Welcome to your GRADE 12 GEOGRAPHY MODEL EXAMINATIONS 2015
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN QUESTIONS
1.
Which one of the following is the oldest and traditional definition of Geography?
2.
Which one of the following branches of Geography studies the Anthroposphere?
3.
Which one of the following statement is NOT correct about the philosophy of Environmental Determinism?
4.
Which one of the following is NOT CORRECT about the features of contour lines?
5.
Which one of the following relief feature is indicated by the closed contours with elongated shapes and values increasing towards the center with no specific tips?
6.
Which one of the following is the traditional method of showing relief feature on a map by using broken or picked lines?
7.
Which one of the following ways of Interpolation is the quickest and the most accurate?
8.
Which one of the following is NOT CORRECT about vertical exaggeration?
9.
Which one of the following indicates the intervisibility of places?
10.
Which one of the following is explained by the entire geographical space that is drained by the major river and its tributaries?
11.
Which one of the following represents a point where one strong river cuts into the course of another weak river during river capture?
12.
Which one of the following shows the correct order of settlements from smaller to larger ones based on population number?
13.
Which one of the following is NOT CORRECT about the characteristics of upper course of a river?
14.
Which one of the following type of settlement is mostly found in rural areas?
15.
Which one of the following land form is a dip or low point between two areas of higher ground?
16.
Which one of the following is WRONG about urban settlement?
17.
Which one of the following is NOT CORRECT about the absolute location of Africa?
18.
Which one of the following statements is NOT CORRECT about the African continent?
19.
Which one of the following regions of Africa is the most urbanized?
20.
Which one of the following is NOT parts of Gondwanaland?
21.
Which one of the following era is known by the orogenesis and metamorphism process?
22.
Which one of the following epoch is NOT found under tertiary period of Cenozoic era?
23.
Which one of the following is the lowest point of Africa?
24.
Which one of the following is NOTCORRECT about young fold mountains of Africa?
25.
Which one of the following country is NOT touched by the great East African Rift Valley?
26.
Which one of the following ocean currents makes the Southeastern Africa warm and wet?
27.
Which one of the following is the main global pressure belts that affect the climate of Africa between 300N and 300S latitudes?
28.
Mainly in which of the following parts of Africa the location of ITCZ would be in January?
29.
Which one of the following country of Africa experience equatorial climate type?
30.
Which one of the following is NOT TRUE about the characteristics of Equatorial Climate region of Africa?
31.
Which one of the following countries of Africa is NOT located in the Sahel Zone?
32.
Angola is not located within the Sahel region.
33.
Which one of the following does NOT affect the use of African rivers for navigation?
34.
Which one of the following rivers basin constitutes Africa’s largest artificial lake?
35.
Which one of the following is the longest water fall in Africa?
36.
Which one of the following is the rift valley lake in Africa?
37.
Which one of the following river and dam is NOT CORRECTLY matched?
38.
Which of the following vegetation type grows on swampy or waterlogged grounds?
39.
Which one of the following is the forest-conservation measure by planting trees in urban areas in association with human settlements?
40.
Which one of the following area has the richest and most diverse wildlife concentration in Africa?
41.
Which one of the following soil group is the largest in Africa?
42.
Which soil types of Africa have a deep profile, rich in humus content and ideal for crop production?
43.
Which one of the following is the soil conservation measure by covering the soil with plant residue to let the soil regain some nutrients as the residue decays?
44.
Mulching involves covering the soil with plant residues to improve soil fertility and moisture retention.
45.
Which of the following are the Top Densely Populated Countries in Africa?
46.
Which one of the following Components of population change cause population gain?
47.
Which one of the following is WRONG about the characteristics of Africa population?
48.
Which one of the following is the Push factor of migration?
49.
Which one of the following is the Intra-continental type of migration?
50.
Which one of the following is the advantage of migration for the receiving countries?
51.
Which one of the following is CORRECT about economic development?
52.
The total value of goods and services produced in a country over a period of time refers to:
53.
