Testing your knowledge before the big day
Marjorie Henry, Contributor

Here is my final lesson in the series on multiple-choice items. Like the last lesson, I have selected items based on different topics in the syllabus. Check your answers.

1. - C 2. - B 3. - D 4. - A 5. - C 6. - B

7. - C 8. - A 9. - B 10. - A 11. - A 12. - B

In the event that you did not have all the correct answers for those items given in all the previous lessons, I sincerely hope that you took time out to review those topics. By so doing, you are ensuring that you have the correct information in the event that similar questions are given in the examination. You should also be doing additional reading, especially on those topics that you are having some difficulty with. This is absolutely necessary since your external examinations are close at hand.

Now work through these items. When you are finished, check your answers at the end of the lesson.

1. Humans can induce mass wasting by

A) building terraces on hillsides

B) digging drainage trenches on hillslopes

C) quarrying for bauxite

D) refusing to build homes on steep slopes

For questions 2 and 3, refer to the following passage:

A passenger at 60ºW boards an international flight at 7 a.m. On arrival, he is instructed to correct his watch by setting it one hour earlier.

2. In which direction did the passenger travel?

A) East

B) West

C)North

D) South

3. What is the longitude of the passenger's port of destination?

A) 45º

B) 60ºE

C) 60ºW

D) 75ºW

4. Limestone rocks are not folded because

A) they have joints

B) they have fossils

C) they are rigid

D) they are recently formed

5. Which of the following best describes the relationship between earthquakes and faults?

A) Earthquakes cause faults.

B) Faults cause earthquakes.

C) Faults can form without earthquakes.

D) Faults and earthquakes are the result of similar forces.

For questions 6 and 7, refer to the divide circle below.

6. What percentage of land use in Haiti is represented by cropland and permanent pasture?

A) 5%

B) 20%

C) 45%

D) 50%

7. The diagram illustrates that most of Haiti is under

A) cropland

B) permanent pasture

C) forest and woodland

D) none of the above

8. Which of the following best describes a characteristic of sugar-cane plantations in the Caribbean?

A) subsistence

B)extensive

C) intensive

D) peasant

9. Which of the following is a typical feature of large-scale commercial farming?

A) widespread use of machinery

B) production for the local market

C) limited farm area

D) limited use of chemical fertilisers

10. Which of the following factors are most likely to result in urban growth in New York City?

I. urban to rural migration

II. international migration

III. high death rate and low birth rate

IV. low death rate and high birth rate

A) I and II

B) II and III

C) I and IV

D) II and IV

11. Migration to the city may

A) housing

B) industry

C) retailing

D) all of the above

12. Workers commuting to the city cause problems such as

A) crime

B) high rents

C) congestion on the roads

D) slum and squatter settlements

Answers:

1. - C

2. - B

3. - D 4. - C5. - A6. - D 7. - D8. - B9. - A 10. - D11. - A12. - C

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