Heavy industries require

A. mostly coal to run them

B. cheap raw materials as inputs

C. generators only as source of electricity

D. It is labour intensive

Which of the following is likely to make petroleum drilling unimportant?

A. Depletion of reserves

B. Adequate capital

C. Adequate skilled labour

D. Good management

Which of the following statements most apply for solar energy production in Tropical Africa?

A. Generated without cost

B. Imported from Europe

C. Produced in higher latitudes

D. Cheap and readily accessible

They are headquarters of governments and are usually capital cities. This best describes

A. market towns

B. administrative towns

C. educational towns

D. mining towns

One of the usefulness of import tariff on imported goods is the

A. encouragement of importation

B. multiplication of foreign goods

C. protection of infant industries

D. saving of money

Textile industries are located

A. near the market

B. where water resource is scarce

C. in wide plains

D. near sources of raw materials

Which of the following factors is unique for the development of the aircraft industry in California?

A. Availability of cheap labour

B. The peaceful political atmosphere

C. The government limited support

D. Clear sky which favours testing of aircrafts

The ranking of settlements into rural and urban is mostly based on

A. location

B. size

C. pattern

D. population

ALL the following agricultural practices are intensive farming techniques except

A. land rotation

B. crop rotation

C. mixed farming

D. market gardening

Natural increase in population means excess of

A. emigration over immigration

B. immigration over emigration

C. deaths over births

D. births over deaths