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One effects of rural-urban migration on the source region is
A rapid urbanization
B intensive pressure on land-use in rural areas
C rural depopulation
D urban depopulation
Which of the following vegetation types is found only in the Northern hemisphere?
A Tropical grassland
B Equatorial forest
C Tundra
D Mediterranean
The most difficult problem facing lumbering in Zaire is that the
A woods are too hard and difficult to process
B logs are too haavy to be moved to the sawmills
C economic trees are not found in pure stands
D othet countries are competing with Zaire in lumbering activities
Which of the following is a demerit of low population density?
A low crime rate
B high per capita income
C inadequate lobour force
D low pressure on social amenities
One advantage of inland water-ways is that
A they are flexible
B they are fast
C goods are transported eneaply
D river,at time, flow through areas of limited commerical value
Which of the following is a major hindrance to HEP production in Africa?
A inadequate capital
B unavailibity of good sites
C absence of a domestic market
D sufficient volume of water
A country is said to be land-locked when
A she experinces a free flow of traffic
B her waterways are frozen in winter
C she experiences a lot of traffic congestion
D she has no direct access to the sea
One of the major characteristics of heavy industries is that they
A need low skiled man power
B are mainly concentrated in the rural area
C need mainly female labour force
D require high capital outlay
Which of the following shows the correct sequence in food chain?
A herbivores-carnivores-decomposer-plants
B carnivores-decomposers-herbivores-plants
C plants-herbivores-carnivores-decomposers
D decomposers-herbivores-plants-carnivores
Which of the following vegetation types is associated with the sub-equatorial type of climate?
A rain forest
B steppe
C montane
D pampas
The Mediterranean type of climate is best suited for
A cattle rearing
B fruit growing
C rice cultivation
D vegetable gardening
Land and sea breezes on a continental scale are called
A typhoons
B monsoons
C the fohn
D the chinook
The biosphere contains all the following except
A man
B rocks
C animals
D micro-organisms
Which of the following sea routes carries the heaviest traffic?
A the size canal route
B the north Atlantic sea route
C the capre route
D the panama canal route
Which of the following is not a method by which rivers transport their eroded materials?
A suspension
B traction
C attrition
D solution
Which of the following features are associated with a river capture? I. Misfit river II. River terrances III. Elbow of capture IV. Wind gap
A I,III and IV
B I,II,III and IV
C I,II and IV
D II,III and IV
All the following farming practices result in soil erosion except
A ploughing of land up and down slope
B persistant cultivation of crops in regions of inadequate rainfall
C over-cropping
D mixed cropping
The most important action in the A horizon of a soil profile is
A eluvation
B deposition
C weathering
D illuviation
A continental shelf is economically important because it
A is a good fishing ground
B is good for irrigation
C is very deep
D constains little salt
Coastlines washed by cold currents normally have
A high temperature
B scanty rainfall
C excessive rainfall
D moderate rainfall
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