So you think you know the world around you? Challenge yourself and learn new things with these Geography questions and answers. This Test is ideal for fellows preparing for Geography exams or just for your general knowledge and fun.
Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion?
Overgrazing
Contour ploughing
Deforestation
Bush burning
Correct answer is B
Contour ploughing is the making of ridges across the slope to control erosion
The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except?
Denitrification
Application of organic manure
Electrical discharge
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Correct answer is A
Denitrification is the major way by which nitrate in the soil is lost by its conversion to gaseous nitrogen with the aid of some denitrifying bacteria
Weathering
Denudation
Relief
Mass wasting
Correct answer is B
Dendation involves breaking of the earth's surface hence levelling such surface through agents such as water, wind etc.
Error of compass
Traverse error
Error of closure
Field error
Correct answer is C
Error of closure is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse.
This error can only be known when the field details are plotted
Optical square
Station pegs
Offset staff
Steel Band
Correct answer is A
Using either the mirror method or the prism square method, the optical square is used to mark out lines at right angles to the main chain line.