Geography Question for

Grade 10that Ada, Model

sec.School

Ada Mode set by Geography dep.

2012 E,C

Ada Model Secondary School

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Grade 10 Geography Questions prepared for the second semester Mid Exam
/2012 E.C

Direction :- Choose the best answer for each of the following questions from the
given alternative choice and put your answer on back of each number

_____1. The process of mountain formation is called as:

A) Geology B) Orogeny C) Orography D)Chronology

_____2. According to geological time scale which one of the following occurred first?

A) Basement rock B) Flowering plants C) The occurance of dinoserous

D) The separation of Pangaea

_____3. The three major layers of lithospher are :-

A) Mantle B) Core C) Crust D) all E) none

_____4. Which one of the following rock is categorized under extrusive igneous rock ?

A) Granite B) Obsidian C) Basact D) B’and’C’

_____5. The process of energy transmission from one object to another with out
molecular contact is .

A) Radiation B) convection C) Conduction D) B and C

_____6.Which one of the following factor is known to be the strongest control of the
growth and distribution of vegetation ?

A) Climate B) Relief C) Soil D) Wind

_____7. Of the following factors which one is not climate control factor ?

A) Latitude B) Latitude C) Cloude cover D) Ocean current

____ 8.The upper limit of troposphere is called

A) Stratopaus B) Tropopaus C) Thermosphere D) Mesopaus

_____ 9. Which one of the following rock is belong to clasticsedimentary rock?

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 A) Siltstone B) Potash C) Gypsum D) Halite

______ 10. The central part of Ethiopia is covered by ________type of rock .

A) sedimentary B) Igneous C) metamorphic D) chemical sedimentary rock.

_____11.According to geological events of Ethiopia which one is the last occurance ?

A) Adigrat sandstone B) Hintalo limestone C) Formation of rift valley

D) upper sand stone

______12. The physical factor that can be the cause of soil erosion ?

A) Overgrazing B) Deforestation C) Degradation D) Steepness of slope

______13.Which of the following continent not belongs to Gondwanaland ?

A) south America B) Africa C) Awustralia D) Laurasia

_____ 14. According to koppen climate classification letter ‘B’ represent

A) Moist mid-latitude climate whith mild winter

B) Moist mid-latitude climate with sever winter
C) Dry climate
D) Tropical moist climate

_____15.which part of the Ethiopian regions is the wettest than the athor areas?

A) South west B) South east C) Northeast D) West low lands

_____16.Which one of the following doest not belong to exogenetic forces ?

A) Folding B) Denudation C) erosion D) Glacier

_____17. The following terms refers to polar zone except:

A) Low latitude B) High latitude C) Cold zone D) Frigid zone

_____18. Which one of the following instrument is used to enlarge and reduce maps?

A) Seismo graph B) Pantograph C) Seismometer D. Scale

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______19. A german scientist who was tried to expain the present location of
continenets and ocean using continental drift theory is-----

A) Edwin B) Carl ritter C) Alfred Wegener D) Alexander V,H

______20. Covering a baren land by planting trees is knows as-

A) Reforestation B) Afforestation C) Fallowing D) Installing hedges

_______21. Which one of the following land form is common in the lower course of a
river?

A) Flood plain B) Meander C) Gorge D) V-shaped valley

______22.Whichone of the following rock is a result of intrusive igneous rocked ?

A) Obsidian B) Granite C) Basact D) Lava

_____23. Of the following which months are the warmest in most parts of Ethiopia ?

A) June ,july ,agust B) March ,april ,may C) November ,December , January

D) September,November,December

____24.Of the following type of erosion .which one can form deep cuts in the ground?

A) Rill erosion B) Sheet erosion C) Qully erosion D) ’A’and’B’

_____25.the steeper slope of an escarpment is known as

A) Concave slope B) Scarp C) Even slope D) Stepped slope

_____26. The earth’s core is composed largely of

A) Oxygen /hydrog B) Iron /nickel C) Helium /zenon D) Mantel/lava

_____27.the longest geological time unit of earth’s history is-

A) Precamberian era B) It comprises 88% of the geological time scale

C. 4.5 billion to about 600 million years D) all the above

______28. The occans are the most prominent feature of the

hydrosphere,coveringnearly______percent of the earth

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 A) 97% B) 71% C) 50% D) 30%

