The following are volcanic mountains except
Cotopaxi of Ecuador
Midcrop of Sumatra
Fuji of Japan
Monadnock of USA
Correct answer is D
Volcanic mountains are formed from volcanoes. Examples are the cotopaxi, fuji mountains, midcrop of sumatra mountains and the moyon of philippine
An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is?
Iron in Durban
Copper in Cape Town
Gold in Witwatersrand
Aluminium in Johannessburg
Correct answer is C
Africa leads the whole world in the production of gold. South Africa is the largest producer of gold.
Flood plain
Cuesta
Watershed
Plateau
Correct answer is D
A Watershed is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source
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