Which of the following is associated with wind deflation in arid regions?

A. rock pedestals

B. oasis

C. barchan

D. yardangs

Laterization is a soil-forming process prominent in

A. hot humid tropics

B. cool temperate zones

C. warm temperature zones

D. temperature grassland

'It is made up of a great variety of evergreen trees, with a distinct layer arrangement'. This refers to the

A. equatorial forest

B. tropical grassland

C. temperature grassland

D. corniferous forest

Organic components of the soil include all the following except

A. humus

B. animal remains

C. micro-organisms

D. rock pedestals

Which of the following does not determine the available humus resources in a country?

A. births

B. deaths

C. emigration

D. evolution

If the land area of a place is 900,00 square kilometres, and its total population is 120,000,000. What is the population density of the area?

A. 144 persons per square kilometre

B. 133 persons per square kilometre

C. 122 persons per square kilometre

D. 111 persons per square kilometre

The relative advantage of road transport over other modes of transport is its

A. flexibility

B. fastness

C. safety

D. comfortability

Iron and steel industry is most likely to be located near the

A. raw material

B. market

C. power supply

D. labour supply

When two or more towns grow to join each or one another and still retain their identities they form a

A. metropolis

B. conurbation

C. domitory town

D. satellite town

The imports of most developing countries consist mainly of

A. crafts

B. mineral resources

C. manufacured goods

D. agricultural raw materials