SS2 second Term geography past questions and answers

SS2 second Term geography past questions and answers

SS2 geography questions:

Question: What is the term for the process of changing atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can absorb?

a) Nitrogen fixation

b) Photosynthesis

c) Denitrification

d) Nitrogen assimilation

Answer: a) Nitrogen fixation

Question: Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a delta landform?

a) Steep cliffs

b) U-shaped valleys

c) Elevated plateaus

d) River sediment deposition

Answer: d) River sediment deposition

Question: The concept of continental drift is associated with which scientist?

a) Alfred Wegener

b) Charles Darwin

c) James Hutton

d) Alexander von Humboldt

Answer: a) Alfred Wegener

Question: What is the primary factor influencing the climate of a region?

a) Latitude

b) Altitude

c) Longitude

d) Wind direction

Answer: a) Latitude

Question: The term "biome" refers to a large geographic biotic unit, characterized by:

a) Climate and vegetation

b) Soil composition

c) Altitude and temperature

d) Human population density

Answer: a) Climate and vegetation

Question: Which type of volcano is characterized by frequent, explosive eruptions?

a) Shield volcano

b) Stratovolcano

c) Cinder cone volcano

d) Caldera volcano

Answer: b) Stratovolcano

Question: The process of soil formation involving the accumulation of organic matter is known as:

a) Podzolization

b) Laterization

c) Pedogenesis

d) Humification

Answer: d) Humification

Question: What is the name of the layer of permanently frozen soil found in the tundra region?

a) Permafrost

b) Oxisol

c) Chernozem

d) Gelisol

Answer: a) Permafrost

Question: Which of the following rivers is the longest in the world?

a) Nile

b) Amazon

c) Yangtze

d) Mississippi

Answer: b) Amazon

Question: What type of map would be most useful for showing elevation changes in a mountainous region?

a) Political map

b) Topographic map

c) Climatic map

d) Road map

Answer: b) Topographic map

Question: The process of removing salt from seawater to make it suitable for human consumption is known as:

a) Desalination

b) Distillation

c) Filtration

d) Purification

Answer: a) Desalination

Question: Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to space and where meteors burn up upon entering?

a) Troposphere

b) Mesosphere

c) Thermosphere

d) Exosphere

Answer: d) Exosphere

Question: In which ocean would you find the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans?

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Indian Ocean

c) Southern Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean

Answer: d) Pacific Ocean

Question: What is the term for the process of a gas changing into a liquid?

a) Condensation

b) Vaporization

c) Sublimation

d) Melting

Answer: a) Condensation

Question: The concept of the "Greenhouse Effect" is associated with the trapping of:

a) Oxygen

b) Carbon dioxide

c) Nitrogen

d) Methane

Answer: b) Carbon dioxide

Question: Which desert is known as the largest hot desert in the world?

a) Sahara Desert

b) Arabian Desert

c) Gobi Desert

d) Kalahari Desert

Answer: a) Sahara Desert

Question: What is the primary factor influencing the formation of soil horizons?

a) Climate

b) Vegetation

c) Topography

d) Parent material

Answer: a) Climate

Question: Which type of precipitation is associated with freezing rain?

a) Hail

b) Sleet

c) Snow

d) Drizzle

Answer: b) Sleet

Question: The term "tectonic plates" refers to:

a) Giant rock formations

b) Sections of the Earth's lithosphere

c) Layers of the atmosphere

d) Ocean currents

Answer: b) Sections of the Earth's lithosphere

Question: Which of the following is an example of a landform created by glacial erosion?

a) Sand dune

b) Moraine

c) Karst landscape

d) Mesa

Answer: b) Moraine