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2013/14 Academic Year 2nd Term social studies mid-exam For Grade seven Section _____
Teacher’s Name Eshetu Yimer Date ____________
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Student’s Name _______________________________Time allotted _ _.

I. Write true if the statement is correct and false if it is incorrect.

1. Addis Ababa is founded by European colonizers.
2. Africa accounts 20% of world’s coffee production.
3. Road development and distribution in Africa are unequal.
4. The outer most layer of the earth is core.
5. The accuracy of map is depends mainly on the scale.
II. Match column “A” with column “B” with poor prate coordination.

“A” “B”
1. Site A. Settled agriculture
2. Situation B. Local location of a city
3. Settlement C. Regional location of a city
4. Horticulture D. The people with their residence
5. Peasant cultivation E. A new venture for Ethiopian economy
F. Shifting cultivation
III. Choose the best answer for the following questions and write your
answer on the space provided.
1. The number of people living in a given area called _____________
A. Population density C. population pressure
B. Population distribution D. population migration
2. A scale which is expressed in word and read as a sentence is ________________

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 A. Statement scale C. graphic scale
B. Representative fraction D. all
3. The major reason people migrating from runal to cities or towns is:
A. Attractions to electric facilities
B. Looking for a better job paid
C. A and B
D. To find fresh air
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4. 1:100 or , this scale is called _________________
100
A. Representative fraction scale
B. Statement scale
C. Graphic scale
D. All
5. The major reason for urban settlement is:
A. Market center C. Industrial development
B. Air route D. all
6. In Swahili language Mombasa means:
A. Island of wor C. island of peace
B. House of stone D. all
7. The two proposed road networks by African are:
A. Cairo to cape town
B. Lagos to Mombasa
C. Mombasa to Ethiopia
D. A and B
8. Which one of the following is true about Addis Ababa
A. Founded by Menelik II
B. Inland city
C. Founded by Ethiopian
D. All
9. The most known country in Africa by rail way is ____________

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 A. Ethiopia C. Egypt
B. Nigeria D. Republic of south Africa
10. Which one of the following is not true about Mombasa.
A. Coastal city C. hot city
B. Second capital of Kenya D. High land city
11. The distribution of population over the surface of the earth is determined by _____________
A. Physical factors
B. Cultural factors
C. A and B
D. None
12. The appearance, readability and usefulness of maps are determined by:
A. Lettering C. scale
B. Symbols used D. all
13. Which one of the following is not single purpose map?
A. Hydrographic map C. agricultural maps
B. Population maps D. Road maps
14. The life of masai people in Kenya and Tanzania depend on ______________
A. Rearing animal C. fishing
B. Mining D. none
15. The pictorial representation of scale is called __________________
A. Statement scale
B. Representative fraction scale
C. Graphic
D. all

IV. Fill in the blank space for the following statement

1. A person who is will trained to make map is ________________
2. The grouping of population in to occupancy units called ________________
3. A representation of parts of the earth on reduced scale called _____________

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4. The more advanced form of traditional agriculture is _______________
5. The ratio of map distance and ground distance is called ___________________
V. Give short answer for the following questions
1. List the two main types of savannah grass land in Ethiopia
2. What are the major factors favoring Addis Ababa?
3. Write the three layers of the earth.
4. List at least three uses of modern map.
5. List at lest 5 food crops.

Exam Room _____________

Invigilator’s Signature _______________
Parent’s Signature ___________________

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