Werabe University

College of Social Sciences

Department of Geography and Environmental studies

Geography test 1 for remedial program (2015 E.C).

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVES

1. Which of the following represents the sphere of water bodies

A. Lithosphere B. Anthroposphere C. Biosphere D. Hydrosphere
2. Which one of the following geographical approach is most appropriate for the study of the interaction
between biophysical and socio-economic phenomena in a particular area?
A. Regional approach B. Topical approach C. Systematic approach D. Thematic approach
3. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?
A. The definition of geography is static.
B. Geography is a discipline which does not have one single definition.
C. Geography does not have any relationship with other disciplines.
D. The definition of geography is not subject to any change.
4. __________ is a type of human –environment interaction in which people do something on environment.
A. Adaptation B. Resilience C. Modification D. Adoptation
5. The main theme of determinism is:
A. The two-way relationship between human and nature.
B. Human beings are capable of modifying their environments.
C. Human society is active agent in the man-environment relationship.
D. Human beings are always under the influence of their environment.
6. Which of the following fields of geography is different from the others?
A. Biogeography B. Economic geography C. Transport geography D. Urban geography
7. Which of the following is a product of the quantitative revolution in geography?
A. The emergence of idiographic approach in geographic study
B. Increased use of statistical methods in geography
C. Increased use of descriptive methods in the study of regional geography
D. Growing interest in the use of words in geographic explanation
8. Which of the following statement about map is CORRECT
A. Map is a three-dimensional tool which represents the Earth
B. Map cannot be selective in representation.
C. Map shows the exact shape and size of the earth
D. Map is a simplified plane representation of the earth
9. Which of the following map scale is large scale in relation to others?
A. 1cm to 10 km B. 1cm to 100km C. 1cm to 1000km D. 1cm to 1km
10. If the bearing of point x from point y in a given map 180o, what is the bearing of point Y from point X?
A. Oo B. 360o C. 135 o D. 270o
11. If we increase a map of 1:20,000 four times(4x), the scale of the new map will be
A. 1:80,000 B. 1: 8,000 C. 1:5,000 D. 1:50,000
12. The map distance between two points R and S is 9cm and the same distance on the ground is 90km. the
scale of the map can therefore be expressed as:
A. 1cm to 1 km B. 1cm to 9km C. 1;100,000 D. 1: 1,000,000
13. What is the ground distance between two points in the scale map of 1: 25,000, if the MD is 10cm?
A. 0.5km B. 5km C. 25 km D. 2.5 km
14. The areal scale of a map 5cm to 10km is
A. 1cm2 to 100km2 B. 1cm2 to 4km2 C. 1cm2 to 40km2 D. 1cm2 to 10km2
15. Two points Y and Z are located on a map at an altitude of 5000 and 2000 respectively. If the map distance
between them is 10cm and the scale of the map is 1:500,000. What is the gradient in percent?
A. 10% B. 20 % C. 6% D. 12 %