ETHIO NATIONAL SCHOOL

2019/20 G.C 3RD QUARTER SOCIAL STUDIES WORKSHEET 2 FOR GRADE 8

Name ______________________________Section ___________No _______

I. Choose the correct answer

_________1. A _______is a representation of part of the earth on a reduced scale.

A. globe B. map C. scale D. cartography
_________2. A cartographer prepares a map based on_______.
A. material gathered in the field C. using surveying
B. aerial photograph D. All
_________3. Nowadays which one of the following techniques is easier and faster to
make a map?
A. Surveying B. aerial photography C. information gathered from the field D. All
_________4. Which one of the following elements of a map can decide the amount of detail
and how much is the actual area on the ground reduced on the map
A. Title B. scale C. distance D. direction
_________5. Primitive societies used to draw simple maps in sand soil to show location of____.
A. Water hole B. hunting area C. gathering area D. All
_________6. All are the modern use of a map except to show______.
A. location C. show area
B. show direction D. show distance E. None
_________7. All are included under the marginal information of a map except
A. title (heading) C. compass (direction) E. key to symbols and colors
B. scale D. date of publication F. None
_________8. All are true statements about the crust of the earth except that ______.
A. It’s the outer most layer of the earth
B. It’s the thinnest layer of the earth
C. It’s thickness is similar over the earth surface
D. It can be found both in water and land
_________9. Which one of the following is not true about core?
A. It’s the center of the earth
B. Outer core is kept in semi- molten state
C. Inner core is solid
D. It’s the thickest layer of earth
_________10. Rocks can be classified based on their ______.
A. Color and size C. original and age
B. Shape and size D. quality and quantity
_________11. Which one of the following is not true about extrusive igneous rock volcanic?
A. Lava comes out and gets cool quickly
B. The rocks produce small crystals
C. The rocks have smooth surface
D. Lava comes out and gets cool slowly
_________12. Which one of the following is wrong about intrusive (plutolia) igneous rocks?
A. The magma cools slowly C. They have rough surface
B. They have large crystals D. They are also called external igneous rocks
_________13. All are true statements about sedimentary rocks except________.
A. Formed by the process of weathering and erosion
B. Mostly found in the continental shelves.
C. They contain layers (arrangements) (stratification)
D. Plant and animal remains provides the basis of the rock.
E. They can determine the relative age of fassils
F. Hardly involve the process of compaction and cementation
_________14. All are true statements about metamorphic rock excepts________.
A. They can be formed from either sedimentary or igneous rocks
B. The major agents to change are heat and pressure
C. They are also called changed rocks
D. All E. None
_________15. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
A. Limestone H Marble C. Granite H Geneiss F. None
P P
H H H
B. Claly Slate D. Sand Quartz E. coal graphite
P P P

_________16. Which types of rocks mainly contain metallic minerals and are the most valuable
(expensive)
A. Metomarphic B. igneous C. sedimentary D. All
_________17. Select the odd one
A. Coal, natural gas C. gypsum , limestone E. gold and nickel
B. Petroleum, salt D. salt and shell
_________18. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
A. Basalt B. obsidian C. pumice D. uranium
_________19. Igneous rocks are divided as intrusive and extensive based on their______.
A. Color B. age C. texture D. structure
_________20. The 2 original rocks is ______rock.
nd

