So you think you know the world around you? Challenge yourself and learn new things with these Geography questions and answers. This Test is ideal for fellows preparing for Geography exams or just for your general knowledge and fun.
All except one is a disadvantage of compass traversing
lack of technical experts
Its uses are complex
It can be used to survey a large area
The instrument used are expensive
Correct answer is C
An advantage of chain surveying is that it can be used to survey a large area
Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called?
Isobars
Isotherms
Isohytes
Isohels
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
______ is a collection of building with people living them
Houses
Town
Settlement
Land
Correct answer is C
A settlement is a collection of buildings with people living them. It is a centre for human activities
The development of a climax vegetation in the savannah belt of Nigeria is disturbed mainly by
Lumbering
Mining
Animal grazing
Bush burning
Correct answer is D
Regular fires prevent trees from establishing and savannahs from turning into forest. Hence, the development of a climax vegetation in the savannah is due to bush burning
The relative dryness of the Horn Africa is due to
The dominance of cold currents in the region
The shape and direction of the shoreline
Its closeness to the high ranges of east africa
The distance from the belt of tropical cyclones
Correct answer is B
The direction of the shoreline causes the relative dryness of the Hon Africa