Geography Past Questions And Answers
1091
The greatest problem facing lumbering in Tropical Africa is that the?
- A. trees are often buttressed at the base
- B. trees do not grow in pure stands
- C. further expansion of saw- mill is not viable
- D. demand is low
1092
An area in Shaba province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known for the production of copper, is?
- A. Ndola
- B. Nchanga
- C. Lumumbashi
- D. Chibuluma
1093
In what part of the West African coast can a tombolo be found?
- A. Senegal
- B. The Gambia
- C. Guinea
- D. Sierra Leone
1094
Which of the following stations is situated in a region of tropical monsoon climate?
- A. Valencia
- B. In salah
- C. Bombay(Munbai)
- D. Durban
1095
The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is
- A. Jupiter
- B. Mars
- C. Mercury
- D. Pluto
1096
Which of the following conditions occur during equinox?
- A. The tropic of Cancer experiences longer day than the tropic of Capricon
- B. All places across the globe experience equal lengths of day and nights
- C. The length of day at the Equator is shorter than the tropic of Cancer
- D. The moon is star-shaped all through the night all over the world
1097
The area served by a given city is referred to as its?
- A. sphere of influence
- B. hinterland
- C. territory
- D. satelite
1098
Most warm ocean currents flow
- A. on the eastern side of continents
- B. towards the equator
- C. in the Pacific Ocean
- D. towards the high latitudes
1099
Under the Greek system of climatic classification, the world is divided into
- A. hot, temperate and dry zones
- B. torrid, equatorial and dry zones
- C. temperate, frigid and hot zones
- D. torrid, temperate and frigid zones
1100
Desert encroachment can best be controlled by
- A. erecting barriers
- B. slopewise cultivation
- C. afforestation
- D. over-grazing