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All the following are examples of heavy industries except
A furniture making
B ship building
C refining of petroleum
D iron and steel
E aluminium smelting
When two separate towns grow and merge into, the one new settlement formed is called a
A conurbation
B megalopoils
C dormitory town
D metropolis
E satellite town
Settlements can be classified according to all the following except
A arrangement of the buildings
B number of people per settlemnet
C main occupation of the inhabitants
D number of buildings per unit area and land
E the type of people that live in the area
All the following are major pollutants of the environment except
A the flaring of gas in oil wells
B oil spillage
C industrial waste products
D domestic cooking
E combustion from vehicles
The relationship between organisms in the ecosystem implies that the components
A are Interdependent
B share common ideas
C give birth to one another
D are enemies
E build one another
Heavy rainfall favours the formation of acid soils because it
A results in capillary rise of base elements from deep below
B results in greater weatering of minerals
C causes more leaching of base elements
D result in capillary rise of base elements from deep below
E increases bacterial activity in the soil
Local farmers determine the change in fertility of any tropical soil through the
A nature of the surface
B amount of water in the soil
C variation in yeld from crops growth
D colour of the soil
E the mineral composition of the soil
The effect of humus in the soil is make the soil
A retain more air
B retain more moisture
C sparkle
D very soft
E hard
Oak and cedar are good examples of commercial trees common in the
A equatorial vegetation
B Mediterranean vegetation
C Monsoon Vegetation
D Tundra Vegetation
E Desert Vegetation
The ancient Greeks classified the climates of the world into
A torrid, temperate and frigid zones
B hot, cold and medium zones
C torrid, equatorial and polar zones
D hot, mild and cool zones
E hot, moist and dry zones
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the tropical desert climate?
A Low humidity
B Cloudless skies
C Dust haze
D Very high diurnal range of temperature
E Very low annual range of temperature
All the following are ways in which rivers are useful to man except the
A formation of political boundaries between countries
B provision of rich agricultural land
C generation of hydro-electricity
D relocation of settlement after flooding
E promotion of trade and commerce
Lacustrine plains are formed
A on the bed of an old lake
B at the foot of a mountain
C in a rift valley
D on top of a plateau
E at the mouth of a river
A slender, downward growing pinnacle that hangs from a cave roof is a
A stalagmite
B grike
C stalactite
D clint
E doline
Which of the following feature is not associated with coastal erosion?
A Wave-cut platform
B Stack
C Geo
D Marine dune
E Bay
The water in which is thrown against the beach by a breaking wave is called
A an undertow
B a backwash
C a fetch
D a swash
E a surf
Which of the following is a features of erosion in arid regions?
A Caldera
B Barchan
C Yardang
D Pediment
E outwash plain
Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?
A Weathering.....Erosion......Deposition
B Deposition....Weathering....Erosion
C Erosion....Weathering......Deposition
D Weathering...Deposition...Erosion
E Deposition....Erosion....Weathering
A spring is an outlet for
A rivers
B streams in Karst regions
C underground water
D rain water in limestone regions
E volcanic lakes
The term watershed refers to the
A direction of flow of a river from its source to the sea
B volume of load carried by a river
C crestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions
D area drained by the main river and all its tributaries
E entire area flooded by a river during the wet season
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