Welcome to your Grade 9 Geography chapter 1
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which scholar is credited with being the first person to use the word "geography"?
2.
What is the total area of Ethiopia in square kilometers?
3.
Which country shares the longest border with Ethiopia?
4.
In which geological era was the Great East African Rift Valley formed?
5.
What is the highest point in Ethiopia?
6.
Which era is the oldest and longest geological era?
7.
Which part of the Ethiopian Rift Valley System is the most elevated and narrowest?
8.
What is the latitudinal extent of Ethiopia?
9.
The youngest sedimentary rock in Ethiopia, deposited during the Cretaceous Period, is known as:
10.
Which branch of geography studies the distribution of various biological species?
11.
Which part of Ethiopia lies below sea level?
12.
The Mesozoic era is also known as the era of:
13.
Which river separates the North Central Massif from the Plateau of Tigray?
14.
What percentage of Ethiopia's total area is covered by the Rift Valley System?
15.
Which of the following is a type of relative location considering nearby countries?
16.
Which era is known for the predominance of invertebrates?
17.
The Afar Triangle is also known as the:
18.
Which shape of a country is characterized by having its borders nearly equidistant from the center?
19.
Which period of the Cenozoic era is known for recent volcanic activities after the Rift Valley formation?
20.
The extensive salt plains in the Afar Triangle include:
21.
In which direction did the sea regress during the Cretaceous Period?
22.
Which of the following is the smallest sub-division of the Western Highlands?
23.
Trappean lava series resulted in the formation of:
24.
Which branch of human geography focuses on the study of people’s activities and their distribution?
25.
What is the longitudinal extent of Ethiopia?
26.
Which of the following is an active volcano located in the Afar region?
27.
Sedentary farming is practiced in which part of the Rift Valley?
28.
The vertical movement of the earth's surface (uplifting or sinking) is called:
29.
Which period saw the disappearance of dinosaurs and emergence of mammals?
30.
The total length of the Great East African Rift system in Africa is about:
