Which of the following pair is not correct in the development of land and sea breeze?

A. Rainfall with raingauge

B. Humidity with hydrometer

C. Pressure with anemometer

D. Temperature wiyh thermometer

E. Wind direction with wind vane

Air pressure at sea levels is higher than at the top of mountain because the air at sea level

A. originates from the sea

B. has a greater weight

C. consists of a leser mixture of gases

D. has a lesser weight

E. consists of a greater mixture of gases

Diurnal range of temperature is the

A. average of the highest and the lowest monthly temperature

B. difference between the maximum and the minimum temperature for a year

C. average of the minimum and the maximum daily temperature

D. difference between the maximum and the minimum temperature for a month

E. difference between the highest and the lowest temperature for a day

Which of the following climates is characterised by an alternate hot, wet season and cool dry season?

A. Equatorial

B. Mediterranean

C. Tropical desert

D. Tropical Monsoon

E. Tropical continental

Koppen's classification of climate is an empirical system which is based on

A. temperature and humidity

B. precipitation and pressure

C. pressure and humidity

D. temperature and pressure

E. precipitation and temperature

Which of the following human actves has a beneficial effect on soils?

A. Grazing

B. Strip cultivation

C. Bush burning

D. Slopewise cultivation

E. Overcropping

A good example of the tropical grassland is the vegetation found around

A. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

B. Massawa (Ethiopia)

C. Buenos Aires (Argentina)

D. Kano (Nigeria)

E. Winnipeg (Canada)

Which of the following statements best explains the absence or sparcity of undergrowth in the equatorial rain forest?

A. Very little rain reaches the ground because of the dense vegetation

B. There is too much precipitation which destroys the undergrowth

C. the taller trees cut off most of the sunlight

D. most of the precipitation is usually cleared by run-off after heavy thunderstorms

E. the trees have very strong and large roots which prevent undergrowth

A daily mean temperature of about 24^oC, an annual rainfall of about 500mm which should fall in the growing period of about five months, and well-drained soils. These are the requirements for cultivation of

A. soya bean

B. groundnut

C. sugarcane

D. coffee

E. kolanut

A study of the ecosystem will show the inter-relationship between

A. vegetation and soils

B. man and the environment

C. climate and vegetation

D. man and natural vegetation

E. climate and man