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Local farmers determine the change in fertility of any tropical soil through the
Anature of the surface
Bamount of water in the soil
Cvariation in yeld from crops growth
Dcolour of the soil
Ethe mineral composition of the soil
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Question 622
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The effect of humus in the soil is make the soil
Aretain more air
Bretain more moisture
Csparkle
Dvery soft
Ehard
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Question 623
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Oak and cedar are good examples of commercial trees common in the
Aequatorial vegetation
BMediterranean vegetation
CMonsoon Vegetation
DTundra Vegetation
EDesert Vegetation
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Question 624
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The ancient Greeks classified the climates of the world into
Atorrid, temperate and frigid zones
Bhot, cold and medium zones
Ctorrid, equatorial and polar zones
Dhot, mild and cool zones
Ehot, moist and dry zones
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Question 625
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the tropical desert climate?
ALow humidity
BCloudless skies
CDust haze
DVery high diurnal range of temperature
EVery low annual range of temperature
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Question 626
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All the following are ways in which rivers are useful to man except the
Aformation of political boundaries between countries
Bprovision of rich agricultural land
Cgeneration of hydro-electricity
Drelocation of settlement after flooding
Epromotion of trade and commerce
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Question 627
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Lacustrine plains are formed
Aon the bed of an old lake
Bat the foot of a mountain
Cin a rift valley
Don top of a plateau
Eat the mouth of a river
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Question 628
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A slender, downward growing pinnacle that hangs from a cave roof is a
Astalagmite
Bgrike
Cstalactite
Dclint
Edoline
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Question 629
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Which of the following feature is not associated with coastal erosion?
AWave-cut platform
BStack
CGeo
DMarine dune
EBay
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Question 630
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The water in which is thrown against the beach by a breaking wave is called
Aan undertow
Ba backwash
Ca fetch
Da swash
Ea surf
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Question 631
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Which of the following is a features of erosion in arid regions?
ACaldera
BBarchan
CYardang
DPediment
Eoutwash plain
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Question 632
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Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?
AWeathering.....Erosion......Deposition
BDeposition....Weathering....Erosion
CErosion....Weathering......Deposition
DWeathering...Deposition...Erosion
EDeposition....Erosion....Weathering
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Question 633
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A spring is an outlet for
Arivers
Bstreams in Karst regions
Cunderground water
Drain water in limestone regions
Evolcanic lakes
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Question 634
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The term watershed refers to the
Adirection of flow of a river from its source to the sea
Bvolume of load carried by a river
Ccrestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions
Darea drained by the main river and all its tributaries
Eentire area flooded by a river during the wet season
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Question 635
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Soil erosion leads to all the following except the
Aloss of available plant nutrients
Bloos of cultivable land
Closs of water reservoirs such as dams
Dincreasing drought condition
Eincrease in yield per hectare
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Question 636
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The principal agents in soil erosion are
Awind and waves
Bwater and wind
Cair and water
Dwater and dust
Edrought and wind
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Question 637
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An active volcano is one that
Ahas not erupted recently
Bwill not erupt
Chad earlier erupted violently
Derupts periodically
Ehas been very destructive
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Question 638
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Igneous rocks contain
Ahumus
Bfossils
Cstrata
Dpolyps
Ecrystals
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Question 639
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Which of the following statements about Jupiter is not true? It
Ais the next planet to the Earth
Brevolves round the sun
Cis the only planent with twelves satellites
Dis the largest planent jin the solar system
Eis about 773 million kms away from the sun
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Question 640
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The commentary of a football match which started at 1600 hours GMT in a town P (450W) was heard in town Q at 2200 hours GMT. What is the longitude of Q