A. Metamorphic B. sedimentary C. igneous D. All

_________21. The earth crust is mainly made up of _________rocks.
A. metamorphic B. igneous C. sedimentary D. All
_________22. Identity the correct statement
A. When depth increases, temperature decrease inside the earth
B. The crust is the outer, most layer of the earth
C. The low temperature of the interior of the earth make the inner core solid
D. None
_________23. Intrusive rocks are not observed on the earth surface because they ______.
A. are laid beneath other rocks
B. can’t be seen by naked eye
C. were not found in the earth crust
D. were eroded from their place of origin
_________24. Which one of the following Is not included under the marginal information of a
map?
A. Colour B. title C. date D. key
_________25. The inner core of the earth is ______.
A. Solid B. liquid C. gas D. None
_________26. Mineral fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas are associated with _____rocks
A. Metamorphic B. sedimentary C. igneous D. None
_________27. Equatorial rainforest are also called tropical ______.
A. rainforest C. tropical evergreen forest
B. low land forest D. All
_________28. In Africa rainforest is distributed in _______.
A. West Africa B. Central Africa C. Easter Madagascar D. All
_________29. The large and continuous rainfrost in Africa is found in_______.
A. Congo Basin B. Chad C. Niger D. Ethiopia
_________30. All are true statement about savannah except?
A. Covers extensive area in Africa (65%)
B. Found between equatorial rain forest and desert
C. The most wide spread type of vegetation
D. it consist of different, grass and tress
E. It’s a transitional reigon and under the influence of wet on shore trade winds in
summer and off shore winds in winter
F. All
_________31. Which one of the following regions is characterized by an unreliable rainfall, low
humidity and extremely high temperature
A. Desert and semi desert C. savanna
B. Mediterranean D. rainforest
_________32. All are true statements about desert and semi desert except_______.
A. Desert and semi desert are not devoid of vegetation
B. North African deserts and semidesert support more than 3000 species of plant
C. Xerophytes are common plants
D. Cactus is an example of desert vegetation
E. All
_________33. All are true statements about Mediterranean vegetation except?
A. They are found only in the north and south extremes of the continent
B. They grow in an area where there is warm dry summer and cool rainy winter
C. It’s rich in plant species
D. Many of the trees belong to evergreen and deciduous vegetation
E. All
F. None
_________34. Among the five types of natural vegetation found in Africa the one which can’t
be found in Ethiopia is ____vegetation.
A. Mediterranean C. tropical highland
B. desert and semi desert D. tropical rainforest
_________35. All are true statements about tropical highland vegetation except_______.
A. Also called afromntane (Afro alpine)
B. They grow mainly in lawland areas of Africa
C. They grow mainly in tropical mountains of Africa
D. They are mainly found in Ethiopia and east Africa highlands
E. They contain forest and grassland
F. All
_________36. Select the one which is wrongly matched
A. Afromontane forest  up to 3000m
B. Alpine plant  over 3000m
C. Bamboo forest  2000 – 2500m
D. Temperature evergreen (coniferous) forest  moderate attitude
E. Mountain grassland  > 3000m
_________37. Africa is rich in all kinds of wild animals. This is due to the presence of _____.
A. tropical rain forest C. desert and semi desert
B. tropical grassland D. different water bodies E. All
_________38. Which one of the following is not correctly associated?
A. Animal in tropical rainforest  age, baboon, monkey
B. Animals in tropical savannah  antelope, giraffes, buffaloes, zebra, elephant ,
lion, leopard
C. Animals in desert and semidesert  wild ass, 70x, snake, lizard
D. Plant eaters  herbivors
E. Meat, flesh eaters  omnivores
_________39. All are the importance of natural vegetation except______.
A. Raw materials, food, C. recreation consutction,
B. Medicine, shelter, D. fuel, soil fertility E. reduced rainfall
_________40. All are the importance of wild animals except ______.
A. Source of food C. educational research E. None
B. Raw- material D. recreational purpose
_________41. All are factors affecting natural vegetation except______.
A. Deforestation C. forest degradation
B. Impeded forest regeneration D. reforestation
_________42. The greatest of all threats of natural vegetation is _______.
A. deforestation C. forest degradation
B. Impeded forest regeneration D. afforestation
_________43. All can be the main cause of deforestation except______.
A. Shifting cultivation C. permanent agriculture
B. Overgrazing D. fuel wood cut and collection
E. Extractive forest use (timeber) production
_________44. Which one of the following is not affecting wild animals ?
A. Deforestation C. Illegal hunting E. Burning
B. Legal hunting D. overgrazing F. drought and famine
_________45. All are source of water except______.
A. Ground water C. frozen water E. All
B. Surface water D. water vapor F. None
_________46. Which one of the following is wrong?
A. Africa occupies 20.2% of the total land area
B. Africa contains 9% of water supply
C. Africa contains 13% OF world total population
D. Africa contains 17% of world water supply
_________47. Which region of Africa contains high water supply?
A. West A B. East A C. North A D. central Africa
_________48. Which one of the following is the correct order of availability of fresh water supply
in Africa?
A. Gulf of ginea, central A, West A, North A
B. Central Africa, gulf gunea (W.A), Indian ocean island south Africa, east Africa,
North Africa
C. North Africa, West Africa, central, Africa, east Africa
D. Central Africa, east Africa, Indian ocean island, North Africa West Africa
_________49. Which one of the following is an alternative to satisfy the demand of fresh
water supply in the northern sub- region of Africa?
A. Ground water
B. Treatment and re-use of waste water
C. Desalinization method
D. All
_________50. Among the following uses of water which one is not correctly matched?
A. Domestic use  cocking, washing, cleaning
B. Industrial sue  raw material, cooling
C. Energy source  HPE
D. Navigation  transportation
E. Economic use  source of fish, salt, gold copper
_________51. Polluted water is______.
A. unpleasant smell
