2016 E.C. Geography EUEE past paper

Q1 · African soils

1. A. Ferrasols
2. B. Lixisols
3. C. Luvlsols
4. D. Nitosols

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Q2 · African population

1. A. is more populous than North America
2. B. is the third populous continent
3. C. has two-thirds of the world's population
4. D. has half of the population of Oceania

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Q5 · Migration

1. A. Cultural integration
2. B. Reduced labor shortage
3. C. Ethnic tension
4. D. Racial interaction

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Q6 · Economic development

1. A. Increase in the amount of total agricultural production
2. B. Improvement in the living condition of the people
3. C. Increase in the total amount of manufactured goods
4. D. Progress in the process of industrial domestic product

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Q7 · African development

1. A. skilled labor force
2. B. political stability
3. C. foreign aid and loan
4. D. abundant natural resources

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Q8 · African agriculture

1. A. Africa is rich in tropical crops demanded in world markets
2. B. The continent produces huge amounts of temperate zone crops
3. C. It is dominated by the production of commercial crops
4. D. It is mainly carried out through irrigation systems

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Q9 · Latitude and ecosystem

1. A. increases as we go from the equator to the poles
2. B. decreases from the poles towards the equator
3. C. remains similar wherever we go mainly due to the effect of altitude
4. D. decreases gradually when we travel from the equator to Tundra

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Q10 · World population trends

1. A. The total number of human population was about 4 billion at the beginning of the 1900s
2. B. Population growth was quite low before 5000BC mainly because of war and use of contraceptives
3. C. Rapid population growth was recorded for the first time when humans started to domesticate animals
4. D. Population growth has been constantly increasing since 5000BC because of economic diversification

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Q11 · Population distribution

1. A. Expansion of industrial development
2. B. Optimum temperature and rainfall
3. C. High natural increase of human population
4. D. High relief with very high humidity

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Q13 · Ethiopian population density

1. A. East Hararge
2. B. Gedeo
3. C. Assosa
4. D. Agnewak

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Q14 · Ethiopian population growth

1. A. The size of the population will be quadrupled
2. B. The population density will remain the same
3. C. The population will be evenly distributed across the country
4. D. The population will exert pressure on the available infrastructure

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Q15 · Economic systems

1. A. Command
2. B. Free market
3. C. Mixed
4. D. Traditional

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Q16 · WTO

1. A. It enforces regulations related to free trade agreements
2. B. It provides a framework on how to produce exportable items
3. C. It practically protects professional workers' rights
4. D. It directly puts sanctions in a sovereign country when it violates laws

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Q17 · Mining

1. A. Quarrying
2. B. Placer mining
3. C. Strip mining
4. D. Surface mining

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Q18 · African resources

1. A. Inappropriate allocation of resources
2. B. Unfavorable climate
3. C. Inadequate revenue from resources
4. D. Political instability

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Q19 · Plate tectonics

1. A. North Africa
2. B. Australia
3. C. Part of Asia
4. D. Part of South America

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Q20 · Plate convergence

1. A. The Mariana volcanic feature
2. B. The Himalayas mountain
3. C. The East African rift valley
4. D. The San Andreas Fault

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Q21 · Weathering

1. A. Glacier
2. B. Rain water
3. C. Thermal expansion
4. D. Cold temperature

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Q22 · Ring of fire

1. A. Norway
2. B. Brazil
3. C. United Kingdom
4. D. Peru

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Q23 · Climate change trends

1. A. Temperature has declined in temperate regions since the 1970s
2. B. Precipitation has increased all over the globe since the 1980s
3. C. The average global temperature has increased over the past century
4. D. The global climate fluctuates at the same rate

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Q24 · Climate change effects

1. A. predictable rainfall
2. B. crop yield
3. C. snow covers
4. D. frequency of drought

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Q25 · Non-renewable resources

