The shortest flying route between any two points on the earth's surface lies along the

• A. tropic of capricorn
• B. tropic of cancer
• C. Great circle
• D. south pole

The problems associated with the world's high population growth rate include all the following except

• A. housing problem
• B. inadequate food
• C. pressure on social amenities
• D. adequate medical facilities

A process that creates deep gorges on the land surface is?

• A. sheet erosion
• B. splash erosion
• C. gully erosion
• D. wind erosion

Which of the following sets of rocks is organically formed?

• A. Rock salt, breccia and conglometerate
• B. Clay, mudstone and sandstone
• C. peat, chalk and limestone
• D. Girt, coal and shale

If the time in town X on longitude 15°E is 1.00pm on Saturday. What will be the time in town Y on longitude 75°W?

• A. 11.00 am on saturday
• B. 9.00 pm on saturday
• C. 6.00 pm on saturday
• D. 7.00 am on saturday

During equinox_____?

• A. The tropic of cancer experiences longer day than tropic of capricon
• B. All places across the globe experience equal lengths of day and night
• C. The length of day at the equator is shorter than at the tropic of Cancer
• D. The moon is star shaped all through the night all over the world

Three land-locked countries in West Africa are?

• A. Republic of Benin, Mauritania and Niger
• B. Togo, Ghana and Chad
• C. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
• D. Mali, Chad Senegal

The major causes of change in population size are

• A. births, marriage and deaths
• B. births, accidents and deaths
• C. births, deaths and migration
• D. migration, fertility and marriage

The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is?

• A. sial, mantle, sima, core
• B. sima, sial, core, mantle
• C. core, mantle, sima and sial
• D. sial, sima, mantle and core

The part of the earth's crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called

• A. biosphere
• B. ionosphere
• C. stratosphere
• D. hydrosphere