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The world's leading entrepots include?
A Panama, Gilbraltar and Suez
B New York, Calais and Harmburg
C Bombay. Syndey and Rio de Janeiro
D Hong Kong, London and Rotterdam
In what order do the following occur from the surface to the bottom of an oil well?
A Oil, water, gas
B Gas, oil, water
C Oil, gas, water
D Gas, water, oil
Petroleum is the most widely used source of power because to the bottom of an oil well?
A is relatively cheap to mine
B is very easily transported
C yields many types of fuel
D burns easily
An industry in which a large proportion of the weight of the inputs is lost during processing is likely to locate near the source of?
A labour
B energy
C capital
D raw materials
Cattle are sent from the Great Plains of U.S.A for fattening and sale in the?
A corn belt
B wheat belt
C industrial North East
D South East
Malaysia, Bolivia and Nigeria are noted for the production of?
A coal
B natural gas
C petroleum
D tin
A settlement located at a place on a plain where several roads meet is likely to be nucleated and?
A star-shaped
B circular
C linear
D rectangular
A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering its?
A population size and age structure
B skilled and unskilled manpower
C population and functions
D road network and industral estates
One of the tertiary services in an urban centre is?
A food processing
B petrol retailing
C car assembling
D market gardening
Which of the following regions has low population density?
A The Nile Basin
B The Ganges Basin
C North Eastern U.S.A
D The Zarie Basin
The portion of the earth that contains life is the?
A atmosphere
B hydrosphere
C lithosphere
D biosphere
Tropical rain forest are important to the functioning of the earth's environment because they are large reservoirs of?
A oxygen, mositure and biodiversity
B timber, wildlife and virgin soils
C water, energy and mineral resources
D food, fibre and medicinal plants
A tropical tree that is often grown in pure stands is the?
A mahogany
B teak
C ebony
D ironwood
Which of the following characteristics clearly distinguishes a mature soil from a juvenile one?
A Sand fraction greater than 50%
B Low nitrogen content
C Well-developed profile
D Soil pH-value of approximately 6.5
The thick, scarred barks of many savannah trees are the effect of?
A drought
B grazing
C pests
D fire
The faults both sides of the horst are?
A normal faults
B reversed faults
C tear faults
D thrust faults
The fault scarp is marked?
Which of the following statements distinguishes Koppen's Am from his Af climate?
A Rainfall greater than 2000mm
B Location of the tropics
C very short dry season
D Shorter frost season
Two cloud types of great vertical extent that produce much rainfall are?
A cumulus and stratus
B cumulus and cumulo-nimbus
C cumulo-nimbus and nimbostratus
D strato-cumulus and nimbo-stratus
When condensation occurs in a rising air mass, latent heat is?
A absorbed by carbon dioxide
B lost to the atmosphere
C stored in the water molecules
D released as sensible heat
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