BUK Geography 2010/2011 Past Questions

Question 71

Which of the following statements about Jupiter is not true

A. It is the nearest planet to Earth
B. Revolves around the sun
C. Is the only planet with twelve satellites
D. Is the largest planet in the solar system
E. Is about 733 million km away from the sun

Objective

Question 72

An active volcano is one that

A. Has not erupted recently
B. Will not erupt
C. Had earlier erupted violently
D. Erupts periodically
E. Has been very destructive

Objective

Question 73

The principle agents of soil erosion are

A. Wind and waves
B. Water and wind
C. Had earlier erupted violently
D. Water and dust
E. Drought and wind

Objective

Question 74

Soil erosion leads to all the following except the

A. Loss of available plant nutrients
B. Loss of cultivate land
C. Loss of water reservoirs such as dams
D. Increasing drought condition
E. Increase in yield per hectre

Objective

Question 75

The term watershed refers to the

A. direction of flow of a river from its source to the sea
B. Volume of load earned by a river
C. Restline from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions
D. Area drained by the main river all its tributes
E. Entire area flooded by a river during the wet season

Objective

Question 76

A spring is an outlet for

A. Rivers
B. Streams in karst regions
C. Underground water
D. Rain water in limestone
E. Volcano lakes

Objective

Question 77

Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs

A. Weathering, erosion and deposition
B. Deposition, weathering and erosion
C. Erosion, weathering and deposition
D. Weathering, deposition and erosion
E. Deposition, erosion and weathering

Objective

Question 78

Which of the following is the feature of erosion in arid regions

A. Caldera
B. Yarding
C. Pediment
D. Outwash plain

Objective

Question 79

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

A. Undertow
B. A backwash
C. A fetch
D. A swash
E. A surf

Objective

Question 80

Which of the following features is not associated with coastal erosion

A. Wave-cut platform
B. Stack
C. Geo
D. Marine
E.dune

Objective

Question 81

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

A. Stalagmite
B. Grike
C. Stalactite
D. Clint
E. Doline

Objective

Question 82

Lacustrine plains are formed

A. On bed of an old lake
B. at the foot of a mountain
C. In a rift valley
D. On top of a plateau
E. A the mouth of a river

Objective

Question 83

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 lands
C. Generation of hydro electricity
D. Relocation of settlement after flooding
E. Promotion of trade and commerce

Objective

Question 84

Which of the following is not a characteristics of the tropical desert climate

A. Low humidity
B. Cloudless skies
C. Dust haze
D. Very high annual range of temperatures
E. Very low annual range of temperatures

Objective

Question 85

Which of the following factors is least important in determining the temperature of a place?

A. Angle at which the sun's rays strike the earth surface
B. Rate of transpiration
C. Number of hours of sunshine
D. Attitude above sea level
E. Amount of cloud cover

Objective