1. A. replaceable resources if human beings utilize them properly
2. B. resources that replenish themselves quickly
3. C. resources evenly distributed across the earth's surface
4. D. rare resources that will end at some time in the future

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Q26 · Ethiopian economic policy

1. A. Encouraging over-exploitation of fossil fuels
2. B. Promoting regional administration in economic management
3. C. Focusing on shifting urban labor force to rural-based economy
4. D. Emphasizing on an economic system fully controlled by the state

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Q27 · Geological era

1. A. The Paleozoic Era
2. B. The Mesozoic Era
3. C. The Cenozoic Era
4. D. The Precambrian Era

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Q28 · Life zone

1. A. The atmosphere
2. B. The biosphere
3. C. The lithosphere
4. D. The hydrosphere

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Q29 · Metamorphic rock

1. A. It is produced from igneous rock through pressure
2. B. It is mostly created when lava freezes
3. C. It is composed of newly-deposited soil particles
4. D. It is produced from sedimentary rock through cooling

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Q30 · Soil types

1. A. Nitosols
2. B. Solanchaks
3. C. Vertisols
4. D. Cambisols

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Q31 · Ethiopian temperature

1. A. The Dallol depression
2. B. The Baro lowlands
3. C. The Elkeri plains
4. D. The Ghlbe lowlands

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Q32 · Ethiopian drought

1. A. Gojjam
2. B. Wellega
3. C. Afar
4. D. Guji

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Q33 · Regional study

1. A. Religion
2. B. Culture
3. C. Climate
4. D. Language

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Q34 · Equatorial rainforest

1. A. It forms a continuous belt around the world
2. B. It receives high amount of rainfall throughout the year
3. C. Its annual range of temperature exceeds the daily range
4. D. It is dominated by deciduous forests

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Q35 · Ethiopian lowlands

1. A. They are found in between 1000-2000 m heights
2. B. Lowlands are situated at the center of the country
3. C. Tekeze occupies the floor of the rift valley
4. D. Kobar sink is the lowest place in the country

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Q36 · Tundra region

1. A. It is known for its low temperature and rainfall throughout the year
2. B. It is a densely populated region where Eskimos and Lapps are found
3. C. In area of low snow cover, all plants grow during the summer season
4. D. It is found both in the northern and southern hemispheres

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Q37 · Transport and location

1. A. It encourages people to deliver their goods and services in person
2. B. It enables delivery and sale of perishable goods at a reasonable price
3. C. It enforces the establishment of industries where raw materials found
4. D. It shows how distance and time impact on the production of goods

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Q38 · Population distribution

1. A. Central Africa
2. B. Peninsular Europe
3. C. East Asia
4. D. South Asia

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Q39 · Economic activities

1. A. Primary activities
2. B. Quinary activities
3. C. Tertiary activities
4. D. Secondary activities

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Q40 · Land use

1. A. Human activities related to land
2. B. Biophysical factors associated with land
3. C. The intensity of land in the rural areas
4. D. Natural factors affecting land form

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Q42 · Environmental sustainability

1. A. Use of renewable energy
2. B. Slow growth of population
3. C. Environmental movements
4. D. Rapid urbanization

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Q43 · Environmental movements

1. A. Free market environmentalism
2. B. Preservation and conservation
3. C. Light Greens
4. D. Popular environmentalism

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Q44 · Drought mitigation

1. A. Water harvesting
2. B. Intercropping
3. C. Reducing overgrazing
4. D. Fallowing

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Q45 · Environmental research

1. A. To document the types of problems
2. B. To create awareness about research
3. C. To address varied ecological settings
4. D. To investigate causes of the problem

