UI Geography 2014/2015 Past Questions

A map drawn to a scale of 1:180 000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map?

A map with a scale of 1:60,000 was reduced by 1/2, the scale of the new map will be?

Closed (circular) contours with increasing height inwards indicate a

If the distance between two points on a map with a scale 1:50 000 is 35mm, what is the distance between them on the ground?

Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called

The topographical map is a ...........

The main purpose of any ground survey is to

The main use of Abney level in survey is to determine the

Two points on a river are 10.4 km apart and one stands 400 meters above the other. What is the gradient along the river between the points?

Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map?

A major feature of the tropical continental climates is the

A ship radioed message on the high sea at 5.45 pm was heard at Abidjan (5°W) at 11.15 am on the same day. Find the position of the ship.

A soil sample consisting of 49% sand, 28% silt and 23% clay is classified as

A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of

A traveler crossing the International Date Line from America to Asia at 12 midnight on Sunday would have to change his watch to 12 midnight on

After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes

All the following are causes of mechanical weathering except ..........

An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is

An avalanche is a

At which of the following latitudes would you expect more than 24 hours of continuous sunshine or darkness at a particular time of the year?

Basaltic plateau are usually formed by a lava that is

Geomorphology is the study of

In the hydrological cycle, the transfer of water from the earth surface to the atmosphere is

In the interior of the earth

Koppen's classification of climate is based on