Africa Exams
Where Preparation Meets Success
Home
Botswana
Botswana PSLE Papers
Botswana JCE Papers
Botswana BGCSE Papers
Ghana
Ghana BECE Exams
Kenya
Kenya KCPE Papers
Kenya KCSE Papers
Kenya KASNEB Papers
Nigeria
WAEC Exams
JAMB Exams
Rwanda
Rwanda Primary Papers
Rwanda Secondary Papers
Uganda
Uganda PLE Papers
Uganda UCE Papers
Uganda UACE Papers
Certifications
Technical
Cloud Tech Certifications
Security Tech Certifications
Management
IT Infrastructure
More
About
Contact Us
Our Apps
Privacy
+
-
Test Index
BECE Social Studies 2024 Paper
Show Para
Hide Para
Share question:
© africaexams.com
Question : 14
Total: 40
There is an ongoing illegal mining activity in a community. The miners are using earth moving machines, cyanide and
mercury. Sixty acres of vegetation cover is pulled down every hour. Which of the following options best describes the long
term effect of their activities on the land?
Degradation
Depletion
Erosion
Percolation
Validate
Solution:
Vegetation cover prevents soil erosion. Since the vegetation cover is pulled down/destroyed, the long term effect of their activities is erosion.
© africaexams.com
Go to Question:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Prev Question
Next Question