The most important factor that can aid the decentralization of industries in a country is the availability of?

A. efficient inland transport

B. alternative energy sources

C. mobile capital

D. local raw materials

A government policy which is likely to encourage massive importation of goods into a country is the?

A. increase in import tariffs

B. increase in wages

C. reduction in travel allowance

D. relaxation of currency control

A population with low birth and death rates presents?

A. an inverted population pyramid

B. an equal male-female population structure

C. a broad - based population pyramid

D. a young dependent population structure

The best way to prevent a watershed from degration is through?

A. forest reservation

B. inter-basin transfer

C. fuelwood extraction

D. crop production

Which of these statements is true of warm ocean currents?

A. They flow from the Equator Poles

B. They flow from the Poles to the Equator

C. They flow from the higher to the lower latitudes

D. They flow from the lower to the higher latitudes

The eucalyptus is to the Australia woodland as the leak is to the?

A. Brazilian forest

B. Mediterrean woodland

C. Equatorial forest

D. Monosoon forest

An example of a non-renewable resources is?

A. `water

B. soil

C. vegetation

D. mineral

The South Pole is in darkness from?

A. December 22nd of a year to June 21st of the next

B. March 21st to September 22nd of the same year

C. September 22nd of a year to March 21st of the next

D. June 21st to December 22nd of the same year

The best technique to prevent soil erosion in a humid, gently sloping area is to adopt?

A. contour ridging

B. wind breakers

C. intercropping

D. terrace cultivation

An example of a rock formed by wood subjected to pressure and heat is?

A. sandstone

B. biotite

C. granite

D. lignite