Geography Past Questions and Answers

The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as?

A Deep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content
B Deep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions
C Deep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons
D Deep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals

Question 427:

The Great Soil Group, found in the temperate grasslands, having a deep, black, nutrient-rich A- horizon, a compact B-horizon, and a zone of calcium carbonate accumulation is called a?

A Chestnut soil
B Prairie soil
C Cheronzem
D Podzol
E Pedocal

Question 428:

In west Africa,the forest-savannah mosaic is the vegetation pattern characteristic of the?

A Derived savannah
B Southern Guinea savannah
C Tree savannah
D Woodland savannah
E Gallery forests

Question 429:

The feature utilized by a road to cross a floodplain is called?

A A spur
B A road cutting
C An embayment
D An embankment
E A terrace

Question 430:

Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The

A Amazon
B Mississipi
C Niger
D Nile
E Indus