A geyser is best described as/an

A. pool of hot water

B. explosion of volcano

C. thermal stream

D. fountain of super heated stream

Which of the following is not true of pie chart?

A. statistics of various item can be represented on a single diagram

B. it is often difficultto compare the component parts

C. data with wide extreme can be conveniently represented in a pie chart

D. it is easy to draw

The climatic belts recognized by the Greek were

A. torrid,temperate and frigid

B. hot,cold and medium

C. hot,mild and cool

D. equatorial,polar and torrid

A mercury barometer is used for measuring

A. wind speed

B. temperature

C. sunshine

D. atmospheric pressure

A line joining places having an equal degree of cloudiness is an

A. isotherm

B. isohyet

C. isobar

D. isoneph

Lines joining places with same mean annual rainfall are called

A. isohyets

B. isohels

C. isohalines

D. isotherms

Which of the following winds affects the West Indian Islands of the Caribbean?

A. hurricane

B. mistrat

C. chinook

D. tornadoes

Loess is an example of

A. clayey soil

B. loamy soil

C. wind deposited soil

D. montane soil

A soil profile refers to the

A. shape of the soil

B. vertical section of the soil

C. mineral composition of the soil

D. zone of eluvation

'The trees are evergreen,forming a canopy with buttress roots,climbers and creepers'. Which of the following vegetation types does this statement refer to?

A. savanna

B. Equatorial

C. Tropical desert

D. Mediterranean