A Level Geography Quiz 2019 Part 1

15 Questions

Quiz Description

Quizzing yourself randomly on different types of problems is a great way of randomly flipping your book.

Geography is a social science subject which is defined simply as the systematic study of nature. This particular subject at the advanced level is sectioned into physical and human geography.

As a student going in for an examination, it is very necessary for you to go through all the content and the syllabus. Understand the basics of Geography. Get the hang of it. Sit with your syllabus and go through all the points and see if you can answer them. Know the key terms in a question.

And what better way is there for a student to get the hang of this than with quizzes. With this quiz today, 15 questions have been carefully selected from the CGCE session of 2016. The topics are based on the Advanced level geography syllabus.

Good luck!!!

1:

Which atmospheric layer is responsible for our daily changes in weather conditions?


Correct
  • 1:
    the stratosphere
  • 2:
    the thermosphere
  • 3:
    the troposphere
  • 4:
    the mesosphere
2:

“These are clouds that look like rounded fluffy piles”. This best suits?


Correct
  • 1:
    Stratus clouds
  • 2:
    Nimbus clouds
  • 3:
    Cumulus clouds
  • 4:
    Cirrus clouds
3:

The layer of the atmosphere in which ozone gas is most concentrated is


Correct
  • 1:
    Stratopause
  • 2:
    Stratosphere
  • 3:
    Troposphere
  • 4:
    Mesosphere
4:

“Located between latitude 25o to 35° North and South, characterized by high daily range of
temperature above 25 °C, with constantly subsiding air currents and annual precipitation of less than 250mm/year” These conditions pertain to;


Correct
  • 1:
    The tropical desert climate
  • 2:
    The tropical continental dry climate
  • 3:
    The Mediterranean climate
  • 4:
    The tropical humid continental climate
5:

All of the following are major factors which influence climate at a macro-scale except one. Which is the exception?


Correct
  • 1:
    The distribution of land and sea
  • 2:
    Latitude
  • 3:
    Air masses
  • 4:
    location of global pressure zones
6:

Where on the earth’s surface within the global hydrological cycle is the largest store of fresh water to be found?


Correct
  • 1:
    The seas and oceans
  • 2:
    All the rivers of the world
  • 3:
    All natural and man-made lakes and reservoirs
  • 4:
    The polar ice caps and glaciers.
7:

What is the sinuosity index of a river with a winding distance of 10km and a straight-line distance of 5km from source to mouth?


Correct
  • 1:
    1.5 km
  • 2:
    2 km
  • 3:
    0.5 km
  • 4:
    3.3 km
8:

Most of the rivers or tributaries being harnessed to produce hydroelectric power in Cameroon belong to one of the following drainage basins. Which is the basin?


Correct
  • 1:
    Niger-Benue basin
  • 2:
    Chad basin
  • 3:
    Atlantic basin
  • 4:
    Congo basin
9:

All of the following statements about the structure of the earth are true except one.
Which is the exception?


Correct
  • 1:
    The thickness of continental crust decreases towards the ocean floor
  • 2:
    The upper mantle is. in a semi plastic state.
  • 3:
    The temperature reduces from the crust towards the core.
  • 4:
    Density of rocks increases from the crust towards the core
10:

The name ascribed to the supercontinent that split and later drifted to form the present continents of the world is? :


Correct
  • 1:
    Panthalassa
  • 2:
    Gondwana
  • 3:
    Laurasia
  • 4:
    Pangaea
11:

The plate which is adjacent or next to the African plate in the West is;


Correct
  • 1:
    The South American Plate
  • 2:
    The Eurasian Plate
  • 3:
    The Indo-Australian Plate
  • 4:
    The Arabian Plate
12:

There are two “killer lakes” in Cameroon. Identify one of them from the list below


Correct
  • 1:
    Lake Monoun
  • 2:
    Lake Barombi
  • 3:
    Lake Oku
  • 4:
    Lake Awing
13:

Physical weathering is more intense in tropical deserts because of:


Correct
  • 1:
    Alternating and distinct seasons
  • 2:
    heavy rainfall throughout the year
  • 3:
    luxuriant vegetation which contributes humic acid
  • 4:
    uniformly high temperatures year-round
14:

After very heavy rain, highly fluidized mass of clay and other fine-grained materials moved down the slope of a portion of the Western Highlands very rapidly then becoming increasingly pasty until they came to rest where they played out as tongues or lobes at the foot of slopes. Which type of mass movement occurred along the said slope?


Correct
  • 1:
    Landslide
  • 2:
    Mudflow
  • 3:
    Solifluction
  • 4:
    Soil creep
15:

Isolate the odd pair associated with fluvial action and its features:


Correct
  • 1:
    Hydraulic action and spit
  • 2:
    Long shore drift and beach
  • 3:
    Abrasion and cliff
  • 4:
    Corrosion and arch

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