A Level Geography Quiz 2021 Part 3

20 Questions

Quiz Description

Among its definitions, geography can be defined as the field of knowledge that is concerned with how phenomena are spatially organized, the discipline of geography as a history that is spread over centuries.

Learning geography theory is one thing but developing the tools to make decisions is another. Students/people going in for any examinations (such as the CGCE) relating to Geography must have an idea on the topics they must concentrate on and how questions are being set and they can approach questions on those topics.

Just trying this quiz gives you the satisfaction of knowing what you encounter ahead.

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1:

A country’s population is expected to rise and its average age is expected to fall in future. Which of the following is likely to cause this

Birth Rate Migration


Correct
  • 1:
    Decreases net emigration
  • 2:
    Decreases net immigration
  • 3:
    Increases net emigration
  • 4:
    Increases net immigration
2:

Which of the following is a positive impact of greying or ageing population?


Correct
  • 1:
    Increase in pension bills since there are many old persons
  • 2:
    Increased government expenditure to cater for the old
  • 3:
    Shortage in labour supply especially for intensive labour jobs
  • 4:
    Greater technological development in production (automation systems)
3:

Which of the following most accurately defines intensive farming?


Correct
  • 1:
    A farming system whereby a farmer uses small amounts of input on a small piece of land to obtain high output
  • 2:
    A farming system whereby only one type of crop is grown on the total surface area
  • 3:
    A farming system whereby a farmer uses large amount of input on a relatively small piece of land to obtain high output
  • 4:
    A farming system where by a farmer uses large amounts of capital on vast land to obtain high output
4:

Study Fig. 5 below which shows the economic rent curves for the location of three crops A, B and C

Point N on the diagram refers to:


<p>Study Fig. 5 below which shows the economic rent curves for the location of three crops A, B and C </p><p> </p><p>Point N on the diagram refers to: </p>
Correct
  • 1:
    Economic rent margin
  • 2:
    Limit of cultivation
  • 3:
    Margin of transference
  • 4:
    Margin of cultivation
5:

According to Alfred Weber, lines that join places with equal transport cost for moving either raw materials or finished products are known as:


Correct
  • 1:
    Isotisms
  • 2:
    sodapanes
  • 3:
    Isophores
  • 4:
    Isolines
6:

Identify the pair representing the major human factors that influence the distribution
of farming systems in Cameroon


Correct
  • 1:
    Population and transport network
  • 2:
    Cultural and demographic factors
  • 3:
    Transport network and market
  • 4:
    Government policy and relief
7:

Name the type of network illustrated on the diagram below (Fig. 6)


<p>Name the type of network illustrated on the diagram below (Fig. 6) </p>
Correct
  • 1:
    Paul reverse
  • 2:
    Traveling salesman
  • 3:
    Circuit
  • 4:
    Branching
8:

When a barge stops in Douala, unloads its cargo, and transfers it onto a train to be transported to Yaounde. Douala is referred to as:


Correct
  • 1:
    Break of bulk
  • 2:
    Break of bulk
  • 3:
    Export – processing zone
  • 4:
    Trading bloc
9:

The growth of woodwork industries such as COCAM and ECAM-PLACAGE in Mbalmayo and
other related factories can best be explained by the factor of:


Correct
  • 1:
    The presence of the large market provided by dense population
  • 2:
    Nearness to raw material source
  • 3:
    Nearness to power source
  • 4:
    Presence of large pool of labour force
10:

Figure 7 shows an agricultural system with inputs, processes and outputs

Identify the agricultural system


<p>Figure 7 shows an agricultural system with inputs, processes and outputs </p><p> </p><p>Identify the agricultural system </p>
Correct
  • 1:
    Intensive subsistence system
  • 2:
    Extensive commercial system
  • 3:
    Extensive subsistence
  • 4:
    Intensive commercial system
11:

Which one determines hill site location of settlements on the Mandara mountain in Cameroon?


Correct
  • 1:
    Climate
  • 2:
    Farming system
  • 3:
    Tourism
  • 4:
    Defense
12:

Which of the following settlement forms is likely to develop in a constricted valley?


Correct
  • 1:
    Ring form
  • 2:
    Ribbon form
  • 3:
    Dispersed
  • 4:
    Cruciform
13:

A rural settlement form in which houses are constructed around a central place left for tribal meetings, communal life or some other reasons


Correct
  • 1:
    Clustered settlements
  • 2:
    Double villages
  • 3:
    Open space villages
  • 4:
    Elongated villages
14:

“It is the process of movement of population, industries shopping complexes and offices from the inner city location to the peripheries” which of the following concepts best suits this definition


Correct
  • 1:
    De- urbanisation
  • 2:
    De- centralisation
  • 3:
    Suburbanisation
  • 4:
    Re- urbanisation
15:

A situation in a country where two cities dominate the rest in terms of wealth, economic activities and services is known as:


Correct
  • 1:
    Primate pattern
  • 2:
    Binary pattern
  • 3:
    Stepped order pattern
  • 4:
    Rank size Rule
16:

Referring to the rank size rule, what is the relationship between the size of settlements and their rank?


Correct
  • 1:
    Direct or positive relationship
  • 2:
    Inverse or negative relationship
  • 3:
    Stepped relationship
  • 4:
    Static relationship
17:

Using the rank size rule by George Zipf, what is the population of the 3rd largest city, if the largest city has a population of 12 million inhabitants?


Correct
  • 1:
    2,000,000
  • 2:
    4,000,000
  • 3:
    6,000,000
  • 4:
    9,000,000
18:

One of the following soil conservation method is least practiced in Cameroon. Which is the one?


Correct
  • 1:
    Stone lines
  • 2:
    Terracing
  • 3:
    Use of farm additives
  • 4:
    Strip cultivation
19:

Which of the following is a negative impact of globalisation?


Correct
  • 1:
    Increase employment uncertainty
  • 2:
    Increase in global market share
  • 3:
    Increase global interdependence and integration
  • 4:
    Increase global solidarity and cohesion
20:

Which of the following best describes multilateral aid to countries?


Correct
  • 1:
    Aid from one country to another within the same trade bloc to countries of a poorer trade bloc
  • 2:
    Aid from one rich country to two or more poor countries
  • 3:
    Aid from richer countries to poorer countries through international organizations
  • 4:
    Aid from countries in one rich trade bloc to countries of a poorer trade bloc

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