GEOMOPHOLOGY OF AFRICA. GNS 311 CA QUESTIONS. 2017/2018 SESSION.

2 PAGES (584 WORDS) Zoology Exam Question

1.      With respect to Geomorphology, the word Geo simply means-------- (a) shape (b) setting (c) Oceans (d) Earth.

2.      One of these is not the meaning of the word “Morpho”. (a) Shape (b) area (c) setting (d) arrangement.

3.      The scientific discipline concerned with the surface and features of the earth is termed----- (a) Volcanism (b) weathering (c) erosion (d) geomorphology.

4.      The term used to describe the movement of hot magma from the magma chamber deep beneath the earth to the surface of the earth through a vent is called----- (a) weathering (b) geomorphology (c) volcanism (d) bathymetry.

5.      The landforms created due to the escape of magma from the earth’s interior through a vent is called-----(a)volcanism          (b)volcanoes          (c)erosion       (d)weathering.