Which of the following is a features of erosion in arid regions?

A. Caldera

B. Barchan

C. Yardang

D. Pediment

E. outwash plain

The water in which is thrown against the beach by a breaking wave is called

A. an undertow

B. a backwash

C. a fetch

D. a swash

E. a surf

Which of the following feature is not associated with coastal erosion?

A. Wave-cut platform

B. Stack

C. Geo

D. Marine dune

E. Bay

A slender, downward growing pinnacle that hangs from a cave roof is a

A. stalagmite

B. grike

C. stalactite

D. clint

E. doline

Lacustrine plains are formed

A. on the bed of an old lake

B. at the foot of a mountain

C. in a rift valley

D. on top of a plateau

E. at the mouth of a river

All the following are ways in which rivers are useful to man except the

A. formation of political boundaries between countries

B. provision of rich agricultural land

C. generation of hydro-electricity

D. relocation of settlement after flooding

E. promotion of trade and commerce

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the tropical desert climate?

A. Low humidity

B. Cloudless skies

C. Dust haze

D. Very high diurnal range of temperature

E. Very low annual range of temperature

The ancient Greeks classified the climates of the world into

A. torrid, temperate and frigid zones

B. hot, cold and medium zones

C. torrid, equatorial and polar zones

D. hot, mild and cool zones

E. hot, moist and dry zones

Oak and cedar are good examples of commercial trees common in the

A. equatorial vegetation

B. Mediterranean vegetation

C. Monsoon Vegetation

D. Tundra Vegetation

E. Desert Vegetation

The effect of humus in the soil is make the soil

A. retain more air

B. retain more moisture

C. sparkle

D. very soft

E. hard