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Primary Division phone 011-646-69 40
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Primary Division Phone 011-662 42 31/2
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Kindergarten Division Phone 011- 645 74 44
P.O.Box 21616 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Hillside @ ethionet.et

Full Name ____________________________ Grade - 9 Section

EXAM.ROOM : 11D ________ 4th Quarter Final Exam
Subject – Geography Year: 2012 E.C Name of the teacher: ________ Time allowed 1 hr.

General instruction: - All your answers must be marked on the answer sheet format posted on the
telegram
I. Write True, if the statement is correct or false if it is incorrect.
1. Deserts are located on the westerns of continents, except for Sahara desert.
2. Pastoralism is the best economic activity in desert region.
3. The climate of Ethiopia is highly determined by altitude.
4. Relative location is the location that expressed by using parallels and meridians.
5. The NORTH-SOUTH distance of Ethiopia is greater than EAST-WEST distance.
6. The southeast high lands of Ethiopia are separated from the Northern & Southwestern highlands
by the Ethiopian Rift-Valley.
7. Temperate zone is a transitional zone between tropical hot zone & cold zone.
8. Maquis vegetation is common plants in Frigid Zone.
9. The Longitudinal extension of Ethiopia results in a tropical climate.
10. Carnivores are secondary consumers.
11. Sample survey is less expensive than population census.
12. Northeastern North America is highly urbanized & industrialized population nodes of the world.
13. Stress & hopelessness are economic impacts of HIV/AIDS.
14. Environmental policies are guidelines formulated a wise use of environmental resources.
II. Match the items under column B with the items under column A.
Column -A Column B
15. Harvest or extraction A. Trade & Transportation
16. Value added industries B. Soil, water, plants& Animals
17. Service-sector industries C. Population clusters
18. Renewable natural resource D. Globalization
19. Non-Renewable natural resource E. Primary economic activities
20. Sparsely populated region F. Industry
21. Densely populated region G. Tundra & Desert region
H. Minerals
 III.Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
22. Ethiopia has long distance boundary with _________?
A. Djibouti B. Eritrea C. Sudan D. Kenya
23. In which traditional climatic zone of Ethiopia ASTA & GIRAR (Afro-Alpine) plants are common?
1. Dega B. Bereha C. Wurch D. Kola
24. Which country RANKS 10(ten) in terms of land area size in Africa?
A. Algeria B. Egypt C. Ethiopia D. Sudan
25. Which altitude, above sea level is considered to be the division between high lands & lowlands?
A.2000 M B.1000 M C.500M D.1500M
26. In which geographical part of Ethiopia the lowest lowland is located?
A. Western low land B. Southeast low land C. Awash-Afar low land D. Northwest high land
27. All are urban settlements EXCEPT one?
A. Hamlet B. Metropolis C. Conurbation D. Megalopolis
28. Which one of the following is NOT primary economic activity?
A. Trade B. Fishing C. Agriculture D. Forestry
29. All are sub-fields of physical geography EXCEPT one?
A. Climatology B. Economic geography C. Soil geography D. Biogeography
30. Which marginal information of the maps indicates the extent to which the area that is represented in
the map has been reduced?
A. Legend B. Scale C. Author D. Title
31. If the ground distance between Addis Ababa and Adama is 100KM on the ground, what is the scale of
the map if the map distance is 5cm?
A. 1cm to 100km B. 1cm to 20 km C. 1cm to 10km D. 1cm to 5km
32. All are internal forces those change the earth surface EXCEPT ONE?
A. Volcanism B. Earthquakes C. Folding D. Erosion
33. Which force result the Greatest East Africa rift valley?
A. Folding B. Volcanism C. Earthquake D. Faulting
34. Which land form is formed at the upper course of the river?
A. Oxbow lake B. Meanders C. Deltas D. Waterfalls
35. The common agents of soil erosion in desert and semi desert region is_______.
A. Wind B. Running water C. Ice D. Wind
IV. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct words /phrases.
36. Means the differences in altitude & surface structure of any part of the earth.
37. .is the pastoral farmers of moving their herds & flocks between two regions
of different climatic zones in Mediterranean region.
38. Coniferous forest region sometimes is called .
V. Explain
39. List the 3 (THREE) Temperature zone of the Earth?

40. List the three methods of gathering information about population?