______29. Which one of the following is not the method of soil conservation ?

A) Terracing B) Cont our ploughing C) Fallowing D) Deforestation

______30.The low latitude zone is known by the fallowing features except

A) Torrid zone B) The moom sun is always hight

B) Bounded by 23 ½ north &south D) Cold temperature

______31. Which one of the following features describe high land climates?

A) Alititube can produce tundra and polas condition

B) Observedqlaciers tropical on tropical mountain sumitys

C) Cooling of the altitude high land climate of the earthif mountain range

D) all the above

______32. Consequence of climate changes are can be following except

A) Drought B) Loss of biodiversity C) Qaulting D) Global warming

_______33. Which of the following regions get higher amount of rain tall?

A) Gimira B) Buno bedele C) Kefa D) all

______34.The atmospheric part which protect the ultraviolet radian from reaching the
earth is

A) mesosphere B) Ozone C) Tropopause D) Coriolis forces

______35.which of the following regions only located to the northern hemisphere ?

A) Tundra B) coniferous forest C) Savanna grass land D) Antarctic region

_____36.the peripherial of Ethiopia experience climate.

A) Polar B)Desert C)Temperate D)Cold

_____37. The ultimate source of energy is

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 A) Petroleum B) The sun C) Engen D) Fire wood

_____38.The formation Ethiopian rift valley took place in

A) Tersiary period B) Quanternary period C) Carboniferous period

D) paleozioc era

_____39.Which one of the following soil has a very fine particle?

A) Clay B) Sand C) Silt D) Loam

_____40.The following is the features of modern map except

A) Top view B)Scale C) Marginal informations D) Oblique view

_____41. The short and disconnected line used to represent slope of an area is.

A) Contour lines B) Form line C) Layer coloring D) Hill -shading

______43. The high lands of Ethiopia is divided into western and eastern highlands by

A) Latitude B) Rift valley C) Altitude D) Longitude

_____44. Which one of the rainfall type is coincidewich altitude or mountain rain?

A) Orgraphic B) Relief C) Frontal D) ‘A’&’B’

_____45. The totality of space and cosmos,in which every thing is found is called

A) Qalaxy B) Solary system C) Universe D) Milking way

_____46.Which of the following are true about contour line?

A) They are drawn at a fixed height interval

B) They are continuous lines
C) They are always numbered towards altitude increase
D) They are numbered always towards altitude decrease

_____47. The study of tides and wares are the tasks of.

A) Climatology B) geomorphology C) geology D) oceanogeography

______48. Which one of the following land mass does not belong to Gondwanaland ?

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A) Africa B) Awustralia C) north America D) south America

____49. Identify the sequential order of traditional climate of Ethiopia cold to hot

A) Berch−¿kolla ----woinadega ----dega-----wurch

B) Wurch ---dega---woinadega ----kolla ----bereha
C) Dega ---kolla ---wurch---woinadega ---bereha
D) Woinadega ---bereha---wurch---kolla---dega

____50.Which one of the following soil type formation is associated with egosion and
deposition?

A) Flurisols B) Cambisols C) Gybisols D) Sanachaks

____51. Ancient Greeks classified world climated world climate in to three zones
based on?

A) Cloud cover and winds B) Temperature and sunshine distribution C) Latitude

and elevation D) Low land and desertification

_____52. Which one of the following is different from the other ?

A) Exfoliation B)Stalagmite C) Stalactite D) Pillar

______53. The Grand Renaissance dm of Ethiopia is building in ---region

A) Gambella B) Benshangul gumuz C) Oromia D) 1/Lubabor

________54. Which one of the earth’s layer accounts 0.01% in volume?

A) Crust B) Core C) Mantle D) Lithosphere

______55. As Bercha is to Desert wurch is to-----

A) Tropical B) Alphine C) Subtropical D) Temperate

______56. Which one of following is the hottest and lowest area in Ethiopia ?

A) Dallol B) Borena C) Gambella D) Ogaden

_____57. What is the main cause of drought ?

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A) Shortage of rainfall B) Over flooding C) Maximum temperature

D) Shortage of food

________58. Of the following which one describe the equaltorial area?

A) Slanting rays B) High insolation C) High pressure D) Low temperature

_________59. Contour lines can not merg or cross one another except .

A) Vertical clift B) Water falls C) Over hanging clifft D) all the above

________60. Spot height is one the methods of showing altitude

A) On the map B) In the field C) Both on the map and in the field D) none of
the above

________61. The ideal soil which is a mixture of sand, caly and plenty of humus is
called

A) Vertisols B) Flurisols C) Nitasols D) loamsoil

_______62. The most important factors of climate controls in Ethiopia is .

A) Cloud cover B) Altitude C) Latitude D) all

_______63. What are the main agents of physical weathering ?

A) Temperature B) Frastaction C) Plant and animal action D) All of the above

_______64. Which one of the following mineral is an important to make fertilizer ?

A) Coal B) Potash C) Limestone D) Sandstone

_______65. Which one of the following country has the longest common boundary
with Ethiopia?

A) Sudan B) Kenya C) Somalia D) Ertria

______66. Which of the following green house gases in the atmosphere is produced
by domestic animals ?

A) Nitrogen B) Methone C) Oxygen D) Carbondioxide

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_______67. As latitude is to parallel ,and longitude is to--------------

A) Northing B) Meridian C) National grid D) none

________68. The national grid origin is lies -------------

A) South west coner at 340 300 E Longitude

B) South east corner at 340 30 0 E Longitude

C) Northeast corner at 300 340 ‘N Latitude

D) None of the above

_______69. If we enlarge a map with a scale 1.900.00 three time ,with be the scale of
the new map?

A) 1:300.000 B) 270,000 C) 400.000 D) 100,000

________70. The following are the features of contour lines except

A) Contour lines drawn on a map joining of the same elevation above mean seal level

B) Contour lines never branch

C) Contour lines are always numbered in the direction towards altitude increase

D) Shown with broken lines

_______71. The type of the slope which has widely contour line of the base and are
close together at the topis

A) Concave slope B) Converx slope C) Even slope D) Terraced slope

_______72. The following natural regions are located to northern hemisphere except

A) Tundra B) Boreal forest C) Kalahari desert D) Coniferous forest region

_______73. Terraching is one of the cultural method of soil and water conservation
commonly practiced by----

A) Gambella B) Agnuwak C)Konso D) Berta

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________74. The best way of showing astronomical location is using of -----

A) Relative location B) Lines of latitude and longitude C) Reference of other land

masses D) Neighboring countries

________75. which of the following rocks is formed by compaction and cementation?

A) Sedimentary rocks B) Igneous rocks C) Metamorphic rocks D) None of the

above

________76. If the areal scale of a map is 1cm 2 +49 km2 then what will be the
corresponding linear scale?

A) 1cm to 7km B) 1Cm to 8 km C) 1cm to 9km D) 1cm to 5km

________77. Which one of the following land form is common and associated to
upper rivert course ?

A) Meanders B) V-shaped valley C) Flood plain D) Deltas

________78. Of the following accurances which one is the result of indogenetic

forces?

A) Floding B) Faulting C) Earthqueke D) all the above

________79. According to compass direction ,If the angular bearing shows 135 0 ,then
the cardinal direction will be :-

A) North west B) Southeast C) Northeast D) South west

________80. The following are the features of large scale map except,

A) Cover large area B) Give detailed information C) Cover small area D) Cover
medium sized area.

________81. The grid north is the direction in which grid lines point to wards----

A) The top of the map B) The East C) The west D) The South

________82. The absolute location of Ethiopia latitudially is

A) 300N -450N B) 30N-150 N C) 330 E-480E D) 30E -300E

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_______83 Whats is the main cause of the drought ?

