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  1. The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in

  2. A.
    earth scattering
    B.
    earth radiation
    C.
    earth albedo
    D.
    None of the above

  3. The time difference between each side of the International Date line is

  4. A.
    12 hours
    B.
    24 hours
    C.
    36 hours
    D.
    48 hours

  5. The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is

  6. A.
    black soil
    B.
    laterite soil
    C.
    alluvial soil
    D.
    saline and alkaline soils

  7. The sidereal month may be defined as

  8. A.
    the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth
    B.
    the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky
    C.
    the period of rotation of moon
    D.
    None of the above

  9. The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the

  10. A.
    Caribbean sea and Mediterranean
    B.
    Baltic and Arctic seas
    C.
    Gulf of Mexico
    D.
    All of the above

  11. The study of human geography includes study of

  12. A.
    human society and culture
    B.
    behaviour and urban systems
    C.
    economics and politics
    D.
    All of the above

  13. The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about

  14. A.
    3 km above sea level
    B.
    6 km above sea level
    C.
    it is at the sea level
    D.
    None of the above

  15. The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called

  16. A.
    climatology
    B.
    meteorology
    C.
    cyclogenesis
    D.
    None of the above

  17. The type of soil needed for rice is

  18. A.
    clayey loam
    B.
    rich , muddy and saturated with water
    C.
    deep, loamy, well drained
    D.
    humus, rich in Fe and potash

  19. The south temperature zone is a region lying between

  20. A.
    the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle
    B.
    the Antarctic circle and the South pole
    C.
    the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
    D.
    the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator