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Grade 8 Social Studies exam practice (unofficial)

8 original questions · Grade 8 · Social Studies

Original Social Studies practice questions written by Abrari for students preparing for the Grade 8 exam. Try five on this page, then take the timed mock. They are not past exam questions and not an official paper.

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Original Abrari practice questions. Unofficial — not past exam questions.

1 / 5Social StudiesMap skills

Which line of latitude is 0°?

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Q1 · Map skills

Which line of latitude is 0°?

  1. A. The Prime Meridian
  2. B. The Equator
  3. C. The Tropic of Cancer
  4. D. The International Date Line
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

The Equator is latitude 0°. The Prime Meridian is longitude 0°.

Q2 · Landforms

The Danakil (Afar) Depression is known as:

  1. A. The highest point in Ethiopia
  2. B. One of the lowest and hottest places on Earth
  3. C. The source of the Abay River
  4. D. A rainforest in south-west Ethiopia
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

Parts of the Danakil Depression lie more than 100 m below sea level and are among the hottest places on Earth.

Q3 · Africa

Where is the headquarters of the African Union?

  1. A. Nairobi
  2. B. Addis Ababa
  3. C. Cairo
  4. D. Accra
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

The African Union (and the OAU before it) has its headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Q4 · History

Ethiopia defeated the army of which country at the Battle of Adwa?

  1. A. Italy
  2. B. Britain
  3. C. France
  4. D. Egypt
Answer and explanation

Answer: A

At Adwa in 1896 G.C., Ethiopian forces under Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italian army.

Q5 · Population

A district has 6,000 people living on 30 km². What is its population density?

  1. A. 180 people per km²
  2. B. 200 people per km²
  3. C. 6,030 people per km²
  4. D. 2,000 people per km²
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

Population density = number of people ÷ area = 6,000 ÷ 30 = 200 people per km².

Q6 · Climate

As altitude increases, temperature usually:

  1. A. Increases
  2. B. Decreases
  3. C. Stays the same
  4. D. Doubles
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

Air gets cooler as you go higher, so highlands are colder than lowlands.

Q7 · Climate zones

In Ethiopia's traditional climate zones, "Dega" describes:

  1. A. Hot lowlands
  2. B. Cool highlands
  3. C. Deserts
  4. D. Coastal areas
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

Dega is the cool highland zone. Kolla is hot lowland and Woyna Dega is the temperate middle zone.

Q8 · Resources

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is built on which river?

  1. A. Awash
  2. B. Abay (Blue Nile)
  3. C. Omo
  4. D. Baro
Answer and explanation

Answer: B

GERD is on the Abay (Blue Nile) River in the Benishangul-Gumuz region.

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