Geography Past Questions and Answers

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 12:

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 13:

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 14:

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

A Amazon
B Mississipi
C Niger
D Nile
E Indus

Question 15:

A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

A It contains more buildings and more people
B Its buildings are clustered 'together
C It often occurs in a densely populated area
D It usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks
E It is often found near rivers