Ligaba senior secondary school geography work sheet for grade 12 in 2017

Choose the best answer from the given alternatives

1.which continent is included in the Eurasian plate?
A,North America B, Australia C,part of south America D, part of Asia
2. Continental plate is largely formed from: A.Iron B.basalt C.Silicon D.Granite
3.Which variable of the milankovitch cycles is most responsible for the different seasons on the earth?
A.precession C. eccentricity B.obliquity D.All
4.Which of the following is the biggest causes of global warming?
A.Natural variation of the planet B.pollution wildfire C.Decomposing plants D.Burning oil,gas & coal
5.What is the accurate definition of climate change mitigation?
A.The efforts to reduce or prevent the expected effects of climate change
B.The efforts to reduce or prevent build up of green house gases in the atmosphere
C.The efforts to reduce or prevent carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
D.The efforts to reduce or prevent CFC in the atmosphere
6.Which has been the hottest year on record before 21st century? A.1996 B.1990 C.1998 D.2020
7.Which gas is the most significant green house gas responsible for climate change?
A. Methane C.sulfur dioxide B.Nitrous oxide D.Carbon dioxide
8.How is global warming linked to rising sea levels?
A.As temperature rise,there are more rainfalls,adding more water to oceans
B.As temperature rise,rivers& streams flow faster,adding more water& oceans
C.As temperature rise,ice polar caps melt faster,adding more water to oceans
D. As temperature rise, the process of evaporation is slower, adding more water & oceans
9.Which climatic zone of Ethiopia is the transition b/n the hot arid & the humid climates?
A. Bereha B.kolla C.Dega D.woina- Dega
10.If you travel from Ethiopia to Botswana in January,what type of climatic condition would you
experience? A.Summer rainfall C. Spring rainfall B.Autumn rainfall D.Dry winter season
11.which statement relates to theories on population growth & development?
A.Neo- malthusianism asserts that socio- economic problems are solved by reducing birth rate
B.Malthusian theory stresses that food production exceeds population growth
C.Marxians believe that population growth causes technological development
D.Esterr Boserup believes that there is a strong linkage b/n poverty & population growth
12.Which statement is about population growth control practices?
A.Most African countries have a one- child policy B.Kenya encourages a national family planning
policy C.India ratified a child- tax policy D.China supports women to have large
families
13.Which one of the following is an indicator of social development?
A.Gross Domestic product B.Infant Mortality rate C.Per-capita income D.Literacy rate
14.Which of the following sets of evidence supports global warming ?
A.CO2 levels sinking B.Glacier mass decreasing C.Sea levels lessening D. None of the above
15.How much is the variation in energy emitted by the sun b/n maximum & minimum sunspots?
A.1.3w/m2 B.0.1w/m2 C.0.8w/m2 D.0.3w/m2
16.which landform is formed when the crust has been uplifted by compression forces?
A.Block mountains B.Rift valley C.fold mountains D.lava mountains
17.which one does not describe the scope of geography?
A.Geography's scope is wide & dynamic
B.Geography has undergone profound changes in it's scope
C.Geography studies agreat many physical & human features of the world
D.Anthroposphere is considered as geography's scope
18.So far,Ethiopia has collected information of all persons in a country three time.what source of data
it refers?
A.Vital registration B.Census C.Sample survey D.Demographic study
19.Which one is not the feature of the Mediterranean regions?
A.Located on the western coasts of continents
B.Only found in the northern hemisphere
C.Dominated by the Maquis Vegetation
20.Which one describes about the pie chart?
A.Use horizontal&vertical bars to show different amounts of the same item
B.Used to show the relationship b/n two sets of information
C.Use lines to show changes of phenomena over time
D.Use circles to show the size of parts in relation to single whole
21.A lot of people dislocate from the lowlands of Ethiopia particularly from around Borena&Somali
region for the reason of drought.This type of migration is called?
A.Refugee migration C.Evacuee migration
B.Resettlement migration D.step migration
22Most wild animals that inhabit the tropical rainforest region have small body size& known as
arboreal.what is the main reason for this situation?
A.High human encroachment to the forest
B.Due to the presence of thick dense forest with continuous canopy
C.The presence of tropical disease such as malaria& yellow fever
D.The climate is too hot & wet to inhabit on the ground
23.Among the following which one is a correct arrangement of rocks from the oldest to the youngest
in Ethiopia?
A.Hintalo limestone,Adigrat sandstone,upper sandstone,Crystalline basement&trapean lava.
