S 4 ONLINE GEOGRAPHY TEST

Which of the following activities have contributed greatly to the growth of Pretoria town in the Republic of South Africa?
1. Trade
2. Fishing
3. Mining
4. Agriculture
Which of the following rivers in Africa has a delta?
1. Nile
2. Omo
3. Kafue
4. Orange
Lines drawn on a map joining places of equal amount of sunshine are
1. Isobars
2. Isonephs
3. Isohyets
4. Isohels
Verwoerd hydro-electric power station uses water tapped from river
1. Niger
2. Orange
3. Senegal
4. Volta
Which one of the following lakes is found in the Great East African Rift Valley?
1. Volta
2. Chad
3. Tana
4. Nasser
Which one of the following is the dominant activity in Kwazulu- Natal in South Africa?
1. Ranching.
2. plantation farming
3. Mining
4. lumbering
Which one of the following is the dominant fish species caught on Lake Malawi?
1. Sardines
2. Tilapia
3. Kapenta
4. Nile perch
Which of the following features is found in the upper course of a river?
1. Interlocking spur
2. Meander
3. Flood plain
4. Levee
Floriculture is mainly practiced in urban areas of Africa because of the presence of
1. Skilled labour
2. Ready market
3. improved transport routes
4. Adequate capital
The Atlas mountains of Algeria and Morocco were formed by
1. Faulting
2. Warping
3. Vulcanicity
4. Folding
Which one of the following instruments is used to measure humidity in the atmosphere?
1. Hydrometer
2. Hygrometer
3. Barometer
4. Anemometer
Which of the following features were formed as a result of wave deposition?
1. Sand bar
2. Wave cut platform
3. blow hole
4. headland
Gezira irrigation scheme in Sudan is known for the production of
1. Vegetables
2. Sugar canes
3. Rice
4. Cotton
The mangrove forests at the East African coast are characterized by
1. Trees are umbrella shaped
2. Trees have stilt roots
3. They are composed of soft wood trees
4. Forests form three layers of canopies.
The existence of more natural resources in an area than the people is called
1. sparse population
2. overpopulation
3. under population
4. optimum population
The major reason for the low level of industrial development in Africa is the
1. Inadequate capital
2. Inadequate raw materials
3. use of inappropriate technology
4. embezzlement of the funds
The most dominant method of livestock rearing in East Africa is
1. Tethering
2. Agro-livestock
3. Nomadic pastoralism
4. Rotational grazing
Which of the following minerals is mined in Katanga region of Zambia?
1. Oil
2. Gold
3. Iron ore
4. Copper
Harbel and Cavalla areas of Liberia have large plantations of
1. Soft wood trees
2. Wattle
3. Rubber
4. Cloves
Which one of the following is the major function of Tema city?
1. Administration
2. Religious
3. Educational
4. Recreation
Most of the highlands of Africa are densely populated mainly because of
1. Relief and drainage
2. Relief and fertile soils
3. Cool climate and drainage
4. Cool climate and fertile soil
Which of the following vegetation types is common in Sudan?
1. Savannah
2. Equatorial rain forests
3. Montane forests
4. Mangrove forests
Which of the following ports is found on the West African coast?
1. Durban
2. Lagos
3. Mombasa
4. Cape Town
Which of the following methods of mining is used in the extraction of Iron ore in Liberia?
1. Open cast
2. Drilling
3. Panning
4. Adit
Which of the following tree species is indigenous in East Africa?
1. Pine
2. Cypress
3. Ebony
4. Spruce

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