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A piece of land almost surrounded by water is called
A isthmus
B peninsula
C headland
D island
Wind erosion is most common in
A arid areas
B humid areas
C riverine areas
D rocky areas
The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river channel is called
A corrosion
B suspension
C corrasion
D solution
The process by which rocks are broken down and not transported is termed
A denudation
B earth movement
C weathering
D erosion
Mechanical weathering due to changes in temperature occurs mainly in
A coastal areas
B desert regions
C wet equatorial regions
D polar regions
Which of the following landforms may occur when large scale horizontal earth movements and stresses are set up in the earth's crust?
A block mountains
B fold mountains
C volcanic mountains
D residual mountains
Bedding plane is a characteristic of
A sedimentary rocks
B igneous rocks
C metamorphic rocks
D volcanic rocks
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
A sandstone
B granite
C chalk
D limestone
The outer layer of the solid earth is called the
A core
B atmosphere
C crust
D hydrosphere
Mid latitude regions are found between
A latitude 300 and 450 north only
B latitude 300 and 450 north south
C latitude 00 and 230 north and south
D latitude 300 and 450 south only
Which of the following is a satellite of the earth?
A moon
B sun
C jupiter
D mecury
In which of the following countries is tourism the leading industry?
A Ghana
B Gambia
C Liberia
D Nigeria
When was the treaty which formally established ECOWAS signed?
A July 17th 1970
B May 18th 1973
C April 18th 1974
D May 28th 1975
Which of the following countries records the highest rainfall?
A Liberia
B Algeria
C Mali
D Egypt
Which of the following types of weathering is common in humid tropical areas?
A exfoliation
B granular disintegration
C hydrolysis
D freeze-thaw
In which of the following periods is the harmattan dominant in West Africa?
A august to october
B may to july
C novermber to january
D february to april
The dry winds that blow out of the Sahara desert towards the southern parts of West Africa is known as
A fohn
B sirroco
C mistral
D harnattan
The busiest and most important ocean trade route is
A indian ocean route
B cape route
C north atlantic route
D suez canal route
Which of the following is not a common farming system in West Africa?
A crop rotation
B rotational bush fallowing
C terracing
D subsisitence
Possible solution to the problem of soil erosion in the highlands of West Africa include all the following except
A indiscriminate felling of trees
B rotational grazing
C strip cultivation
D planting of shelter belts
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