B.Crystalline basement,trapean lava,Hintalo limestone,Adigrat sandstone& upper sandstone
C.Crystalline basement, Adigrat sandstone,Hintalo limestone,upper sandstone&trapean lava
D.Trapean lava, upper sandstone,Hintalo limestone,Adigrat sandstone,Crystalline basement
24.What plate tectonic theory describes?
A.How the size of the earth is increased by the geological processes
B.How the most inner layer of the earth moves&deform
C.How the Earth's divided lithosphere move on the top of the asthenosphere
D.How human beings are affected by the Earth's sudden movement
25.Which of the following explains about the global climate change?
A.Climate change has a negative impact on all kinds of species on earth
B.Anthropogenic activities are the primary cause of climate change
C.According to studies the average global surface temperature has dropped in the past decades
D.Climate change seems only the recent global phenomena
26.Which one of the following mountain was formed by volcanism?
A.Atlas mountain C.Himalayas mountain
B.Cape ranges D.Ras Dejen mountain
27.What are non-renewable resources?
A.resources that replenish themselves quickly
B.replaceable resources if human beings utilize them properly
C.Resoyrces evenly distributed across the Earth's surface
D.Rare resources that will end at some time in the future
28.which one of the following theories of human population has nothing to do with kar Marx?
A.population growth must have a natural limit
B.socialism with new economic structure& new social
C.surplus population theories
D.Agricultural transformation
29.which one of the following is the main reason of Ethiopia's population pyramid to form a triangle?
A.high birth rate & high death rate
B.low birth rate & fewer dying of young people
C.low birth rate & high death rate
D.low migration
30.From the following which one is the largest hierarchy of settlement based on the services get
diversified?
A.Conurbation B.Megalopolis C.large city D.Metropolis
31.which one of the following is incorrect about equatorial climate region?
A. high angle of the sun through out the temperature
B.high mean monthly & mean annual temperature
C.high daily & low annual range of temperature D.low total annual rainfall
32.which one of the following vegetation is considered as desert & semi-desert vegetation?
A.mahogany B.Acacia C.Asta D.Maquis
33.which one of the following statement is wrong about tropical rainforest vegetation?
A.hardwood B. broad leaves C.evergreen D.low species diversity
34.Who definegeography as a science that meant to provide accurate,orderly,&rational description &
interpretation of the variable character of the Earth's surface?
A. Alexander von Humboldt B.Martin kenzer C.Gregg wassmansdorf D.Richard Hartshorne
35.The difference between birth rate & death rate is called_______.
A.Infant mortality rate IMR C.Rate of natural increase RNI
B.Net migration rate NMR. D.population growth rate PGR
36.Which one of the following is the area of similarity between the malthusian & anti-malthusian
population theories?
A.decrease in population growth C.solutions to the problems of over population
B.increased demand for food D.Improvement in technology
37.what will be the consequences of the lower growth rate of population,the length of the doubling
time of the population?
A. Doubling time of the population is constant C.foubling time is longer
B.doubling time is shorter D.population growth could not be determined doubling time
38.Which of the following climate zones of Ethiopia experiences relatively adequate rainfall?
A.kolla & Bereha B.Dega& woina Dega C.Wurch & kolla D.woina Dega & kolla
39.Which one of the following countries has anti-natalist population policy?
A. China B.sweden C.Germany D.french
40.What is the indirect use of natural vegetation?
A.a source of fuel wood for energy production B.It regulates air temperature
C.a source of raw material for house construction D.It serves as traditional medicine
41.which one of the following correctly shows the classification of rocks and their respective
examples?
A.Igneous rock: Gypsum,halite & shale B.Sedimentary rock: Granite,basalt & obsidian
C.Metamorphic rock: schist,marble& slate D.Volcanic rock: Gypsum,marble& quartzite
42.one of the distinction B/n the koppens& ancient Greeks climate classification system is that ,the
koppens classification system
A.Based on temperature & sunshine distribution B.Does not consider precipitation
C.Not bounded by specific latitude D.Does not differentiate wet & dry regions
43.The theory of plate tectonic was widely accepted in ____
A.1950 B.1960 C. 1970 D. The end of 19th century
44.What is the main point of Agenda 21?
A.To place emphasis on the economic aspects of Sustainable development.
B.To define the term sustainable development
C To encourage partnership in caring for the environment
D.To highlight the link b/ n poverty,underdevelopment & environmental protection
45.A type of transboundary dynamic& pressures that can cause conflicts over renewable natural
resources?
A.collaborative soil& water conservation
B.unequal consumption of shared resources
C.Transparent& accountable use of resources
D.Equitable water shared agreement
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