A Level Geography Quiz 2018 Part 3

20 Questions

Quiz Description

Geography can be defined as the study of natural and human constructed phenomena relative to a spatial dimension. Examining the historical evolution of geography as a discipline provides some important insights concerning its character and mythology.

This particular quiz comprises questions of June 2018 A-level Geography. With these past questions students will have a familiarity of how questions are set during the CGCE/or any other examination. To provide students with these resources, we have designed a quiz which. This quiz is based on the aspect of physical geography and some of the topics one might encounter include at any geography related exams

After going through all the questions, we are confident that students are now going to have confidence when going in for the exam.

1:

Which one of the following situations is indicative of overpopulation in an area?


Correct
  • 1:
    Imbalanced fertility rates and dependency ratio
  • 2:
    A high birth rate
  • 3:
    Transition with high fertility rates
  • 4:
    Imbalance between population numbers and carrying capacity
2:

Which of the fllowing cartographic techniques is used to represent population densities by shading


Correct
  • 1:
    Isopleth
  • 2:
    Choropleth
  • 3:
    Proportional symbols
  • 4:
    Dot maps
3:

A system of farming in which labour is saved by the use of fire in clearing the land, while a long period of rest allows nature to replenish the fertility of the soil is


Correct
  • 1:
    Mixed Farming
  • 2:
    Dry farming
  • 3:
    Bush fallowing
  • 4:
    Pastoral nomadism
4:

The Green Revolution is the application of science and technology to increase crop productivity. Which one of the following pairs greatly magnifies the concept of “green Revolution”?


Correct
  • 1:
    Genetic engineering and mechanisation
  • 2:
    Chemical fertilizers and local varieties
  • 3:
    Fungicides and blights
  • 4:
    Irrigation water and over-cropping
5:

which of the following statements is NOT true of a footloose industry?


Correct
  • 1:
    Has a wide choice of locations
  • 2:
    If Needs good access to efficient Transport
  • 3:
    Uses light raw materials
  • 4:
    Its finished products arc heavy
6:

Study the diagram below which shows cost of production and market price of an industrial product and identify the area of profitable operation


<p>Study the diagram below which shows cost of production and market price of an industrial product and identify the area of profitable operation</p>
Correct
  • 1:
    Z
  • 2:
    Y
  • 3:
    W
  • 4:
    V
7:

Which one of the following transport modes has the highest running cost?


Correct
  • 1:
    Rail
  • 2:
    Water
  • 3:
    road
  • 4:
    Pipeline
8:

Which of the following types of networks has a high builder cost and a low user cost?


Correct
  • 1:
    travelling salesman network
  • 2:
    Circuit network
  • 3:
    Centre oriented network
  • 4:
    Connected graph or Paul Revere network.
9:

Data collected from the Mbandjock'sugar estate show that in 2013, 24,000 tons of sugar cane were harvested from the plantation and when processed it produced 4,000tons of sugar ready for packing. What was the material index for that year?


Correct
  • 1:
    = 1/6
  • 2:
    = 6
  • 3:
    = 4
  • 4:
    = 1/4
10:

Which of the following people listed below works in secondary or manufacturing industry?


Correct
  • 1:
    a truck driver
  • 2:
    a ticket collector
  • 3:
    a shoe maker
  • 4:
    a coal miner
11:

The following are descriptions of forms of rural settlements except ONE. Isolate the odd one


Correct
  • 1:
    Cruciform
  • 2:
    Recti-linear
  • 3:
    Close-knit
  • 4:
    Circular
12:

Which of the following techniques was devised to provide nn objective description of settlement distribution patterns?


Correct
  • 1:
    Rank-size rule
  • 2:
    Nearest Neighbour analysis
  • 3:
    Central place theory
  • 4:
    Interaction Breaking Point theory
13:

Some factors explaining settlement patterns include;

(i) Insecurity

( ii ) Peace

(iii) Abundant water

( iv) Hilly area

Which of the following combination of these factors encourages dispersion of settlements?


Correct
  • 1:
    i and ii only
  • 2:
    i, iii and iv only
  • 3:
    i and iv only
  • 4:
    ii and iii only
14:

Which of the following statements does not comply with the Rank-size Rule?


Correct
  • 1:
    If all the settlements in an area-are ranked in a descending order of population size, the population of the nth town will be l /n that of the largest
  • 2:
    The population of settlements of a country is inversely proportional to their rank size.
  • 3:
    If we multiply the population of a town by its rank, the product will give the population size of the first town in the ranking
  • 4:
    The population of settlements in a Country is adversely proportional to their rank size
15:

The final shape ' of market areas according to Walter Christaller’s Central Place Theory is the


Correct
  • 1:
    Circle
  • 2:
    Square
  • 3:
    Triangle
  • 4:
    Hexagon
16:

Which of the following best defines the K-value as used in Walter Christaller’s theory?


Correct
  • 1:
    The amount of goods and services in a Central place
  • 2:
    The total number of market areas served by a Central place
  • 3:
    The total number of people ready to provide demand for a central function
  • 4:
    The type of functions provided by a central place.
17:

Which of the following pair of towns in Cameroon shows a Binary pattern in urban hierarchy?


Correct
  • 1:
    Garoua and Tiko
  • 2:
    Bamenda and Limbe
  • 3:
    Yaounde and Mokolo
  • 4:
    Douala and Yaounde
18:

Identify the set which contains the three criteria used in the Human Development Index in
easuring the level of socioeconomic progress


Correct
  • 1:
    Energy consumption, per capita income, life expectancy at birth
  • 2:
    Life expectancy at birth, educational level, doctor-patient ratio
  • 3:
    Life expectancy at birth, income and purchasing power, educational level
  • 4:
    Life expectancy, level of ownership of Televisions, Level of provision or use of pipe borne water
19:

Which of the following has contributed most to globalization?


Correct
  • 1:
    Information and communication technology
  • 2:
    Transport development
  • 3:
    Increase in International trade
  • 4:
    Expansion in educational facilities
20:

According to Gunnar Myrdal, the process by which growth trickles down to the poorer regions, is known as;


Correct
  • 1:
    Multiplier effect
  • 2:
    Backwash effect .
  • 3:
    Spread effect
  • 4:
    Cumulative effect

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