Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?
It provides water for industrial uses
It provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
It provides shelter in form of timber for man
It aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
Correct answer is B
option A is an importance of the Hydrosphere
option C is an importance of the Biosphere
option D is an importance of the Lithosphere
The Atmosphere is the gaseous portion of the earth. It is associated with the provision of gases required by living things e.g oxygen for combustion and respiration, nitrogen for protein synthesis by plants etc.
The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?
Mesosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Correct answer is A
The atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere are all outer structure of the earth. The Mesosphere also known as the mantle is an internal structure of the earth which is found beneath the crust and surrounds the core(Barysphere)
Mixed farming
Animal farming
Pastoral farming
Intensive farming
Correct answer is C
Pastoral farming, also referred to as nomadic herding is the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat. It is mainly practiced in the savanna belt of the north, especially in the sudan savanna
The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?
Shortage of labour
Absence of many rivers
Absence of pure stands of trees
low quality of available timber
Correct answer is C
In the tropical forest, there is the absence of pure stands of trees.
In other words, in the tropical forest, the plant population do not consist largely of members of one specie, variety or type.
Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the?
Westen Highlands
Eastern Highlands
Jos Plateau
Obudu Plateau
Correct answer is C
JosPlateau falls in the North-Central highlands. Mining is an economic activity in Jos due to the presence of mineral resources like Tin.
Tin-Mining activities results in the environmental degradation on the Jos Plateau