17 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
Which of the following types of vegetation is characterized by acidic soils?
Answer: C (Coniferous forest)
Needles from coniferous trees and heavy leaching in cool, wet climates give acidic podzol soils.
ONE area which carries a very high density of rural population is the
Answer: D (Ganges Valley)
The fertile, well-watered Ganges Valley supports one of the densest rural populations in the world.
Low birth rate and low death rate are characteristics of
Answer: E (The United Kingdom)
Developed countries like the UK have both low birth and low death rates.
A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement in that it
Answer: D (is compact)
In a nucleated settlement houses are clustered closely together; in a dispersed one they are scattered.
ONE region which is known for large-scale production of wheat is the
Answer: C (Ukraine)
The Ukraine's fertile black-earth steppes have made it a leading large-scale wheat producer, often called a 'breadbasket'.
The main objective of the 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria is to encourage
Answer: C (improvement in crop yield and total output)
The Green Revolution (1980) aimed to raise crop yields and total food output.
The best quality cotton produced in Nigeria comes from the
Answer: B (Sokoto-Zaria-Katsina area)
Long-staple cotton is grown in the northern savanna around Zaria, Katsina and Sokoto.
A line joining points of equal atmospheric pressure on a map is called an
Answer: C (isobar)
Isobars join places of equal pressure.
Which of these groups of countries has achieved a considerable measure of success in industrialization during the twentieth century?
Answer: C (India, Brazil and Mexico)
India, Brazil and Mexico built up large manufacturing sectors in the 20th century; Bolivia did not.
Which of the crops listed below is BEST suited to the following condition? 1. Well-drained soil, 2. High humidity, 3. Average monthly temperature of 18°C, 4. Annual rainfall of between 1500 and 1700 mm
Answer: D (Tea)
Tea grows best in cool, humid highlands (around 18°C) with well-drained soil and well-spread rainfall of about 1500 mm. Oil palm and cocoa need hot lowland temperatures of about 24-28°C.
The movement of people from a village to a farm settlement may be described as
Answer: C (rural-rural migration)
Both a village and a farm settlement are rural, so it is rural-rural migration.
Which of these are among the ACTIVE FACTORS of soil formation?
Answer: B (climate, soil organism and man)
Climate and living organisms (plants, animals, man) actively work on rock to make soil; parent material, topography and time are passive factors.
Which of the following countries has a large number of people of African descent?
Answer: C (Brazil)
The Atlantic slave trade brought millions of Africans to Brazil, which has the largest African-descended population outside Africa.
Which of the following animals is NOT common in the African savannah?
Answer: E (Gorilla)
Gorillas live in tropical rainforests, not the open savanna.
The term 'mass movement' means the movement of
Answer: A (weathered materials downslope under gravitational pull)
Mass movement is the downhill movement of weathered material under gravity, e.g. landslides and soil creep.
Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?
Answer: C (Meander terraces, point bars and natural leaves)
On the floodplain of an old river you find meanders, point bars and natural levees; knickpoints, U-shaped valleys and steep gradients belong elsewhere.
Which of the following timber trees are found in the Tropical Rain Forest of Africa?
Answer: C (Obeche and Mahogany)
Obeche and mahogany are native hardwoods of the African rainforest; pine, eucalyptus and teak are introduced.