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A populated problem faced by some developed countries today is?
A very slow replacement rate
B over populattion
C high death rates
D high dependency ratio
The growth rate of population is determined by?
A improved agriculture
B number of death per 1000
C birth and death rates
D technological know-how
Which of the following indices is a measure of development?
A Total population
B Population density
C Life density
D Types of building
The most serious environment effect posed by hazardous wastes is
A contatmination of ground water
B destruction of habitat
C air pollution
D increase use for land to landfills
The type of coal that burns with great heat and very little smoke is?
A anthracite
B lignite
C steam coal
D peat
Which of the following is a component of a biotic community?
A Rocks
B Water
C Gases
D Animals
Volcanoes are considered natural resources because the provide?
A tourism
B mountainous landscape
C fertile soil
D carbon dioxide
The level of development of the soil profile is determined by?
A climate
B time
C parent material
D organic matter
The major factors which determines the rate of infiltration of water into the sub-soils is?
A temperature
B rainfall intensity
C nature of rocks
D nature of slope
The term used to describe the vegetation type of the Amazon Basin is?
A pampas
B coniferous
C selvas
D vale
A line drawn on a map to show places of equal temperature is known as?
A isobar
B isotherm
C isohyet
D isoline
Which of the following is an element of weather?
A Thunder
B Breeze
C Latitude
D Precipitation
Some lakes are seasonal due to their location in?
A hot deserts
B humid areas
C high altitudes
D cool temperate margin
Which of the following seas has the highest salinity?
A Caspian
B Mediterranean Sea
C Baltic Sea
D Red Sea
Which of the following rocks is charaterized by layer formation and strata?
A Metamorphic
B Vocanic
C Sedimentary
D Igneous
Which of the following is an agent of denudation?
A Insolation
B Wind
C Energy
D Gravity
The intrusive landform produced when magma is cooled within the earth surface is?
A cinder
B batholith
C composite
D geyser
Organic sedimentary rocks formed from the?
A solution of substces
B result of pressure from underlying rocks
C remain of living organisms
D vegetative matters
Shale is a fire-textured sedimentary rocks formed principally from the particles of?
A sand
B clay
C quartz
D calcite
Which of these completes its orbits in a much shorter space of time?
A Saturn
B Jupiter
C Mercury
D Earth
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