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The study of the population in relation to the number, characteristic and population growth is called ……………… 2. Name the type of mineral that has been discovered in the Sahara Desert which has attracted a number of settlers ………………… 3. An imaginary line through the centre of the earth from South to North Pole, around which the planet rotates is called ………………… 4. Which type of coal is the hardest and has highest hydrocarbon content 5. The scientific study and interpretation of the earth quarks is called ………… 6. Name the type of rainfall which occurs along the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
7. Earthquakes that are less violet hence are only felt but not destructive are called ……….
8. In Modern Technology, the letters G.P.S stands for ……………………………
9. Suppose the local time at Greenwich Meridian is 12:00 hours what is the local time at point X which is longitude 450, 10. Which meridian has been adopted in Zambia for the standard time calculation?
11. The industry which produces products which a country used to import and make the country save on foreign exchange is called_ _ _ _ 12. Name the type of fold formed when both limbs are inclined at the same angle of declination…………………………………………………….. 13. The size of population which is felt to be most desirable for the full utilization for its resources and which produces the highest standard of living is termed as …………..
14. The water that falls as rain and flow on the ground surface during and after precipitation is called …………… 15. …………….……… Is the wear and tear of transported materials themselves in the river when they role and collide with one another
16. Name the planet which orbits the sun in a crock wise direction? 17. What term is used to refer to the increase in the earth’s surface temperature?
18. With reference to town planning, the letters CBD stand for_ _ _ _ _ _ 19. The earth has an oblate, spheroid shape. What is the other term which describes this shape of the earth? 20. Presence of CFCs in the atmosphere leads to green house effects. CFCs stands for
21. What do we call the circular depressions cut into the river bed by swirling pebbles carried in the water as it flow in a circular manner? 22. What term is used to describe a tree with special characteristic to withstand drought conditions? 23. The diversion of the head-waters of a weaker river into system of parallel and powerful river due to head wards, vertical and lateral erosion of the dominant river is called ……
24. Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of the elements of weather?
25. The act of predicting the future of the weather conditions of a place within a given time is known as …………………. 26. Name the type of rainfall experienced on the wind ward of the Zambezi Congo water shade………………………………………………………………………… 27. Relaxation of previous government in social, political or economic policies is known as... ………………………………………………….. 28. Give a reason why the part of the rain gauge should be sunk into the ground. ………………………………………………………………..
29. On weather maps, lines joining places receiving the same temperature are called ………
30. What is the name of the star which produces its own light? 31. Apart from anemometer what else can be used to obtain wind speed? 32. What is the total percentage of solar radiation which reaches the earth and warms the earth’s surface………………………………………………………… 33. Name the oven used to smelt iron ore to produce pig iron.
34. What do we call a thick cloud formed when moisture is cooled and condensed to its due Point near the ground? 35. What term is used to describe the savanna vegetation with roots which remain in the soil during dry season and produce new shoots and leaves when rain season comes?
36. When two or more cities join together to form one it is known as ……………….…
37. Name the specific type of coal which is very important for extraction of iron from its ore.
38. A feature formed by steep sided river valleys which are both narrow and deep is called … 39. Cultivation of tropical raw material for export is known as ……………..
40. When a section of earth’s crust is subjected to compressional forces, it bends upwards or down wards. The down folds are called…………………………
41. On which date is the sun overhead the tropic of cancer?
42. What term is used to describe a town which accommodates a lot of people who commute daily to another town where they are employed? 43. What is the longitude of the place whose local time is 08:00 hrs if the local time at Greenwich meridian is noon? 44. Which climate region has a concentration of rainfall in winter with the influence of on shore westerlies? 45. When magma flows through a vertical Clark across a bending plane and solidifies within the earth’s crust, it forms a feature known as_ _ _ _ _ 46. What term is used to refer to the decrease in temperature with increasing height? 47. What is the gradient of point A 2000m from point B which is 1000m, where the distance between the two points is 10 000m? 48. What do we call a process by which water in the river lifts and move loaded material to a place far away from where it was eroded? 49. Apart from 21st March, on which other date is the sun vertically overhead at the equator? 50. With reference to the study of economics, the letters GDP stands for_ _ 51. Which of the world climatic regions is known as the world’s Orchard lands?
