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Which of the following is mainly associated with tourism?
A Rural settlement
B Commercial settlement
C Holiday resort
D Confluence town
The number of deaths, births, immigrants and emigrants over a specified time interval determines the population
A density
B change
C growth
D structure
The ratio of registered births to the population of women of child-bearing age is known as the?
A fertility rate
B mortality rate
C growth rate
D morbidity rate
Which of the following factors discourages population concentration in area?
A Grasslands
B Frozen soils
C Mineral deposit
D Alluvial plains
Accelerated soil erosion result from a combination of?
A bad farming practice and mulching
B intensive cultivation and cover crops
C bad farming practices and fertilizers
D intensive cultivation and overgrazing
Global warming directly results in?
A melting ice cap and rising sea level
B corrion of roofing sheets
C increasing in atmospheric pressure
D population explosion and rapid urbanization
The major terrestrials ecosystems are often referred to as?
A biomes
B biomass
C grasslands
D boreal forests
The most significant economic use of ocean water is for ?
A drinking
B bathing
C transportation
D recreation
The texture of the soil depends on the constitution of?
A sand. silt and humus
B sand, clay and stones
C sand, silt and clay
D sand, clay and quartz
An important characteristics of the B-horizon in tropical ferruginous soils is the?
A eluviation of oxides
B concentration of organic matter
C accumulation of oxides
D predominance of parent material
Plants that are highly tolerant of drought and can survive in dry habitats are referred to as?
A hydrophytes
B mesophytes
C tropophytes
D xerophytes
A major characteristics of the tropical continental climate is the?
A occurrance of high diurnal temperatures throughout the year
B Absence of cloud cover throughout the year
C prevalence of high and constant temperature throughout the year
D occurrance of alternating wet and dry seasons throughout the year
The storm which occurs over the China Sea between latitudes 8θ and 15θ N and S of the equator is a?
A tropical thunderstorm
B torando
C typhoon
D temperature thunderstorm
The phenomenon of change in direction of wave fronts as the approach the sea shore is known as a?
A wave refraction
B tidal wave movement
C wave drifting
D retrogradation
An ox-bow lake is usually located in a?
A volcanic crater
B karst valley
C river valley
D desert oasis
Rocks that are composed of particles derived previously existing rocks are referred to as?
A Metamorphic rocks
B intrusive igneous rocks
C sedimentary rocks
D extrusive igneous rocks
Which of the following rock types is formed through the ejection of magma onto the surface of the earth?
A Lignite
B Granite
C Slate
D Basalt
The rock type formed through the deposits compression of elastic particles is ?
A anthracite
B sandstone
C limestone
D mudstone
Th earth's crust consists essentially of?
A magnesium and silica
B silica and aluminium
C calcium and aluminium
D magensium and calcium
Chain survey is most convenient for measurements on ?
A rocky environment
B plains
C embarkment
D irregular slopes
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