Question 1 of 20 85 total questions
A country that has its railways operating on three different gauges is?
A the U.S.A
B Japan
C Russia
D Australia
Sydney, Hong Kong and San Francisco have attained considerable importance because of their function as?
A important railway junction
B capital cities
C seaports
D cross roads
Access to water and kinship ties can lead to?
A nucleated settlements
B ribbon settlements
C loose-knit settlements
D dispersed settlements
The movement of people from a village to an irrigation project area may be described as?
A urban-urban migration
B rural-urban migration
C urban-rural migration
D rural-rural migration
Which of the following river basins is most densely populated?
A The Ganges
B The Amazon
C The Niger
D The Zambezi
The most sparsely populated areas of the world include?
A Canada and Eurasia
B China and Japan
C Japan and Indonesia
D Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
A process that creates deep gorges on the land surface is?
A sheet erosion
B splash erosion
C gully erosion
D wind erosion
One direct adverse environmental effect of deforestation is?
A èscalated soil erosion
B reduced forest income
C increased farmer-conflicts
D ozone layer depletion
Shifting cultivation in agriculture involves?
A intensive cultivation in a highly populated region
B cultivating alternative plots to allow natural regeneration
C cultivating food crops on subsistence basis
D cultivating cash crops principally for export
A mineral that is essential in cement production is?
A talc
B coal
C gypsum
D quartzite
The main mineral composition of lateritic soils are?
A sodium and nickel
B magnesium and zinc
C potassium and calcium
D iron and aluminium
One distinguishing characteristics of ferruginous soils is the?
A occurence of iron concreation in the B horizon
B predominance of clay in the A horizon
C well-developed A and B horizons
D high content of organic matter in all the horizons
If the temperature of a place is 68°F, what is its equivalent in degree centigrade?
The climate that is noted for its summer dryness is the?
A Equatorial climate
B Tropical monsoon climate
C Cool temperature climate
D Mediterranean climate
The speed of wind is usually measured using?
A a wind vane
B a wind rose
C an anemometer
D a thermometer
Which of the following is a warm currents?
A East Australlian current
B California currents
C Peruvian
D Antarctic drift
The effect of ocean currents along the coasts they wash are experienced?
A during summer only
B during winter only
C when prevailing winds are onshore
D when prevailing winds are offshore
A type of landform that is associated with large scale orogeny is a?
A block mountain
B volcanic mountain
C fold mountain
D residual mountain
A feature produced as a result of glacial deposition is?
A a cirque
B a moraine
C an arete
D a hanging valley
Rocks often develop cracks when they are exposed to?
A compression and movements
B joints and faults
C compression and tension
D joints and cracks
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