Geography Model Exam for Remedial Students 2016
PART I: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN ALTERNATIVES
1. Which field of study does not belong to physical geography?
A. Climatology
B. Geomorphology
C. Urban geography
D. Pedology
2. Which one of the following is true?
A. Scope and content in science have a relationship
B. Scope and content in the study of any science do not have a relationship
C. When a scope of any knowledge widens, its content extent also increases
D. A and C
3. Which branch of geography studies about tide, sea-wave, etc.?
A. Oceanography
B. Biogeography
C. Geomorphology
D. Demography
4. Among the given choices, which one best describes the typical aspect of man-environment interaction?
A. Dependency, adaptation, and modification
B. Immobility, exclusion, and isolation
C. Deprecation, exclusion, and isolation
D. Assimilation, amalgamation, and devastation
5. Which statement is correct about geography?
A. Geography consists of a wide field of study
B. Geography has less relation with other subjects
C. Geography is a narrow field of study
D. Geography’s interest is the physical environment only
6. Which one is TRUE of geomorphology?
A. Examines the pattern of climate
B. Studies landforms and their distribution
C. Deals with the distribution of plants and animals
D. Concerned with the distribution of phenomena on earth
7. Which one is relatively the best definition of geography?
A. Geography is the science of the surface of the earth
B. Geography is the superficial form of geology which studies the core of the earth
C. Geography is the study of the variation and distribution of phenomena as well as human interaction with nature
D. Geography is the description of the lithosphere in particular
8. The general trend in the development of geography indicates that its scope is:
A. Wide and limitless
B. Specific and specialized
C. Universal and unbound
D. Interested only in nature elements
9. The marginal information that shows the relationship between distance on the map and ground distance is:
A. Key
B. Scale
C. Title
D. Grid reference
10. Large scale map;
A. Cover a small area than a small-scale map
B. Convey less information than a small-scale map
C. Have scale that lies between 1:50,000 and 1:250,000
D. Are used to cover a large area in detail
11. The process by which ice changes directly into water vapor is referred to as:
A. Conduction
B. Sublimation
C. Condensation
D. All
12. The instrument used to measure wind speed is
__.
A. Barometer
B. Wind vane
C. Anemometer
D. Thermometer
13. At the equator, the sun’s rays always strike the earth:
A. At a low angle
B. 18 hours each day
C. At nearly 90° angle
D. No more than 8 hours each day
14. The most densely populated part of Ethiopia is:
A. The enset-growing regions of the SNNPR
B. The southwestern part of Ethiopia
C. The Gambella and Somali regions
15. If the birth rate of a population is 50/1000, and the death rate is 30/1000, then the natural increasing rate is equal to:
A. 8%
B. 80%
C. 2%
D. None
16. Which of the following is the smallest settlement?
A. Hamlet
B. Town
C. Village
D. City
17. One of the following is the largest climatic region in Africa south of the Sahara?
A. The Equatorial Climate
B. Tropical Maritime (Monsoon) Climate
C. The Tropical Desert and Semi-Desert Climate
D. Tropical Continental (Savanna) Climate
18. Which one of the following endemic mammals of Ethiopia is confined to a single locality?
A. Walia Ibex
B. Red Fox
C. Swayne’s Hartebeest
D. Wild Ass
19.
__ are lines on maps that show the distribution of equal pressure areas.
A. Isohyets
B. Isodapanes
C. Isobar
D. Isotransport
20. Which of the following is strongly related to the longitudinal location of Ethiopia?
A. The fact that Ethiopia is a member of IGAD
B. The socio-cultural behavior of the people of Ethiopia
C. The fact that Ethiopia is a member of the UN
D. The time zone to which Ethiopia belongs
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