A) Shosrtage of rainfall B) Altitude C) Over flooding D) Maximum rain fall

________84. When the gradient ratio 1:40 changed in to percent it will be-----

A) 2.5% B) 4% C) 6% D) 50 %

________85. Of the following desert region which one is located to south west
Africa?

A) Acakama desert B) Kalahari desert C) Colorado desert D) Thar Deseret

________86. what is the main factor for the diversity of fauna and flora in the
ecosystem?

A. Climate B) Altitude C) Polar climate D) Ocean current

________87. Which type of cloud causes strong rain wind, tornados and lightening ?

A)Cirus B) Cumulus C) Stratus D) Cumulationim bus

_______ 88. The geographical location doldrums are found

A) Around the equator B) At the tropic of cancer C) At Antarctic circle D) At

polar zone

________89. The following component of an ecosystem considered as biotic factors

except

A) Soil B) Plant C) Living things D) Producers

________90. The break down of dead plants and animals in to organic material of the
soil is called

A) Consumer B) Producers C) Decomposation D) Fertilization

_______ 91. Which one of the following is non renewable natural resources?

A) Soil B) Solar energy C) Petroleum D) Animal

________92. Which part of the earth’s structure takes small portion ?

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A) Curst B) Core C) Mantle D) None of the above

_______93. The two main branches of geography are

A) Physical and social B) Human and physical C) Physical and cultural

D)Physical and biological

_______94. Apes and equirrels are common wild animals of -----

A) Savvanna grass land B) Equatorial forest C) Coniferous forest D) Tundra

_______95. Which of the following region is known with low vegetation cover due to
lack of moisture)

A) Taiga B) Grass land C) Desert D) Fundra

_______96. Among the major geological events of Ethiopia, the Cenozoic tectonic can
be shown by

A) The formation Ethiopian rift valley B) By the formation of adigrat sand ston

C) Occurance of pluvian rain fall D) all

_______97. Which one of the following is among the human causes of climate
change ?

A) Volcano B) Urbamization C) Occean current D) Continental drift

_______98. A land form whose formation is associated with wind action is

A) Loss deposite B) Lagoons C) Levees D) Deltas

_______99. Of the following list of rocks which one has coarse -grained texture ?

A) Granite B) Basalt C) Obsidaan D) all

______100. which traditional climate of Ethiopia is associated with Afro-Alpine

areas?

A) Wurch B) Kolla C) Dega D) Berecha

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II. Write “True” for correct statement and :False” for incorrect one

-------101. The high land areas of Ethiopia experience tropical climate

-------102. All forms of moisture that come to the ground is known as precipitation

-------103. Geological time scale of precamberian era is the poorest fosil record

-------104. The short and disconnected lines which is used to show the type of slope
is called contour lines

-------105. Adirection indeicated in degrees is called a bearing

-------106. When the scale of the map decrease , the size of the map also increase

-------107. Physiographic digram shows only the side and oblique view of the land
scape

-------108. Planting different crops in alternating strips to retain water and soil is called
avoiding cultivation

------109. Maquis plant is belong to Mediterranean region

------110. The altitude of desert region is >1000m m,s,l

III. Match the following items given under column’A’ with the terms listed under
column ‘B’

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

1. Phytogeography A. Paleozoic era

2. The study of living B. Studies distribution of plants
in relation to physical environment
and non living things C. Inner core
interacting with their environment
3. Living thing in an ecosyatem D. Magma
4. The area in which an organisms live E. Geological time scale
5. All forms of moisture F. Ecology
that comes to the ground G. Tundra

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 from the air H. Habitat
6. Area with low moisture and low temperature I. Precipitation
7. Record of evente in earth hstory J. Paleozoic era
8. Most of life forms were marine origin
9. Molten
10.Solid
IV. Give short answer for the following
11.Seimentary rocks are formed by------------- sedimentation /compaction
12.Hunge single landmass panagoea separated to -------------and---------------
laurasia /Gondwanaland
13.Techtonic forec are ---------------/endogenetic forces
14.The study of land forms and forces that chage them is /Geomorphology
15.Equatorial low pressure belt is called ---------------/Doldrum/
16.The equatorial rain forest has -----layers /three/
17.All the energy that reaching the earth from the sun is in the form of
----------------/Electromagnetic waves/
18.Producers in an eco system is------------------/green plants/
19.The area which have extremely cold winter and summer an itstemperature is less
than 100 is called----------- ---------/polar climate/
20.Direction can be expressed in ether------------- --- or ----------------/compass points
or angular bearings/

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