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Annual rainfall is low and erratic.The vegetation is scanty,although temperature is generally high, yet the daily range of temperature is very high.
Which of the following is the climatic type described above?
AMonsoon
BMediterranean
CBritish type
DHot cool temperate continental
EHot desert
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Question 22
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Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals?
ASandstone
BSlate
CChalk
DClay
EGranite
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Question 23
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Which of the following is a correct pair?
AGlacier/Erratic boulder
BDesert/Cavern
CLimestone/Pass
DMountain/Stalagmite
ERiver/Cut-off
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Question 24
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The intensity of the sun's heat is not much in polar regions because
Athe earth is flat at the poles
Bthe atmosphere is thick at the poles
Cthe atmosphere is thin at the poles
Dthe angle of insolation is low
Ethe angle of insolation is high
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Question 25
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What feature would you associate with a rejuvenated river?
Aa waterfall
Ba delta
Ca meander
Dsand deposits
Ea wide u-shaped valley
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Question 26
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A ship's radioed message on the high sea at 5.45pm was heard at Abidjan(5°W) at 11.15a.m on the same day.Find the position of the ship
A90E°
B92° 30'E
C95°E
D97° 30'E
E100°E
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Question 27
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Which of these is not a likely reason why the only road on the mapped area runs along the elevated feature ?
Ait was built to avoid the low, floodable region
Bthe road reduced to a minimum the cost of building ridges and culverts across the streams
Cthe major settlements are on the elevation and the road connects to them
Dthe elevation is relatively a low one and so does not constitute an obstacle to road construction
EThere is no other place through which the road could pass except on the elevation
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Question 28
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The feature running across the middle of the mapped area from N.W TO S.E, on which most of the settlements are located, is a (an)
Aridge
Bhill
Cescarpment
Dknoll
Ecuesta
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Question 29
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Ketegi settlement is typically a
Ascarpfoot settlement
Bfoot-hill settlement
Cwet-point settlement
Ddry-point settlement
Econfluence settlement
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Question 30
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The true bearing, to the nearest degree of the highest peak in the mapped area from the center of the bridge across River Obe is?
