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The vegetation that is characterized by tall trees climbing plants and creepers in the Amazon is called
A pampas
B veldt
C selvas
D steppes
A soft, black opaque carbonaceous rock that can be used to make pencils is
A lignite
B graphite
C lead
D coal
The biodiversity of an ecosystem may be reduced through the
A extinction of plant species
B removal of a single animal
C introduction of a new plant
D trapping of a single fish
The medium class of layered cloud which brings continuous rain, snow or sleet is the
A altocumulus
B altostratus
C stratocumulus
D nimbostratus
The direction of flow of ocean currents is determined mainly by the
A rotation of the earth and land and sea breezes
B shape of the continents and the temperature of the continental interior
C prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth
D depth of the ocean and the amount of fresh water inflow
The most obvious physical feature that distinguishes undisturbed mature soil from an immature soil is the
A humus content
B layered profile
C nutrient status
D topsoil texture
The most common tree in the desert is the
A date
B acacia
C pine
D larch
A direct natural consequence of drought is
A famine and starvation
B high mortality rate in livestock
C drying up of most water sources
D change in the chemical property of soils
The distance between the two confluences along River Kedi is
A 9.7km
B 10.7km
C 11.7km
D 12.7km
The prominent feature running approximately N.W to S.E is best described as
A A ridge
B A spur
C An escarpment
D An embankment
The drainage pattern of the area shown is
A Trellis
B Dendritic
C Radial
D Centripetal
Aperi is an example of a
A Confluence settlement
B Foothill settlement
C Wet-point settlement
D Dry-point settlement
A profile drawn along LK, north east of River Aye describes
A Convex slope
B Concave slope
C Straight slope
D Convex-concave slope
The section labelled R represents
A An offshore beach
B a continental shelf
C a continental slope
D a marine platform
the ocean feature at point S is best described as
A a submarine ridge
B an ocean floor
C an ocean dip
D a continental edge
The range of population growth in the less developed regions during the period illustrated is approximately
A 2.1 to 2.7%
B 1.6 to 2.7%
C 1.4 to 2.1%
D 0.4 to 1.6%
Which of these statements is true concerning the three rates illustrated above?
A The rate were highest in 1950 and declined steadily throughthe years
B The world rate is closer to that of the more developed region than that of the less developed
C The average world rate of growth in 2010 is less than the other two rates
D the rate of the more developed regions virtually declined through-out the period
The two dams found in the Upper and Lower Nile respectively are
A Sennar and Jebbel Aulia
B Gezira and Sennar
C Aswan and Jebel Aulia
D Sennar and Aswan
The group of countries that produce most of the cocoa in West Africa is
A Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia
B Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Benin
C Ghana, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire
D Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
An example of a horst in Africa is
A Kilimanjaro
B Ruwenzori
C Cameroon
D Erta Ale
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