geography

A country that has its railways operating on three different gauges is?

A. the U.S.A B. Japan C. Russia D. Australia Correct Answer: Option A - the U.S.A

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Sydney; Hong Kong and San Francisco have attained considerable importance because of their function as?

A. important railway junction B. capital cities C. seaports D. cross roads Correct Answer: Option B - capital cities

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Access to water and kinship ties can lead to?

A. nucleated settlements B. ribbon settlements C. loose-knit settlements D. dispersed settlements Correct Answer: Option A - nucleated settlements

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The movement of people from a village to an irrigation project area may be described as?

A. urban-urban migration B. rural-urban migration C. urban-rural migration D. rural-rural migration Correct Answer: Option D - rural-rural migration

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Which of the following river basins is most densely populated?

A. The Ganges B. The Amazon C. The Niger D. The Zambezi Correct Answer: Option A - The Ganges

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The most sparsely populated areas of the world include?

A. Canada and Eurasia B. China and Japan C. Japan and Indonesia D. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Correct Answer: Option…

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A process that creates deep gorges on the land surface is?

A. sheet erosion B. splash erosion C. gully erosion D. wind erosion Correct Answer: Option C - gully erosion

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One direct adverse environmental effect of deforestation is?

A. èscalated soil erosion B. reduced forest income C. increased farmer-conflicts D. ozone layer depletion Correct Answer: Option A -…

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Shifting cultivation in agriculture involves?

A. intensive cultivation in a highly populated region B. cultivating alternative plots to allow natural regeneration C. cultivating food crops…

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One distinguishing characteristic of ferruginous soils is the?

A. occurrence of iron concentration in the B horizon B. predominance of clay in the A horizon C. well-developed A…

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