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Which of these features is associated with wind erosion in the deserts?
A zeugen
B barchan
C ripples
D dunes
Which of the following are water pollutants?
A aquatic animals
B shrimps
C dissolved fertilizers
D water plants
One of the features of a fold mountain is
A graben
B anticline
C dyke
D horst
All the following are processes of physical weathering except alternate
A heating and cooling
B freezing and thawing
C wetting and drying
D oxidation and hydrolysis
Sedimentary rocks are usually
A crystalline
B impervious
C stratified
D brittle
Another name for the core of the earth is
A lithosphere
B barysphere
C troposphere
D endosphere
The earth is enveloped by a mixture of gases referred to as the
A biosphere
B lithosphere
C mesosphere
D atmosphere
The region on the earth's surface popularly referred to as the land of midnight sun is the
A north of the Equator
B south of the Equator
C north of the Arctic circle
D north of the Tropic Capricorn
A relative humidity of 100 percent means that air is
A unsaturated
B saturated
C dry
D moist
The part of the earth where life exists is the
A hydrosphere
B baryshphere
C biosphere
D atmosphere
If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 750 W?
A 6.00 p.m
B 5.00 p.m
C 6.00 a.m
D 5.00 a.m
Which of the following is not a characteristic of lines of longitude? They
A run from East to West
B converge at the poles
C run from north to south
D are used in calculating local time
Which of the following is not a proof of the earth's sphericity?
A circumnavigation of the earth
B deflection of winds
C ship's visibility
D the circular horizon
How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution?
A 88 days
B 225 days
C 365 days
D 687 days
When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun
A eclipse of the moon occurs
B the length of the day varies
C a solar eclipse occurs
D the length of the day increases
The earth lies between the
A mercury and the venus
B mars and the jupiter
C venus and the mars
D jupiter and the pluto
Which of the following is not a capital city of an ECOWAS state?
A Nairobi
B Lome
C Dakar
D Bissau
The largest off-shore island in Africa is the
A island of Madagascar
B canary island
C St. Helena island
D cape verde island
Which of the following is not a problem of timber exploitation in Tropical Africa?
A inadequate transport facilities
B trees not in pure stand
C difficult terrain
D heavy rainfall
The Sahel savanna vegetation is predominantly found in
A cote d'ivoire
B mauritania
C morocco
D sierra leone
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