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Land and sea breezes on a continental scale are called
Atyphoons
Bmonsoons
Cthe fohn
Dthe chinook
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Question 432
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The biosphere contains all the following except
Aman
Brocks
Canimals
Dmicro-organisms
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Question 433
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Which of the following sea routes carries the heaviest traffic?
Athe size canal route
Bthe north Atlantic sea route
Cthe capre route
Dthe panama canal route
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Question 434
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Which of the following is not a method by which rivers transport their eroded materials?
Asuspension
Btraction
Cattrition
Dsolution
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Question 435
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Which of the following features are associated with a river capture? I. Misfit river II. River terrances III. Elbow of capture IV. Wind gap
AI,III and IV
BI,II,III and IV
CI,II and IV
DII,III and IV
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Question 436
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All the following farming practices result in soil erosion except
Aploughing of land up and down slope
Bpersistant cultivation of crops in regions of inadequate rainfall
Cover-cropping
Dmixed cropping
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Question 437
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The most important action in the A horizon of a soil profile is
Aeluvation
Bdeposition
Cweathering
Dilluviation
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Question 438
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A continental shelf is economically important because it
Ais a good fishing ground
Bis good for irrigation
Cis very deep
Dconstains little salt
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Question 439
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Coastlines washed by cold currents normally have
Ahigh temperature
Bscanty rainfall
Cexcessive rainfall
Dmoderate rainfall
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Question 440
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Coastal erosion can be prevented by
Aincreasing the volume of water in the ocean
Bincreasing the volume of water around the coast
Cthe stabilization of sandy and muddy beaches by coastal vegetation
Dthe removal of sandy and muddy beaches along the coast
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Question 441
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The instrument used for measuring the speed of wind is called
Acup anemometer
Bspeedometer
Cwind vane
Dprismatic compass
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Question 442
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Compressional forces are mainly responsible for the formation of
Afold mountain
Bvolcanic mountains and lava plateau
Cresidual maountains and plants
Dblock mountains
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Question 443
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Which of the following is not a process of wind erosion?
Aabrasion
Battrition
Chydraulic action
Ddeflation
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Question 444
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Marble,slate and gneiss are
Ametamorphic rocks
Bsedimentary rocks
Cplutonic rocks
Dvolcanic rocks
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Question 445
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Which of the following gases is most abundant in the atmosphere?
Aoxygen
Bhydrogen
Cargon
Dnitrogen
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Question 446
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Heavy rainfalls are often associated with
Acirrus clouds
Bcumulonimbus clouds
Cnimbostratus clouds
Dalto-stratus clouds
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Question 447
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"it is warm and dusty,originates from the Sahara and reaches its lowest southern extent in the January". The above best describes the
ATropical Maritime airmass
BTropical Continental airmass
CSouth Westerflies
DEquatorial Easterlies
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Question 448
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The maximum temperature recorded for station X in a particular day was 140c while the minimum temperature was -40c. The diural range of temperature for the day was
A50c
B90c
C120c
D180c
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Question 449
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Six's thermometer is used to measure
Amaximum temperature
Bminimum temperature
Cminimum and maximum temperature
Daverage temperature
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Question 450
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Which of the following factors does not affect the salinity of the oceans?
