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For which of the following pairs of economic activities is the Argentine Pampas famous?
ALumbering and manufacturing
BMining and fishing
CRanching and commercial grain farming
DSubsistence agriculture and ranching
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Question 32
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The fishing industry in the Mediterranean Sea is BEST accounted for by the fact that?
Ait is a warm sea
Bit is shallow and rich plankton
Cthe coastal dwellers are fishermen
Dfishing is an old industry in the basin
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Question 33
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Urban settlements in West Africa function mainly as?
Amarket towns amd commercial centers
Bcultural and religious centers
Cindustrial centers
Dadministrative capitals
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Question 34
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In a humid environment, settlement located at the foot slope of a scarp where a permeable one are often referred to as?
Alinear settlements
Bribbon settlements
CSpring-line settlements
Ddispersed settlements
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Question 35
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Which of the following islands has rich volcanic soils supporting a well-organized plantaion agriculture and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world?
ACuba
BCyprus
CSumatra
DJava
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Question 36
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In which of the following groups of countries has heavy concentration of population been made possible by irrigation along fertile river valleys in an otherwise arid environment?
AEgypt, Ethiopia, India
BEgypt, Nambia , Somalia
CEgypt, Iran, Iraq
DEgypt, Chile,Australia
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Question 37
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The largest areas of very sparse population in the world outside the desert are the?
Amountainous areas, tropical and temerate forests
Bmountainous areas and interior grassland
Cdeltaic areas and coastal swamps
Dtropical forests and mediterranean lands
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Question 38
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Which group of people have the following characteristics? i. Adapted to living in a harsh environment. ii. The natural occupations are hunting, fishing and herding. iii. The food consists mainly of meat, milk, fish and berries. iv Lead a nomadic life.
AThe turaregs of the Sahara Desert
BThe lapps of Eurasia
CThe Eskimos of North America
DThe Masai of East Africa
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Question 39
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In which of the following is the soil matched with the wrong type of climate?
APodzol: Cool temperate
BChernozem: temperate desert
CBrown soils : Warm temperate
DLateritic soils: tropical
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Question 40
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A mature soil with distinct horizons, occurring in a particular climatic zone, but influenced strongly by topography, is best described as?
Azonal
Bintrazonal
Cazonal
Dalluvial
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Question 41
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Two major groups of immature and weekly developed soils in Nigeria are?
Aregosols and ferrisols
Blithosols and ferrisols
Cferrisols and ferrasols
Dregosols and lithosols
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Question 42
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The vegetation consists of small trees and shrubs many of which have the ability to store water in their stem. Their leaves are small and commonly covered with wax. This description fits the vegetation of?
Acoastal Tanzania
Bnorth-east Brazil
Ccoastal British Columbia
Dnorth-east Queensland
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Question 43
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Which vegetation type is found in regions with the following characteristics? i. Temperature generally over 20°C during the summer. ii Rainfall only during the winter months
AConifers
BChaparrels
CTemperate grasses
DMosses and lichens
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Question 44
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Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low?
Alight intensities
Bwater supply
Ctemperatures
Dsoil salinity
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Question 45
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Which type of climate has the following characteristics? i. Both monthly and annual temperature average about 28°C. ii Annual rainfall commonly varies from about 1800mm to more than commonly 3000mm. iii Rainfall of at least 150mm occurring every month of the year.
AMonsoon
BEquatorial
CSavannah
DMediterranean
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Question 46
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If the temperature at sea level in a particular place is 30°C, a place 350m above sea level in the same area will have a temperature of?
A-5.00°C
B7.25°C
C18.33°C
D19.50
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Question 47
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The actual amount of water vapor held in the air at any particular time is called?
Aeffective precipitation
Beffective pressure
Crelative humudity
Dabsolute humidity
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Question 48
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Which of the following contributes LEAST to the generation and movement of ocean surface currents?
Awind friction
Btemperature differences
Cocean salinity
Dearth rotation
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Question 49
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Four ways in which a river transports its load are?
