2013 

E.C AMECHO WATO SECONDARY SCHOOL FIRST SEMESTER GEOGRAPHY FINAL EXAMINATION
FOR GRADE 12.

I.CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FROM THE GIVEN ALTERNATIVES

1. In geographic research, it is not easy to take total population as a study unit. So, what
technique do you use to decide your study unit?A) Sampling technique B) use of  qualitative
method C)changing the research topic D) dividing the study unit among many researchers
2. To which geographical period do you associate extensive coal formation in Africa?
A) Jurassic B) Paleozoic C) cretaceous D) carboniferous
3. To which geologic era in Ethiopia do dinosaurs belong?A) Early Cenozoic era B) end of Mesozoic era
C) Precambrian era D) early Mesozoic era
4. Which of the following is not among the general use of research in geography?
A) being able to predict about future B) solving envn’tal or social problem
C) Narrowing down the broad area of knowledge D) improving one’s writing, reading and thinking skills
5. ------ is used to describe the relief of a sea bed or bottom of a lake? A) Isohaypses B) Isobaths
C) Isomarine D) Isolacustrines
6. Which of the following is not directly associated with large territorial size of Ethiopia? A) Its diverse
climate B) its high rate of natural increase C) its great Varity of natural resource D) its larger population
size
7.The pluvial period in Ethiopia has resulted in the:- A) formation of potash B) lacustrine deposit
C) emergence of creater lakes D) formation of conical hills
8. The transgression of sea water from south- east to north- west Ethiopia took place during --- era?
A) Mesozoic B) Paleozoic C) Precambrian D) Cenozoic
9. Which one of the following is a secondary source of data? A) Questionnaires B) Interviews  
C) personal observation D) newspaper
10. --------are lines on maps that show the distribution of equal transportation cost?
A) Isohypes B) Isobar C) Isodopanes D) Isotransport
11. The type of map projection which is particularly suitable to the polar region is:-
A) Zenithal projection B) conic projection C) rectangular projection D) cylindrical projection
12.The formation of inselbergs in parts of Ethiopia and the horn is one of the geological event that took
place during the ----A) Precambrian era B) Paleozoic era C) Mesozoic era D) Cenozoic era
13. Which of the following neighboring countries share the shortest boundary with Ethiopia?
A) Somalia B) Kenya C) Sudan D) Djibouti
14. Which of the following was mainly responsible for the emergence of applied geography as a
responsible science in the latter parts of 20 th c? A) The philosophy of envn’tal Possiblism
B) the emergence of regional geography C) the division of geography into different branches of study
D) the quantitative revolution
15. One of the following is incorrect about non-probability sampling? A) It involves use of lottery system
B) it is more appropriate for qualitative research C) the bases of such sampling is personal decision by the
researcher D) it involves a degree of sampling bias
16. Which of the following continents is crossed by the tropic of cancer, tropic of Capricorn, the equator
and the prim meridian? A) Africa B) Asia C) South America D) Australia
17. In which regional division of Africa continent is Sudan found? A) Central Africa
B) Northern Africa C) Western Africa D) Eastern Africa
18. Which of the following best describes the shape of Ethiopia? A) Approximately circular B) almost
elongated C) more or less truncated D) considerably fragmented
19. Which of the following areas of Ethiopia is well known for its fossil rich sediments? A) The chew-
Bahir rift B) the Afar triangle C) the upper Ghibe valley D) the low lands of Gambella
20. In which of the following time zone is Ethiopia located? A) GMT-3 B) GMT+2 C) GMT+3
D) GMT+4
21. The present land of Ethiopia and horn mainly resulted from the geologic events of: - A) Tertiary and
quaternary periods of the Cenozoic era B) the Paleozoic era C) the Precambrian era D) Jurassic and
Triassic periods of the Mesozoic era
22. The Precambrian era is mainly associated with the formation of: - A) Basement complex rocks
B) sedimentary rocks C) coal deposits D) the east African rift valley
23. Map projection involves distortion of all of the following except: - A) Border B) Shape
C) Distance D) Direction
24. One of the following methods is not commonly used to collect qualitative data?
A) Group interview B) personal observation C) FGD D) survey questionnaires
25. A type of map projection w/c maintains accuracy of direction is: - A) linear projection
B) Homolographic projection C) orthomorphic projection D) azimuthal projection
26. All of the following geological event took place in Africa during Paleozoic era except
A) Denudation B) orogenesis C) peneplanation D) formation of coal
27. Which of the following combination of terms used in the preparation of isoplethic Maps are not
correct: - A) Isohyet, rainfall B) Isobar, pressure C) Isotherm, temperature
D) Isodapane, altitude
28.The key difference between thematic and topographic maps exist in their:- A) level of accuracy
B) scale C) content of object they portray D) projection
29. The astronomical location of a country is expressed by: - A) using lines of longitudes and latitudes
B) with the reference to the location of other land mass C) in relation to location of water bodies
D) in relation to the location of other countries
30. According to Ethiopian traditional classification of agro-ecological zones, the term ‘woina
dega’ refers to an area that has -----climate:-A)Temperate B)Tropical C) Sub-Tropical D) Desert
31.Topographic maps are described as a scenery maps, because they:- A) are written in block letters
B) show detail information C) show the whole parts of the earth D) are true to scale