Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 8 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

The table below gives data for three regions.\n\n\begin{tabular}{lccc}\nRegion & Rainfall (mm) & Mean temperature (°C) & Population density (people/km\^2)\\\nA & 450 & 22 & 80\\\nB & 800 & 25 & 150\\\nC & 400 & 18 & 60\\n\end{tabular}\n\nA suitability score S for a new irrigation scheme is calculated as\n\[ S = 0.4R + 0.3T + 0.3P \]\nwhere\n\[ R = \frac{500-\text{rainfall}}{500}\ \text{if rainfall}\le500\ \text{mm, otherwise }0,\]\n\[ T = \frac{30-|\text{temp}-25|}{30}\ \text{if 20\le\text{temp}\le30, otherwise }0,\]\n\[ P = \frac{100-\text{density}}{100}\ \text{if density}\le100, otherwise }0.\]\nWhich region obtains the highest suitability score?

Answer Options

A. Region C
Correct Answer B. Region A
C. Region B
D. Region D
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Region A

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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