rain
Barea where a river its source from
Carea where a river empties its water
Darea of land through which a river flows
Erich fertile basins of river that attracts settlement
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Question 25
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Which of the following feature is not normally found uper course of a river?
ACanyon
BMeander
CRapid
DMis-fit
EWaterfall
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Question 26
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Basalt differs from granite because it
Adoes not contain fossils
Bis crystalline in structure
Cis richer in iron and magnesium oxides
Dis an igneous rock
Eis formed from magma
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Question 27
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An eclipse of the moon occurs when the earth
Arevolves round the moon
Bcomes between the moon and the sun
Crotates on its axis
Drevolves round the sun
Ecomes between the moon and the stars
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Question 28
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The distance of Leningrad (lat 600Nlong 300E) from the equator is approximately
A8880km
B6660km
C5700km
D3330km
E1110km
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Question 29
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During a football match, the referee observed that the local time was noon while the Greenwich Mean Time was 16.16hours, what is the longitude of the place where the match was being played?
