The earth’s movement from west to east on its own axis is known as

• A. friction
• B. revolution
• C. gravitation
• D. rotation

Large scale migration of people from one country to another may be explained by all of the following EXCEPT?

• A. Drought
• B. civil war
• C. oppressive home government
• D. higher standard of living in the host country

which of the following instruments is used to measure wind Speed

• A. thermometer
• B. barometer
• C. hygrometer
• D. anemometer

A basic relationship between the growth of population and the production of food in developing countries is that the population?

• A. increases at the same rate as food production
• B. increase at a lower rate than food production
• C. increases much faster than food production
• D. becomes more urbanized as food production increases

earthquake that destroyed about 30,000 people in Turkey happened in the year

• A. 1755
• B. 1906
• C. 1920
• D. 2003

All these are the examples of urban settlement except

• A. towns
• B. village
• C. conurbation
• D. megalopolis.

The area around the earth where life activities go on is referred to as -------

• A. biosphere
• B. lithosphere
• C. habitat
• D. ecosystem

Soils found in semi-arid regions which have an accumulation of calcareous substances in their upper layers are referred to as?

• A. pedocals
• B. rendzinas
• C. chernozems
• D. vertisols

A spring is an outlet for

• A. streams in karst region
• B. rain water
• C. underground water in limestone
• D. rivers

Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?

• A. USSR
• B. The people's Republic of China
• C. Poland
• D. Japan