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More than half of the world's trade is?
A among developing countries
B among developed countries
C between developed and developing countries
D between Asiatic and African countries
The standard railway guage is most common in?
A North America and Europe
B Europe and Africa
C Africa and North America
D South America and Africa
The lack of access to food in some parts of the world emanates from?
A low development of natural resources
B educational inequality
C poor transport
D economic inequality
An industry is optimally located where?
A profit is minimized
B cost is maximized
C revenue is maximized
D profit is maximized
Fertile plains are usually characterized by a pattern of settlement referred to as?
A nucleated and concentric
B nucleated and elongation
C dispersed
D nodal
The merging of two or more extensive urban areas results in a?
A city
B megalopolis
C conurbation
D metropolis
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
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