Which one of the following is associated to the slash and burn practices?

It is preparing land for cultivation.

It is keeping the land for grazing.

It is the way of timber production.

It is the process of charcoal production.

Grade 12 Geography national exam, 2013 E.C. (2021 G.C.)

30 questions · 120 minutes. The first 5 answers are shown with explanations; sit the whole paper timed in the app to get your score and the textbook page behind every question.

Sit this paper (timed)Practice mode

1.Which one of the following tree is an example of highland forests of Ethiopia?
- A. Acacia
- B. Woira
- C. Sholla
- D. Cactus
Answer: B. Highland forests in Ethiopia grow between about 1,500 and 3,300 metres above sea level. Their trees are Kerkha (bamboo), Tid (juniper), Zigba (podocarpus) and, at the lower edge from 1,500 to 1,800 metres, Woira, the African olive, together with Kosso. Sholla is the tempting answer, but Sholla and Warka belong to the lowland riverine forests below 1,500 metres. Acacia grows in the dry savanna and cactus in semi desert land. Textbook: Grade 9, unit 3 · section 3.6.1.
2.In which of the following places does woodland savanna vegetation predominate?
- A. Wollega
- B. Gonder
- C. Woliso
- D. Hawassa
Answer: D. Woodland savanna is grass mixed with scattered trees and bush, and it grows where the rainfall has a strong wet and dry rhythm. In Ethiopia the syllabus places these savanna grasslands in the southern half of the Rift Valley, around Ziway, Langano, Abiyatta and Hawassa. Wollega, Gonder and Woliso lie on the wetter western and central highlands, where forest and highland woodland take over instead. Textbook: Geography Grade 9, Unit 3 Natural Resource Base of Ethiopia, section 3.6 Biotic resources of Ethiopia (page 80). Textbook: Grade 9, unit 3 · section 3.6.1.
3.Which one of the following is associated to the slash and burn practices?
- A. It is keeping the land for grazing.
- B. It is preparing land for cultivation.
- C. It is the way of timber production.
- D. It is the process of charcoal production.
Answer: B. Slash and burn means cutting the trees and bush on a plot and then burning what is left. The ash gives a quick dose of nutrients and the cleared ground is planted with crops, so the purpose is to prepare land for cultivation. Charcoal making and timber cutting also destroy forest, but they take the wood away as a product. In slash and burn the wood is burnt on the spot because the farmer wants the field, not the wood. Textbook: Grade 9, unit 7 · section 7.1.
4.In which of the following areas are tourists not allowed to practice hunting in Ethiopia?
- A. Game reserves
- B. National parks
- C. Local in color
- D. Sanctuaries
Answer: D. Wildlife areas are graded by how much use they allow. A sanctuary is set aside to protect a particular species and its habitat, and hunting inside it is strictly forbidden. Game reserves and controlled hunting areas, by contrast, do allow licensed hunting. Note that national parks also forbid hunting, so option B is not wrong in itself. The sanctuary is the strictest of the categories, which is why it is the expected answer. Textbook: Grade 10, unit 3 · section 3.4.
5.What is the characteristics of the soil derived from crystalline rocks?
- A. Deep and fertile
- B. Poor and thin
- C. Black in color
- D. Rich in humus
Answer: B. The key idea is the soil formed from hard crystalline rocks. These soils are generally poor and thin. A is wrong because such soils are not usually deep and fertile. C is wrong because black colour is not their defining feature. D is wrong because they are not necessarily rich in humus, which is decayed plant and animal matter. Textbook: Grade 9, unit 3 · section 3.4.2.
6.Which of the following type of soil in Ethiopia is limited to grazing purpose due to its poor drainage qualities?
- A. Vertisols
- B. Acrisols
- C. Regosols
- D. Lithosols
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
7.Among the following factors, which one exerts the highest impact on Ethiopian soils?
- A. Over cultivation
- B. Deforestation
- C. Road construction
- D. Overgrazing
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
8.Imagine a given country is highly affected by famine and requests international communities for aid However, these communities are unwilling to help the country. The fact that they believe famine could serve as a means to control population pressure. Which population theory is related to the issues given above?
- A. Boserupian
- B. Anti-Malthusian
- C. Malthusian
- D. Marxian
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
9.Which of the statements below reflects the trends of population growth in Ethiopia?
- A. The population size recorded in 2007 was three times more than that of the 1970 s.
- B. There has been an increase in the population growth rate over recent decades.
- C. There was a slight increase in the rate of population growth from 1950s onwards.
- D. There was a fast rate of population growth before the 1920 s.
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
10.How is the age structure of the Ethiopia population described?
- A. Low number of dependent population
- B. High number of old age population
- C. Low number of young age population
- D. High number of adult age population
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
11.There is a long lasting conflict of interest over the use of the Niwer: D between the upper and lower course counties. In order to Nile water problem the basin countries have worked together and developed the Nile Basin initiative. What is the main aim of this initiative?
