A plateau that is enclosed by two fold mountains is called

A. an intermont plateau

B. a lava plateau

C. a volcanic plateau

D. a dissected plateau

The nearest part of the ocean basin to the continent is called

A. deep sea plain

B. continental slope

C. continental shelf

D. abyssal plain

The feature formed by cooling of molten magma across the bedding plane is

A. sill

B. dyke

C. batholith

D. Laccolith

Lines on maps joining places of same temperature above sea level are called

A. isotherms

B. isohyets

C. isobars

D. isohalines

When wet and dry bulb thermometers record the same temperature, it means

A. air is dry

B. air is saturated

C. humidity is high

D. humidity is low

Which of the following best describes the harmattan?It is

A. wet and cold

B. dry cold and wet

C. dry and dusty

D. of high relative humidity

A disaster caused by nature or man which poses a serious danger to lives and properties of the people is called environmental

A. intervention

B. hazard

C. interaction

D. change

Environmental balance includes all the following except

A. hydrological cycle

B. carbon cycle

C. food chain and food web

D. earthquake cycle

Coal and mineral oil are usually found embedded in

A. crystalline rocks

B. igneous rocks

C. metamorphic rocks

D. sedimentary rocks

The Alps, Himalayas and Rocky mountains are

A. extinct volcanoes

B. fold mountains

C. residual mountains

D. block mountains