Geography

Question 1

1The Inter-Tropical Discontinuity (ITD) separates

Hard

A. polar air masses B. tropical maritime and tropical continental air masses C. land and sea D. cold and warm currents

Question 2

2Lines on a map joining places of equal temperature are

Easy

A. isotherms B. isobars C. contours D. isohyets

Question 3

3Convectional rainfall is common in

Easy

A. deserts B. equatorial regions C. temperate grasslands D. polar regions

Question 4

4Rainfall caused by moist air rising over mountains is

Easy

A. cyclonic rainfall B. convectional rainfall C. frontal rainfall D. relief (orographic) rainfall

Question 5

5Relative humidity is measured with a

Easy

A. sunshine recorder B. wind vane C. barometer D. hygrometer (wet and dry bulb thermometer)

Question 6

6The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the

Easy

A. barometer B. thermometer C. hygrometer D. anemometer

Question 7

7The Benguela current cools the coast of

Hard

A. Ghana B. Kenya C. Egypt D. south-western Africa

Question 8

8Rainfall formed when moist air is forced up a mountain is

Easy

A. convectional rainfall B. relief (orographic) rainfall C. cyclonic rainfall D. frontal rainfall

Question 9

9Relief rainfall occurs when moist air

Hard

A. is heated by the ground B. rises over high ground C. meets cold fronts D. sinks into valleys

Question 10

10Which vegetation zone covers most of northern Ghana?

Easy

A. tropical rainforest B. semi-deciduous forest C. Guinea savanna D. mangrove