B. unfit for drinking, bathing and washing
C. harmful and causes diseases
D. All
_________52. All are the major causes for water polluation except ______.
A. Sewage wastes C. agricultural pollutant
B. Industrial wastes D. urbanization E. None
_________53. Which one of the following environmental problems is caused by the speedy and
unplanned urban growth?
A. Lack of pipe water system for home and businesses
B. Inadequate sanitation and sewage provision
C. Considerable water and air pollution
D. Adequate sanitation and sewage provision
_________54. A type of erosion which mainly occurs in gentle slopes and is characterized by
the removal of uniform depth of soil is _______
A. Sheet B. gulley C. Relif D. All
_________55. Which type of erosion mainly occurs teep slope and produces bad land?
A. Sheet B. Gully C. Rill D. All
_________56. Which one of the following erosions is common in the area where land is bare of
vegetation or is a desert area?
A. Water B. wind C. glacies D. sea wave
_________57. All are bad farming practices except_______
A. the ploughing of land up and down
B. Making terracing
C. Shitting cultivation
D. Cutting down the forest in higher slopes
_________58. Which one of the following is not grouped under the natural cause for air
Pollution?
A. Industries C. marsh gas
B. volcanones D. smoke from wild fire E. blow dust by wind
_________59. All are human factors for the cause of air pollution except_______.
A. Burning of fossil fuel (coal, gas, oil) C. Burning of solid wastes
B. Industrial process D. forest and agricultural fires
E. Evaporation of solvents F. None
_________60. All are conservation methods of natural vegetate, except_______.
A. Reforestation and aforestation
B. Proper management of the existing forest
C. Using atternative source of energy (solar, wind)
D. Deforestation and degredation
E. Agro- forestry
F. Raising public awareness
_________61. All are water conservation methods except_______
A. Effective treatment of municipal and industrial wastes
B. Removal of pollutants by purification
C. Regulation of chemical run off from agriculture mining
D. Development of less pollutant technologies
E. Use of chemical like chlorine
F. Recycling wastes
G. None
_________62. All are air conservation methods of air except_______
A. Governmental laws C. altering exhaust system
B. Filitering system D. mass transport E. urbanization
_________63. Which method of air conservation reduces both fuel consumption and carbon
monoxide production?
A. Altering exhaust system C. filtering system
B. Mss transport D. governmetal laws
_________64.which one of the following soil conservation methods is a long term solution?
A. Afforestation C. recovery period
B. Crops – rotation D. shelter belt
_________65. Which methods of soil conservation is correctly related?
A. Crop rotation  improve soil fertility
B. Recovery period  producing crops in every time
C. Contour – ploughing  ploughing horizontally to redued erosion
D. Terracing  slow down run off
E. Strip cropping  planting two or more crops in the some filed
F. Check dam  small dam to trap silt washed form hill
G. Shelter belt  tress planted at the age of the form land to protect the soil from
wind erosion
_________66. Which one of the following is not an environment of tropical latitude?
A. Tropical rain forest C. tropical savannah
B. Tropical forest D. tundera
_________67. Which one of the following is not true about tropical savannah?
A. Covers the surface where long winter, and dry season occur
B. Large areas of tall grasses are interspersed with graves of tress
C. It’s among the richest grazing land on earth
D. Xerophytes are common plants
Matching I.
A B
_________1. All plants that have grown A. Animals
in a given area without human effort B. plants
_________2. Rainforest in Africa grows elevation C. 500m
below D. extnict
_________3. Annual ppt of equatorial rain forst E. endangered
_________4. Mahogany, ebony, rose wood, iron F. savannah vegetation
wood, green heart G. xerophytes
_________5. Baobab, euphorbis, Acacia trees H. Biodiversity
_________6. Arrange their life cycle to suit I. forest degradation
drought evaporation J. deforestation
_________7. The most common vegetation in K. Aerobreals
the Mediterranean region L. wildlife
_________8. Low bush, which has hard M. maquis
evergreen leave and thorn N. equatorial rain forest
and grasses O. 1500mm – 2500mm
_________9. Both plant and animals found P. natural vegetation
in the nature Q. impeded forest regeneration
_________10. Tree dwellers
_________11. Temporal or permanent removal of forest
_________12. Caused by burning and live stock
grazing to promote the growth of new grass
_________13. Temeral or permanent reduction of (loss) of the density or structure of forest or
composition of species
_________14. Flora
_________15. Fauna
_________16. Wild animals which no longer exist anywhere on the earth’s surface
_________17. Wild animals in the verge of extinction
_________18. A huge variety of animals and plants in our plants
Matching II
A B
_________1. Oceanic crust (thickness 6-10km A. used building and construction
_________2. Continental crust (thickness 65km B. used for energy source construction and
writing materials
_________3. The average temperature of montle C. used for decorative jewelry, construction,
_________4. The thickness of mantle wire making, machine production
_________5. The average temperature of mantle D. Sima
_________6. Rocks are mad up of E. sial
_________7. Rock made from a single mineral F. 2900km
_________8. Molten material inside the earth’s crust G. minerals
_________9. Cool and hard magma H. Basalt, granite
_________10. Igneous means I. obsidian, pumice
_________11. Extrusive igneous rocks (volcanic) J. innore core
_________12. Intrusive igneous rocks (plutolic) K. lava
_________13. Transported agents of materials L. diamond
during the formation of sedimentary M. fire or heat
rocks N. coal, shell
_________14. Rocks made from plant and O. changed rock
animal remains P. laid down
_________15. Sedimentary means Q. carbon 14
_________16. Metamorphic means R. relative dating
_________17. Fossil content S. magma
_________18. More precise (accurate) to know T. river wind ice, sea wave
age of fossil U. 5000C0
_________19. Minerals in sedimentary rocks V. 1200C0
_________20. Minerals in metamorphic rocks
_________21. Minerals in igneous rocks
_________22. Contain largly iron and nickel
Matching III.