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Q46 · Research methods

1. A. Action research
2. B. Ethnographic research
3. C. Correlational analysis
4. D. Case study

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Q47 · Earth spheres

1. A. Hydrosphere
2. B. Lithosphere
3. C. Biosphere
4. D. Atmosphere

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Q48 · Volcanic features

1. A. Batholith
2. B. Sill
3. C. Dike
4. D. Caldera

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Q49 · Faulting

1. A. Reverse fault is normally associated with strong tensional forces
2. B. Compressional crack results in the formation of normal faulting
3. C. Normal faults develop under the predominant tensional forces
4. D. Faulting is a process which is mainly caused by human activities

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Q50 · Coastal landforms

1. A. Beach
2. B. Tombolo
3. C. Spit
4. D. Lagoon

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Q51 · Rainfall types

1. A. When moist and less dense air is forced to rise upward.
2. B. When dry air forced to rise above a mountain.
3. C. When cold and warm air masses meet at the front.
4. D. When warm and dry air descend a mountain.

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Q52 · Coriolis force

1. A. winds to bend to the left in the northern hemisphere.
2. B. winds to turn to the right in the southern hemisphere.
3. C. anti-cyclones to move clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere.
4. D. cyclones to move clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere.

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Q53 · Ocean currents

1. A. The Mexican Gulf stream
2. B. The Benguela current
3. C. The Canary current
4. D. The Mozambique current

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Q54 · Pressure belts

1. A. Horse latitude is an area of high air pressure.
2. B. Doldrums is a high pressure belt.
3. C. Sub polar is an area of high air pressure.
4. D. Polar high is known as 'belt of calm'.

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Q55 · Population theories

1. A. Malthusian theory stresses that food production exceeds population growth.
2. B. Neo-Malthusianism asserts that socio-economic problems are solved by reducing birth rate.
3. C. Ester Boserup believes that there is a strong linkage between poverty and population growth.
4. D. Marxians believe that population growth causes technological development.

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Q56 · Population control

1. A. India ratified a child-tax policy.
2. B. China supports women to have large families.
3. C. Most African countries have a one-child policy.
4. D. Kenya encourages a national family planning policy.

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Q57 · Social development

1. A. Gross Domestic Product
2. B. Per-capita income
3. C. Literacy rate
4. D. Infant mortality rate

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Q58 · Population growth effects

1. A. Expansion of economic choices
2. B. Formation of a healthy environment
3. C. Abundance of life sustaining goods
4. D. Incidence of widespread food insecurity

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Q59 · Poverty causes

1. A. Good performance in the work place
2. B. Rational attitude towards wealth
3. C. Weakness to change the sense of inability
4. D. Non-violent dispute resolution

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Q62 · Corruption

1. A. Burglary
2. B. Stealing
3. C. Theft
4. D. Bribery

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Q63 · African climate

1. A. Its northern part is characterized by high rainfall throughout the year.
2. B. Its northern part has maritime climate due to the influence of the sea.
3. C. Its latitudinal position is the factor for the low income solar radiation.
4. D. Its temperature is influenced by the presence of mountain and plateau.

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Q64 · Mozambique current

1. A. Freezing
2. B. Drying
3. C. Moisturizing
4. D. Cooling

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Q65 · Tropical maritime climate

1. A. North western
2. B. South western
3. C. North eastern
4. D. South eastern

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Q66 · Climatic seasonality

1. A. The Equatorial
2. B. The Mediterranean
3. C. The Tropical desert
4. D. The Tropical continental

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Q67 · African lakes

1. A. Lake Kariba
2. B. Lake Volta
3. C. Lake Nasser
4. D. Lake Kainiji

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Q68 · Desert vegetation

1. A. Vegetation having wide leaves
2. B. Thick and dense canopy vegetation
3. C. Vegetation having small-sized leaves
4. D. Broad-leaved evergreen trees

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Q69 · Animal habitats

1. A. The Equatorial rainforest
2. B. The Mediterranean climate zone
3. C. The Desert climate region
4. D. The Savanna climate zone

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Q70 · Wildlife extinction

1. A. Deforestation
2. B. Poaching
3. C. Drought
4. D. Wildfire

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Q71 · Topical approach

1. A. Studying the physical characteristics of the rift valley of Ethiopia
2. B. Identify the major socio-economic characteristics of African countries
3. C. Investigating the spatial distribution of rainfall in the world
4. D. Studying the economic activities and climatic conditions of Ethiopia

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Q72 · Applied geography

1. A. It emphasizes on developing mathematical equations and models.
2. B. It employs geographic knowledge to solve socio-economic problems.
3. C. It solves geographic problems primarily using qualitative techniques.
4. D. It focuses mainly on statistical techniques in geographical research.

