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Question 1
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When wet and dry bulb thermometers record the same temperature, it means

Aair is dry
Bair is saturated
Chumidity is high
Dhumidity is low
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Question 2
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Which of the following is not a type of mountain?

Aconical mountain
Bmountain of accumulation
Cblock mountain
Dfold mountain
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Question 3
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The longest river in Africa is River

AZambezi
Bnile
CSenegal
Dcongo
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Question 4
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The term over-population is best defined as the situation where

Athe population exceeds available resources
Bbirth rate is equal to death rate
Cthere is an increasing birth rate and a decreasing infant mortality rate
Dthere is high population density
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Question 5
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The major source of power for most terrestrial ecosystems is

Ageothermal energy
Bnuclear power
Csolar energy
Dhydroelectric power
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Question 6
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The part of the earth's crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called

Astratosphere
Bionosphere
Chydrosphere
Dbiosphere
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Question 7
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The innermost section of the Earth is the

Asial
Bmantle
Ccrust
Dcore
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Question 8
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Which of the following features is shared by Hong Kong, Java and Manhattan?

Amulti-racial communities
Brapid industrial growth
Chigh population density
Dhigh military technology
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Question 9
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Copper is an important raw material in the

Apharmaceutical industry
Bchemical industry
Coil refining industry
Delectrical industry
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Question 10
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The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured in degrees from the centre of the Earth east or west of the Greenwich Meridian is known as

Aorbit
Blatitude
Caxis
Dlongitude
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Question 11
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The nearest planet to the sun is the

AEarth
BMercury
CPluto
DMars
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Question 12
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Which type of rock are quartzite, schist and marble

AMetamorphic
Bsedimentary
Cvolcanic
DIgneous
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Question 13
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In which part of the atmosphere does rain clouds develop?

Athermosphere
Bexosphere
Cstratosphere
DTroposphere
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Question 14
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Which activity requires the following? I. Large area of land usually in thousands of hectares II. Availability of water either in the form of rain or irrigation III. High capital outlay

Aplantation agriculture
Blumbering
Ctourism industry
Dmining
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Question 15
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The ocean that connects Europe and America is the

AAntarctic ocean
BAtlantic ocean
CArctic ocean
DIndian ocean
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Question 16
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An example of an organically formed sedimentary rock is

Acoal
Bgranite
Crock salt
Dsandstone
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Question 17
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The Gezira scheme and the Manaquil Extension are famous for the cultivation of

Acotton
Bkolanut
Cbeans and other legumes
Dsugarcane
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Question 18
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When a ship appears over the distant horizon the

Amast is seen before the hull
Bhull is seen before the cabin
Ccabin is seen before the mast
Dhull and the mast are seen together
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Question 19
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A mercury barometer is used for measuring

Awind speed
Batmospheric pressure
Ctemperature
Dsunshine
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Question 20
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The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as

Amixed cropping
Bbush fallowing
Cintensive farming
Dplantation agriculture
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