A B
_________1. A science of map making A. the more the information
_________2. A person who makes a map B. cartography
_________3. General purpose map C. cartographer
_________4. Single purpose D. N, E, S, W
_________5. Contour lines E. NE, NW, SE, SW
_________6. Hydrographic features F. N
_________7. The ratio of given difference on G. scale
the map and corresponding ground H. marginal information
distance I. date
_________8. The larger the scale J. legend / key
_________9. The o skirts (margin) of the map K. River, sea, lake, ocean
_________10. Information found at the margin L. used to show altitude (height)
of the map M. title (heading)
_________11. Guide to know the purpose N. topographical map
(use) of a map O. topical (thematic) map
_________12. Used to measure area, distance
on the map
_________13. Basic direction
_________14. Cardinal directions
_________15. Sub cardinal direction
_________16. Used to show our map is old or recent (time)
or connect the map to the past, present and future
_________17. Represented by symbols or letters and used to
show both natural and manmade objects
_________18. It’s impossible to read signs and symbols on a map without

Matching IV.
A B
_________1. Resources that can replace themselves A. Kenya (Nirobi)
_________2. Non- replicable resource B. renewable
_________3. Organic fertilizers C. non- renewable
_________4. Chemical fertilizers D. coal, petroleum, natural gas
_________5. United nation environmental E. nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus
program (UNDEP) causes environmental damage
_________6. The head quarter of (UNEP) F. animal dung, straw
_________7. Fossil fuels G. coordinate environmental activities
_________8. Liquid wasters that are carried away H. sewage waste
from building through passage and pipes I. overgrazing
_________9. The washing away of the soil J. erosion
_________10. Grazing animals over the caring L. endemic
capacity of the lands
_________11. Wild animals that are limited to a certain
area of a country
Matching
A B
_________1. Recreational use of water A. serious problems of soil
_________2. Environmental health use of water B. wind, rainfall, slope
_________3. The main (treat) problem of water C. bad farming, deforestation over grazing
_________4. Disease caused by polluted water D. gully erosion
_________5. Undesirable change in the quality E. burning of fossil fuels
of water F. reforestation
_________6. Agricultural pollutants G. afforestation
_________7. Sewage wastes H. agroforestry
_________8. Unplanned urban settlement I. conservation
_________9. Erosion and degradation J. pollution
_________10. Natural cause of soil erosion K. the main factors affecting soil
_________11. Human causes for soil erosion L. squatter (slum)
_________12. Produced bad land M. nitrogen phosphrous potassium
_________13. The main cause for air pollution N. waste removal and purification agent
_________14. Replacing tress wherever they O. swimming and aquatic sports
cut down P. cholera, deharia typloid
_________15. Planting new tress when no Q. terracing
vegetation couer
_________16. Tress, filed crops, and livestock R. strip cropping
raising are integrated together
_________17. Wise use (management) of natural resource
_________18. Giving water more time to infiltrate and reduced erosion
_________19. Planting different crops in height, harvest, use of nutrients
1. complete the given rock formation cycle process

E B

A
2. write the structures of the earth shown by letter A_______ B_______ C_________ D________

C A
D B