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Seasons are recognized with in the tropics primarily on the basis of?
A air masses
B temperature
C rainfall
D evaporation
The circulation of ocean currents is?
A clockwise both in the north and southern hemispheres
B anti-clockwise both in the southern hemispheres
C anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise both in the southern hemispheres
D clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise both in the southern hemispheres
Which of the following landforms originates from aeolian erosion?
A Wadi
B Deflation hollow
C Sand dune
D Playa
Which of these sets of rivers enter the sea through esturies?
A The Thames, Zaire and Plate
B The Plate, Ganges and Columbia
C The Nile, Rhine and st. Lawrence
D The Zarie, Thames and Niger
Which of the following sets of rocks is organically formed?
A Rock salt, breccia and conglometerate
B Clay, mudstone and sandstone
C peat, chalk and limestone
D Girt, coal and shale
At which of the following latitudes would you expect more than 24 hours of continuous sunshine or darkness at a particular time of the year?
A 40°N and S
B 50°N and S
C 60°N and S
D 70°N and S
Sedimentary rocks are easily recognized in the field because they?
A form round hills
B are faulted
C form vertical columns
D occur in layers
A map drawn to a scale of 1: 180,000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map?
A 1: 60,000
B 1: 90,000
C 1: 360,000
D 1: 540,000
The captain of a ship in the mid sea observed that it was local noon as he was listening to 08.00 hrs BBC world news. On which longitude was his ship?
A 60°E
B 60°W
C 120°E
D 120°W
Which of the following scales would allow the greatest amount of detail on a map?
A 1: 20
B 1: 50
C 1: 500
D 1: 2,500
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