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  1. Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America' but politically a part of Europe?

  2. A.

     Iceland

    B.

     Canary Islands

    C.

     Green Land

    D.

     Cuba

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  3. ________ canal lies on one of the world's largest of trade routes connecting Europe and Far East.

  4. A.

     The Panama

    B.

     The Suez

    C.

     The Kiel

    D.

     The Goth

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  5. The Famous Kruger National Park is located in

  6. A.

     Saudi Arabia

    B.

     South Africa

    C.

     Sudan

    D.

     Tanzania

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  7. Mackeral, tuna, herrings, and anchovies belong to ________ type of fish.

  8. A.

     Pelagic

    B.

     Demersal

    C.

     Anadromous

    D.

     Fresh water

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  9. A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an

  10. A.

     Meander

    B.

     Alluvial fan

    C.

     Oxbow lake

    D.

     Levee

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  11. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of

  12. A.

     River valley

    B.

     Rift valley system

    C.

     Glaciated valley

    D.

     A canyon

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  13. The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________

  14. A.

     Increased death rate due to lack of amenities

    B.

     Lack of transport facilities

    C.

     Low birth rates

    D.

     Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment

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  15. When total land is divided by total population, we get?

  16. A.

     Population Density

    B.

     Nutritional Density

    C.

     Agriculture Density

    D.

     Industrial Density

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  17. The Pacific terminal of Trans-Siberian Railway is

  18. A.

     Okhotsk

    B.

     Vladivostok

    C.

     Leningrad

    D.

     Moscow

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  19. Which one of the following countries is not land-locked?

  20. A.

     Afghanistan

    B.

     Myanmar

    C.

     Nepal

    D.

     Switzerland

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