WOLKITE UNIVERSITY

College of Social Science and Humanities

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Geography 3rd Test on the remedial course

Name ______________________ Section___________ ID ___________

Direction: Choose the best answer among the given alternatives. (0.5 mark for each)
________1. Which one of the following is an outstanding explanation about the movement of
continents?
A. Continental drift B. Plate tectonics C. Astronomy D. Paleontology
________2. Which one of the following eras is associated with the oldest rocks that contain abundant
fossils?
A. Cenozoic B. Mesozoic C. Paleozoic D. Precambrian
________3. Which one of the following is not correct about climate pattern in Ethiopia?
A. In Ethiopia there is high daily temperature variability.
B. In Ethiopia there is high annual temperature variability.
C. Both absolute and relative location of Ethiopia significantly influences the climate
pattern in the country.
D. Both location and topographic factors have highly considerable role on the climate
pattern.
________4. Which one of the following is the oldest sedimentary rock in Ethiopia?
A. Upper sandstone C. Hintalo limestone
B. Adigrat sandstone D. crystalline basement rocks
________5. When the Ethiopian rift valley was started its genesis (formation)?
A. Quaternary B. Tertiary C. Jurassic D. carboniferous
________6. The great East African Rift valley crosses in all of the following countries except?
A. Tanzania B. Rwanda C. Kenya D. Sudan
________7. Which one of the following describes a river to its middle course?
A. Low flow volume C. sever erosion and a resulting V-shaped valley
B. Distributaries D. meandering (zigzag) path
________8. the one which describes the difference between the highest mean monthly and the lowest
mean monthly temperature records in a year is?
A. Mean annual temperature C. Annual range of temperature
B. Total annual temperature D. Annual march of temperature
________9. Which of the following refers to the daily range of temperature?
A. The difference in the daily minimum and daily maximum temperature records
B. The average of the daily maximum and the daily minimum temperature records
C. The sum of the daily minimum and the daily maximum temperature records
D. The daily minimum record of temperature
________10. If the maximum daily temperature is 270c and the minimum 70c, calculate the average
daily temperature?
A. 13 B.12 C. 16 D. 17
________11. The landmass connecting Africa and Asia is:
A. Gibraltar B. Maghreb C. Suez D. Atlas
________12. What was the reason for the transgression and regression of sea water to the Horn of
Africa during the Mesozoic era?
A. Volcanic eruption C. sinking and uplifting of the land
B. Erosion and sedimentation D. Pluvial rain and flooding
________13. Where does the sun become overhead on June 22nd ?
A. Tropic of Cancer C. Tropic of Capricorn
B. Equator D. Cape range
________14. The south eastern coastal areas of Africa are generally warm and wet due to an effect
from?
A. Benguela cold ocean Current C. Canary cold ocean Current
B. Mozambique warm ocean Current D. Mexican gulf warm ocean current
________15. What is the longitudinal distance of the Eastern most tip of Africa?
A. 51O28’E B.34O51’E C.17033’E D. 37021’E