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Geography Grade 9 Unit 1: GEOLOGICAL HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF ETHIOPIA

national exam questions have come from this unit. It runs 36 pages; one careful study pass takes about 3.0 hours, and its difficulty is easier among Geography units. Each section below lists the questions set from it, with the year, and opens the page that teaches it.

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1.1 Geography: Meaning, scope and branch · read p. 1
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1.1.1 Meaning of Geography · read p. 3
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1.1.2 The Scope of Geography · read p. 4
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1.1.3 Branches of Geography · read p. 5
  • 2017 E.C., Q14 – Which branch of physical geography is concerned with the study of distribution of landforms and forces that change them?
  • 2014 E.C., Q47 – Which one of the following best describes the subject of Geography?
  • 2012 E.C., Q18 – What is the use of geographic knowledge that is used to solve spatial problems called?
1.2 LOCATION, SIZE AND SHAPE OF ETHIOPIA · read p. 5
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1.2.1 Location of Ethiopia · read p. 9
  • 2015 E.C., Q80 – How is the relative location of the Horn of Africa described?
  • 2014 E.C., Q28 – One of the following demonstrates the strategic relative location of Ethiopia. Which one is it?
  • 2013 E.C., Q24 – Which of the following explains the relative location of Ethiopia?
1.2.2 Size of Ethiopia · read p. 11
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1.2.3 Shape of Ethiopia · read p. 12
  • 2015 E.C., Q54 – How do the relative compact shape and unbroken coastline of Africa impact its development?
  • 2015 E.C., Q81 – What would be the challenge of a country with a large areal size?
  • 2014 E.C., Q29 – What is the advantage of compact shape of Ethiopia?
  • 2013 E.C., Q25 – What proves the relative compact shape of Ethiopia?
  • 2013 E.C., Q23 – What is the disadvantage of having a large areal size for countries?
1.3 GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF ETHIOPIA · read p. 15
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1.3.1 The Geological Processes in Ethiopia · read p. 16
  • 2018 E.C., Q60 – Which of the following features characterize the Mesozoic Era?
  • 2016 E.C., Q73 – What is the major geological event that occurred during the Cenozoic Era in Africa?
  • 2016 E.C., Q25 – In which geological Era is the rift valley of Ethiopia formed?
  • 2015 E.C., Q82 – What major event took place in the Horn during the Paleozoic Era?
  • 2014 E.C., Q30 – What kind of geological event occurred during the Precambrian Era in the Horn of Africa?
  • 2014 E.C., Q53 – During which geological era did the Pangea break into the Laurasia and the Gondwanaland?
  • 2013 E.C., Q27 – Which of the following eras is associated with a pluvial rain in the horn Africa?
  • 2013 E.C., Q26 – Which of the following major events took place in the horn of Africa during the Paleozoic Era?
1.3.2 Landforms of Ethiopia · read p. 21
  • 2018 E.C., Q45 – In which of the following highland groups is the Arsi-Bale massif located?
  • 2017 E.C., Q26 – Where are most of the lowlands of Ethiopia found? They are found in the
  • 2017 E.C., Q25 – Which land feature of Ethiopia separates the southeast highlands from the northern and southwestern highlands?
  • 2016 E.C., Q33 – Which one explains about the lowlands of Ethiopia?
  • 2016 E.C., Q29 – Where is the highest mean annual temperature recorded?
  • 2015 E.C., Q40 – Why are some regions of the world more sparsely populated than others? This is because of the
  • 2015 E.C., Q76 – Which one describes the general characteristics of Ethiopian rivers?
  • 2014 E.C., Q32 – Which landform of the Horn serves as a watershed between the Awash and the Abbay River basins?
  • 2014 E.C., Q37 – Why is most of the farming activity practiced in the highland parts of Ethiopia?
  • 2014 E.C., Q10 – In which parts of Ethiopia do you mostly observe permanent rural settlements?
  • 2014 E.C., Q31 – While Mount Tsibel is located in Tigray plateau, which mountain is located in the southwestern highlands?
  • 2013 E.C., Q29 – What makes the Afar Triangle different from the other rift valley subdivisions of Ethiopia?
  • 2013 E.C., Q28 – Among the following mountains, which one belongs to the south-eastern highlands of Ethiopia?
  • 2013 E.C., Q30 – Which of the following southeastern lowlands borders the Indian Ocean?
  • 2012 E.C., Q20 – The Awash and the Abbay river basins are separated from one another by the Shoan Plateau. In this case the Shoan plateau is