- A. To make the upper coursethan the lower countries.
- B. To bring about equitable utilization of the river among the basincountries.
- C. To ask the lower course countries for a compensation for their use of the Nile water.
- D. To share the finance and benefit of dams that will be constructed both in the upper and lower course of the river.
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
12.What type of vegetation in that have wet sumation in Africa is extensively developed in areas - The wet summers and dry winters?
- A. The Tropical grassland vegetation
- B. The tropical rainforest vegetation
- C. The Afro-Alpine vegetation
- D. The Mediterranean Vegetation
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
13.Maquis, cork oak and wild olive plants are I commonly grown in which of the following climatic regions of Africa?
- A. The Tropical continental climatic region
- B. The Temperate continental climatic region
- C. The Mediterranean climatic region
- D. The Equatorial climatic region
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
14.A wild animal called 'jerboa' is mainly found in which one of the following climatic regions?
- A. Desert and semi-desert
- B. Tropical maritime
- C. Monsoon
- D. Highland
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
15.Natural vegetation and wild animals of Africa are facing serious threats due to various human actions. What conservation measure should be taken in order to safeguard these natural resources.
- A. Encouraging extensive use of firewood
- B. Promoting domestication of wild animals
- C. Supporting legal human settlement
- D. Raising the awareness of people
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
16.In which of the following climatic regions of Africa are Ferrasols mainly found?
- A. Mediterranean
- B. Equatorial
- C. Highland
- D. Monsoon
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
17.One of the following is among the most densely populated areas of Africa Which one is it?
- A. Namibia
- B. Mauritania
- C. Sao Tome and Principe
- D. Central African Republic
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
18.Which region of Africa has the highest rate of mortality?
- A. Western Africa
- B. Eastern Africa
- C. Northern Africa
- D. Southern Africa
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
19.Which of the following countries is known for having the lowest sex ratio in Africa?
- A. Malawi
- B. Uganda
- C. Gabon
- D. Senegal
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
20.What is the movement of people from one area to another in search of seasonal job called?
- A. Temporary migration
- B. Permanent migration
- C. Intra-continental migration
- D. International migration
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
21.At what stage of the Action Research is the Research Design prepared?
- A. After collecting the required data
- B. Before reviewing the literature
- C. After formulating the research problem
- D. Before defining the objectives of the study
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
22.Assume you are conducting an action research entitled 'Lateness of students for morning classes'. What will be the first step to conduct this action research?
- A. Making review of literature
- B. Stating objectives of the study
- C. Collecting the required data
- D. Determining the sample size
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
23.What is the disadvantage of having a large areal size for countries?
- A. Shortage of agricultural products
- B. Unavailability of diverse resources
- C. Difficulty of communication
- D. Causes conflicts of ethnic groups
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
24.Which of the following explains the relative location of Ethiopia?
- A. It is situated west of Djibouti.
- B. It is found north of Eritrea.
- C. It is located east of Somalia.
- D. It is located southwest of Sudan.
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
25.What proves the relative compact shape of Ethiopia?
- A. Ethiopia has a lange geographical areal size.
- B. Ethiopia is a landlocked country
- C. It is located a short distance away from Equator and Prime meridian,
- D. Its small differences between latitudinal and longitudinal distances.
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
26.Which of the following major events took place in the horn of Africa during the Paleozoic Era?
- A. Intensive volcanic activities
- B. Outpouring of trappean lave series
- C. Predominance of invertebrates
- D. Disappearance of dinosaurs
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
27.Which of the following eras is associated with a pluvial rain in the horn Africa?
- A. The Paleozoic Era
- B. The Precambrian Era
- C. The Cenozoic Era
- D. The Mesozoic Era
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
28.Among the following mountains, which one belongs to the south-eastern highlands of Ethiopia?
- A. Assimba
- B. Guna
- C. Gughe
- D. Batu
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
29.What makes the Afar Triangle different from the other rift valley subdivisions of Ethiopia?
- A. Prevalence of fossil rich sediments
- B. Presence of dense human population
- C. Dense vegetation cover of the area
- D. Presence of lakes of aesthetic values
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.
30.Which of the following southeastern lowlands borders the Indian Ocean?
- A. The Afar plains
- B. The Benadir plains
- C. The Borana plains
- D. The Elkeri Plains
Answer, explanation and textbook page: open in the app.

Other Geography years: 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012