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Transhumance is the seasonal migration of live-stock?
A from the lowlands to the uplands
B from the north to the south following the rains
C in the semiarid steppes
D in search of water and pasture
The leading wheat producing region of the world is the?
A Pampas of Argentina
B Prairre of North America
C Downs of Australia
D Veldt of South Africa
A major problem associated with lumbering in tropical as compared with temperate forests is that the?
A low density of rivers make log transportation costly
B timber trees do not grow in pure stands
C hardwoods are not in great demand
D terrain is swampy
In which of the the following countries is land reclaimed from the sea intensively used for cultivation?
A Begium
B England
C Finland
D Holland
British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for?
A lumbering
B mining
C fishing
D power
Eluviation is the process by which?
A soluble substances are removed from the upper layers of the soil
B soluble substances are deposited in the upper layers of the soil
C fine particles are removed from one layer of the soil to another
D Fine particles are deposited in the upper layers of the soil
Which of these is the BEST indicator of high population density in rural area?
A High absolute population
B Low natural resources base
C High population density
D Extensive soil erosion
Settlement listed in increasing size are?
A hamlet, conurbation, village , city
B hamlet, village, city, conurbation
C village , conurbation, city, hamlet
D village, hamelt, city, conurbation
In which of the following climate belt is ferruginous soils found?
A Tropical arid
B Tropical continental
C Temperate arid
D Temperate continental
A poorly-drained soil is characterized by greyish colour and?
A high acidity
B abundant ferric oxides
C goosds aeration
D excessive drainage
Which of the following vegetation types is mainly confined to the Northern hemisphere?
A Tropical Grassland
B Equatorial Forest
C Tundra
D Desert
Which of the following trees evergreen and has small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped leaves?
A Spruce
B Teak
C Oak
D Eucalyptus
In the temperate rain forest, most of the trees?
A are of softwood
B are small in size
C are of hardwood
D have needle-like leaves
On maps, places with equal sunshine duration are joined by?
A isohyets
B isotherms
C isonephs
D isohels
The Inter-tropical Discontinuity is the meeting zone of two air masses. These are the?
A Tropical Maritime and tropical Continental
B Tropical Maritime and the Polar Continental
C Tropical Continental and the Polar Martime
D Tropical Maritime and Polar Maritime
Which of the following requirements results virtually limits the area distribution of reef building corals to the tropical and sub-tropical zones?
A warm currents
B shallow water of less than 30 meters
C mean water temperature not less than 20°C
D saline but sediments-free water
Which of the following landforms results from wind deposition?
A Barchan
B Bajada
C Fan
D Playa
Under which of the following climates would you expect physical weathering to be normally most active?
A Savannah
B Hot Desert
C Warm Temperate
D Equatorial
Which of the following sedimentary rocks is mechanically formed?
A chalk
B coal
C shale
D limestone
When it is noon at the Greenwich Meridian, the time is 5:30p.m on longitude?
A 75° 3'W
B 82° 30É
C 82° 30'W
D 75° 30'E
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