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Q73 · Geography and sociology

1. A. Distribution and interaction of cultures
2. B. Past economic activities of a society
3. C. Expansion of urban areas and cities
4. D. Distribution and growth of the population

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Q74 · Town types

1. A. Industrial town
2. B. Mining towns
3. C. Market town
4. D. Commercial town

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Q75 · Size of Africa

1. A. It covers about one-fourth of the world's area.
2. B. It is the largest continent of the world.
3. C. It is larger than Europe and Antarctica put together.
4. D. It is about two-thirds of South America.

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Q77 · African geology

1. A. The formation of the present landscape of Africa
2. B. The formation of crystalline basement complex and rocks
3. C. The recording of a series of denudation and peneplanation
4. D. The split of the super continent Pangaea

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Q78 · African relief

1. A. Plains
2. B. Plateaus
3. C. Mountains
4. D. Hills

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Q79 · Climate adaptation

1. A. Use of mass transportation
2. B. Dam construction
3. C. Tree plantation
4. D. Electric car utilization

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Q80 · Kyoto protocol

1. A. It set compulsory goal to reduce greenhouse emission.
2. B. It was successful in reducing global greenhouse gases.
3. C. The USA took the lead in ratifying the agreement.
4. D. It was ratified by every nation of the world.

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Q81 · Climate agreements

1. A. To encourage natural gas and fuel consumption
2. B. To conduct social forestry activities
3. C. To penalize countries that depends on fossil fuel
4. D. To reduce emission of greenhouse gases

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Q82 · Sustainable development

1. A. Realizing environmental-friendly socio-economic development
2. B. Improving human welfare at the expense of the environment
3. C. Prioritizing good governance regardless of economic development
4. D. Promoting a male-controlled socio-economic development

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Q83 · Non-renewable resources

1. A. Solar energy
2. B. Coal
3. C. Air
4. D. Soil

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Q84 · Resource conflict

1. A. Political
2. B. Administrative
3. C. Social
4. D. Legal

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Q85 · Resource governance

1. A. Giving exclusive rights to the government in managing resources
2. B. Fostering top-down decision making in resource management
3. C. Prioritizing the participation of males in resource management
4. D. Encouraging indigenous resource management systems

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Q86 · Conflict resolution

1. A. Most of them are mainly based on written laws.
2. B. Pastoralists use identical resolution mechanisms.
3. C. The issue is concluded in reconciliation and harmony.
4. D. It passes lengthy processes to bring about reconciliation.

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Q87 · Climate data - temperature range

1. A. 4°C
2. B. 2°C
3. C. 1°C
4. D. 3°C

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Q88 · Climate data - wildlife

1. A. Crocodiles
2. B. Apes
3. C. Zebras
4. D. Polar bears

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Q89 · Climate data - pressure belt

1. A. Equatorial low
2. B. Polar highs
3. C. Horse latitude
4. D. Sub-tropical low

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Q90 · Climate data - climate zone

1. A. Equatorial
2. B. Highland
3. C. Tropical desert
4. D. Mediterranean

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Q92 · Demographic data - sex ratio

1. A. 99/100 females
2. B. 95/100 females
3. C. 101/100 females
4. D. 100/100 females

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Q93 · Demographic data - death rate

1. A. 9/1000
2. B. 10/1000
3. C. 12/1000
4. D. 7/1000

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