Which one of the following is the Characteristics of Developing Countries?
54.
Which of the following is NOT among the goals of the African union?
55.
Which one of the following is the traditional mining method of Africa process by the extraction of mineral deposits from excavations of sand, gravel, clay, or silt?
56.
Which one of the following is INCORRECT about qualitative approaches of research?
57.
Which one of the following is the source of secondary data in the research process?
58.
Which one of the following is the focus of geographical research traditionally?
59.
Which one of the following subjects could be studied with the qualitative approach?
60.
Which one of the following is a skill that uses different steps or elements to solve a given identified problem and arrive at a possible solution?
61.
Which one of the following is the basic element of research that considers the required time, finance, the means of obtaining the information and the competence of the researcher?
62.
Which one of the following is CORRECT about Probability Sampling?
63.
In Geographic research, it is NOT always easy to take the entire population as a study unit. What technique do you use to decide your study unit?
64.
Sampling techniques are used to select a representative subset of the population for study when it's not feasible to study the entire population.
65.
Civil wars can necessitate mapping and information gathering for military purposes, but they are not a primary driver of modern mapmaking development.
66.
Reference maps, such as topographic maps, provide a wide range of information about a particular area, including elevation, roads, and landmarks.
67.
Which one of the following is WRONG about Globe?
68.
Which one of the following is a technique that cartographers use to transfer information from a globe to a flat surface in order to create a map?
69.
Which one of the following projection is suitable to show middle latitude Regions?
70.
Which one of the following is WRONG about cylindrical projection?
71.
On a cylindrical projection, parallels maintain the same length as the equator, leading to distortion in shape and size as you move away from the equator.
72.
Which type of Geometrical Map projections produce circular maps?
73.
Which one of the following is TRUE about sketch map?
74.
Which one of the following is WRONG about the horn of Africa?
75.
Which one of the following is INCORRECT about Ethiopia?
76.
In which of the following geological era the first forms of life emerged, such as amoeba and bacteria?
77.
Which one of the following is the CORRECT order of sedimentary rocks formed in Ethiopia during Mesozoic era from the oldest to the youngest?
78.
This is the correct stratigraphic order based on their relative ages.
79.
The Ethiopian Rift Valley divides the Ethiopian Highlands into two major plateaus.
80.
Which one of the following mountain is NOT found under the Plateau of Tigray?
81.
Which one of the following is the smallest section of the Ethiopia rift valley and known by Omo-ghibe trough is;
82.
Which one of the following is NOT true about the lowlands of Ethiopia and the Horn?
83.
Which one of the following is NOT correct combination based on the new name given after they cross the border of Ethiopia?
84.
Which one of the following is NOT a crater lake in Ethiopia?
85.
Which one of the following is the main factor that determines the spatial distribution of temperature in Ethiopia?
86.
Which one of the following is the Global equivalent name for the Dega Traditional agro-ecological zone of Ethiopia?
87.
Which one of the following place is found under Summer Rainfall Region?
88.
Which one of the following is CORRECT about the natural vegetation of Ethiopia?
89.
Which one of the following is NOT the type of Rare/Endemic/ animals in Ethiopia?
90.
Which one of the following is WRONG about the view of Karl Marx?
91.
Which one of the following is NOT the possible conclusion of the AntiMalthusian population Theory?
92.
Which one of the following is TRUE about the population condition of Ethiopia?
93.
Which one of the following is NOT the negative result of rapid population growth?
94.
Which one of the following is a system of continuous and legal recording of the occurrence of events such as, births, deaths, marriages and divorces?
95.
Which one of the following is the most densely populated region in Ethiopia?
96.
Which one of the following factors is the main cause for high rate of urbanization in Ethiopia?
Question number 97-100 is based on the figure given below
97.
On the above figure which features of a river letter ‘c’ represent?
98.
On the above figure which features of a river letter ‘D’ represent?
99.
On the above figure which features of a river letter ‘A’ represent?
100.
Which type of drain age pattern is represented on figure?
