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A mercury barometer is used for measuring
A wind speed
B temperature
C sunshine
D atmospheric pressure
The climatic belts recognized by the Greek were
A torrid,temperate and frigid
B hot,cold and medium
C hot,mild and cool
D equatorial,polar and torrid
Which of the following is not true of pie chart?
A statistics of various item can be represented on a single diagram
B it is often difficultto compare the component parts
C data with wide extreme can be conveniently represented in a pie chart
D it is easy to draw
A geyser is best described as/an
A pool of hot water
B explosion of volcano
C thermal stream
D fountain of super heated stream
Most of the world's lakes are fresh lakes which are
A fed by rivers with outlets to the sea
B fed by melting glaciers
C fairly saline due to excessive evaporation
D constant in volume
Which of the following pairs are are desert landforms?
A wave-cut platforms and self dunes
B sandbars and sandspits
C yardangs and zeugens
D barchans and tombolos
Which of the following is not true of stalagmites and stalactites?
A stalagmites are upward growing pillars while stalactites are downward growing
B stalagmites are short and wide while stalactites are long and narrow
C stalacties are formed on the floor of limestone caves while stalagmites are formed on roofs of limestone caves
D stalactites are longer than stalagmites
Which of the following is not a type of mountain?
A conical mountain
B block mountain
C fold mountain
D mountain of accumulation
Rocks which have been formed by the cooling and solidification of molten magma are called
A igneous rocks
B sedimentary rocks
C conglomerates
D metamorphic rocks
Which of the following is not a characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They
A contain fossils
B are crystalline
C are usually laid down in layers
D are porous
The innermost section of the Earth is the
A core
B mantle
C crust
D sial
When a ship appears over the distant horizon the
A hull is seen before the cabin
B hull and the mast are seen together
C mast is seen before the hull
D cabin is seen before the mast
On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer,places in the Northern Hemisphere experience
A longer day and shorter night
B twilight
C shorter day and linger night
D longer day and night
Which two planets lie between the sun and the earth?
A venus and mars
B venus and jupiter
C mercury and venus
D mercury and satum
Which of the following crops are likely to do well in the south west?
A Cocoa and cassava
B Maize and cocoa
C Rice and sugar cane
D Sugarcane and coffee
The landform marked S is a
A Col
B Spur
C Plateau
D Knoll
The elevation of the point marked Z is approximately
The total length of River Yalen from the boundary at Ijer to its confluence with River Ayila is approximately
A 8.8km
B 7.6km
C 5.7km
D 3.3km
The location of Sabe town has been influenced mostly by the
A Mineral workings and agriculture
B Rivers that pass through the town
C Latitude of the area
D Mineral workings and transportation
Proportional circles are commonly used to illustrate
A Population distribution
B Information on transport
C Relative amount of traffic
D Amount of rainfall
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