The management of coniferous forests is an important use of fold mountains. Which of the following is NOT a use of these forests?
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Generating electricity on a large scale
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Fuel for heating homes
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Providing timber for building
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Providing an area for leisure activities
Q.2.
Which of the following is NOT a direct human use of fold mountains?
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Winter sports
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Agriculture
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Mobile telephone manufacture
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Electricity production
Q.3.
On which slopes of fold mountains in the SOUTHERN hemisphere would agriculture be most likely to take place?
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East
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South
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West
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North
Q.4.
Which of the following features is created at a destructive plate boundary?
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A crater
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Fold mountains
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Pillow lava
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A rift valley
Q.5.
Iceland is right on the constructive plate boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate. Which of the following statements is correct?
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Many Icelanders are killed each year by volcanic eruptions
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Iceland can use geothermal energy to generate electricity
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Iceland is an uninhabited island because of the volcanoes
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It is not possible to farm on Iceland
Q.6.
Which of the following methods of generating electricity is MOST likely to be developed in a mountainous area?
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Biogas
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Hydroelectric
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Nuclear
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Geothermal
Q.7.
In fold mountains, roads usually follow the line of which of the following features?
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Pyramidal peaks
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Aretes
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Valleys
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Scree slopes
Q.8.
Why do people live near to active volcanoes?
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The soils can be very fertile
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The heat from the volcano creates a warm climate
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To save money on heating bills
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Houses near volcanoes are all a lot cheaper than other houses
Q.9.
The three types of plate boundary are:
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destructive, constructive and conservative
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sideways, upwards and downwards
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always passing each other on the left
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locked in place
Q.10.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
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Tourism in fold mountains occurs all year round
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Volcanic soils are often very fertile
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Road and rail communications in fold mountains can be difficult
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Tourists are not allowed to visit volcanoes
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