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This is a geography model exam paper from Hawassa University. It contains several multiple-choice questions about topics including the formation of the solar system, rock texture, metamorphism, map reading, cartographic abstraction, economic development, and more.

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a hypothesis that explains the spinning of massive cloud of gas and dust in the universe to cause the formation of solar system. a. Big Bang b. Plate Tectonic c. Nebula d. Continental Drift The correct answer is: Nebula \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a type of igneous ro...

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a hypothesis that explains the spinning of massive cloud of gas and dust in the universe to cause the formation of solar system. a. Big Bang b. Plate Tectonic c. Nebula d. Continental Drift The correct answer is: Nebula \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a type of igneous rock texture which comprises numerous grains or fragments and welded together by the heat of volcanic eruption. a. Glassy Texture b. Pyroclastic Texture c. Porphyritic Texture d. Phaneritic Texture \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a type of metamorphism that occurs adjacent to igneous intrusions due to high temperature. a. Cataclastic metamorphism b. Contact metamorphism c. Regional metamorphism d. Global metamorphism The correct answer is: Contact metamorphism \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are the processes where by people interprets & analyze map images, & an understanding of the physical & psychological information of the environment. a. Map Reading b. Cartography c. Map d. Marginal Information The correct answer is: Map Reading \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the first step in the generalization processes of cartographic abstraction? a. Simplification b. Symbolization c. Selection d. Classification The correct answer is: Selection \-\-\-\-\-\-- Underdevelopment is not the result of tradition or a natural process, but is produced as part of the process necessary for the development of capitalism. a. Dependency development b. Centre--periphery model c. Modernization d. None The correct answer is: Centre--periphery model Question Question text \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--can be defined as an explanation of the economic development of a state in terms of the external influences\--political, economic, and cultural\--on national development policies. a. Indigenous b. Dependency c. Moderation d. Liberal The correct answer is: Dependency Question text \-\-\-\-\--is an economic theory which argues that economic growth is generated from within a system as a direct result of internal processes. a. Dependency b. Endogenous growth theory c. Post modernization theory d. None The correct answer is: Endogenous growth theory Question text A Component of runoff is known variously as a. Interflow b. Through flow c. Storm seepage d. All The correct answer is: All Question text A type of fault where the two fault blocks slide horizontally (laterally) past one another, moving in opposite directions. a. Normal Fault b. Reverse Fault c. Thrust Fault d. Strike-Slip Fault The correct answer is: Strike-Slip Fault Question text According to Rostow growth model the last stage of development is? a. Take off b. Pre- condition to takeoff c. Drive to maturity d. The Age of High Mass Consumption The correct answer is: The Age of High Mass Consumption According to Weber, which of the following statements is correct, location depends on, a. Raw materials b. Cost of transporting raw materials c. Cost of labour d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above All are a depositional landform of karst environment Except: a. Stalactites b. Sand dune c. Stalagmites d. Columns The correct answer is: Sand dune All are erosional landforms resulted from Fluvial system Except: a. Waterfall b. Bedrock channel c. V-shape valley d. Gorge The correct answer is: V-shape valley All are intrusive igneous rocks Except: a. Granite b. Gabbro c. Basalt d. Diorite The correct answer is: Basalt Question **16** All are the characteristic features of Peck's model of landscape development Except: a. Time-independent b. Simultaneous occurrence of uplift and erosion c. Slope replacement d. Slope decline The correct answer is: Slope decline All of the following are correct about conduction, except? a. Is the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. b. It can only take place in liquids and gases c. Is more common in objects of solid state. d. Is only important between the earth's surface and the air directly in contact with the surface. The correct answer is: It can only take place in liquids and gases Question **18** All of the following are essential causes for the decrease in air temperature with increase in elevation, except? a. The major source of heat for the air, especially the lowest layer of the atmosphere, is the earth. b. The density of water vapour, the most important component of the atmosphere that absorbs much of the terrestrial radiation decreases with elevation c. Expansion of air rising from the earth's surface. d. The atmosphere is warmed directly by the sun The correct answer is: The atmosphere is warmed directly by the sun Question **19** All of the following are the greenhouse gases, except? a. Carbon dioxide b. Nitrogen c. Nitrogen oxide d. Methane The correct answer is: Nitrogen All of the following are the main factors determining regional climate, except? a. Distance from the equator and the angle of the sun's rays as the earth rotates b. Global distribution of land and sea masses c. The orographic lifting of air masses d. The worldwide system of winds The correct answer is: The orographic lifting of air masses Question **21** All of the following are true about the assumption of Von Thunens agricultural land use theory except? a. Poorly developed and only one means of transportation system b. An isolated state with only one dominant large urban market in the center c. Transportation cost is inversely related to the volume of products shipped d. Homogeneous physical environment having uniform soil fertility and plain land The correct answer is: Transportation cost is inversely related to the volume of products shipped Question **22** Correct All of the following correct about Trade winds, except? a. Are major wind systems of the tropics b. Are predominantly easterly- generally flow toward the west. c. Flow from west to east between 300 and 600 in both hemisphere d. Are consistent in both direction and speed The correct answer is: Flow from west to east between 300 and 600 in both hemisphere An Early supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on the earth is called a. Gondwanaland b. Laurasia c. Pangaea d. Panthalassa The correct answer is: Pangaea As life expectancy goes up, mortality rates usually \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. Rise b. Double c. Go down d. Stay the same The correct answer is: Go down Question **25** Basic research is not primarily aims at? a. Discovering new knowledge b. Expand existing knowledge c. Solve critical social problems d. None The correct answer is: Solve critical social problems Question **26** Continues recording of different sources of population data on events like; births, deaths, marriages, divorces, etc in any society is referred to a. Sample survey b. Population projection c. Population census d. Vital registration system The correct answer is: Vital registration system Question **27** Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Data analysis id depends on? a. type of data b. research method c. purpose of the research d. All The correct answer is: All Question **28** Question text Data structure that can be adapted to more complex terrain is a. Square-grid network b. Triangulated irregular network c. Contour-based network d. All e. None The correct answer is: Triangulated irregular network Question **29** Correct Question text Demographic transition describes the shift from: a. Low birth and death rates to high birth and death rates. b. Low birth and low death rates to low birth and high death rates. c. High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. d. High birth and low death rates to high birth and low death rates. The correct answer is: High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. Question **30** Factors Affecting Interception a. Duration & Frequency of Rainfall b. Precipitation Type c. Vegetation Cover d. All The correct answer is: All Question **31** Flood severity in a region cannot be measured through a. Depth and Duration of flow b. Velocity of flow c. Frequency of flood d. All The correct answer is: All Question **32** Correct For interpolation of satellite data used for monitoring dynamic changes that occur on the earth surface, the most suitable orbit for the satellite is? a. Circular orbit b. Sun-synchronous orbit c. Near polar orbit d. Inclined orbit The correct answer is: Sun-synchronous orbit Question **33** Ground Water a. Represents 0.6% of the hydrosphere b. Resupplied by slow infiltration c. Generally cleaner than surface water d. All The correct answer is: All Question **34** Hydrological based terrain parameters are typically used to a. Quantify flow intensity b. Accumulation potential c. Erosion potential d. All e. None The correct answer is: All Question **35** If the purpose of the map is to show a population density distribution, then a suitable projection would be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. Equivalent projection b. Azimuthal projection c. Conformal projection d. Equidistant projection The correct answer is: Equivalent projection Question **36** In manual image interpretation which of the following takes into account the relationship between other recognizable objects or features in proximity to the target of interest? a. Association b. Size c. Shape d. Tone The correct answer is: Association Question **37** In which of the following data models, spatial features or phenomena are represented in continuous way? a. Vector Data Model b. Raster Data Model c. TIN Data Model d. A & B The correct answer is: Raster Data Model Question **38** Intensive subsistence agriculture or monsoon agriculture was predominantly practiced in which of the following areas of the world? a. Tropical Africa b. Canada and USA c. South and South East Asia d. Southern and Central Europe The correct answer is: South and South East Asia Question **39** I Inter-visibility of two points cannot be influenced by\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. The type of vegetation covers b. The type of slope between the two points c. The nature of relief d. The nature of rock structure The correct answer is: The nature of rock structure Question **40** Interception losses can be affected by a. The intensity & duration of rainfall b. Wind velocity & evaporative demand c. Type of precipitation d. All The correct answer is: All Question **41** Correct is a naturally occurring inorganic substance, that has a definite chemical composition and typical atomic structure. a. Mineral b. Rock c. Soil d. Element The correct answer is: Mineral Question **42** Longitudinal study helps to? a. Predict b. Extrapolate c. Interpolate d. All The correct answer is: All Question **43** More concrete and error-free as well better result can be obtained with the application of a. Only Parametric method b. Only Landscape method c. Use of both the methods d. All e. None The correct answer is: Use of both the methods Question **44** One of the following different from others? a. Dyke b. Sill c. Batholith d. Hill The correct answer is: Hill Question **45** I One of the following elements is used to measure atmospheric pressure a. Barometer b. Hygrometers c. Rain gauge d. Anemometers The correct answer is: Barometer Question **46** One of the following fault types is the result of tensional stress or force? a. Normal Fault b. Reverse Fault c. Thrust Fault d. Strike-Slip Fault The correct answer is: Normal Fault Question **47** One of the following features is resulted from convergent or collision of two continental plate boundaries? a. Rift Valley b. volcanic arcs c. Oceanic trenches d. Mountain The correct answer is: Rift Valley Question **48** Correct One of the following is an intellectual process which lays down an organization's objectives and develops various courses of action, by which the organization can achieve those objectives. a. Economic growth b. Strategy c. Planning d. All The correct answer is: Planning Question **49** One of the following is FALSE about geological time scale, and associated events? a. Precambrian era is the earliest era b. All eras have subdivision of periods c. A supercontinent Pangaea started to separate during Mesozoic Era d. Cenozoic era has the shortest time interval compared to other Era The correct answer is: All eras have subdivision of periods Question **50** One of the following is false regarding Correlation study? a. It shows the relationship between variables b. It tells the direction of the relationship between variables c. The relationship between variables could be linear or non linear d. None The correct answer is: None Question **51** One of the following is NOT a major element that make up the Earth's crust\> a. Oxygen b. Silicon c. Sulfur d. Magnesium The correct answer is: Sulfur Question **52** One of the following is not a Point source of water pollution a. Underground fuel tanks b. Pesticide c. Pit latrines d. All The correct answer is: Pesticide Question **53** One of the following is NOT approaches/methods used by historical geomorphologist to study the landform and interpret the changes? a. Inductive reasoning b. Deductive reasoning c. Long time scale d. Dating Methods The correct answer is: Inductive reasoning Question **54** One of the goals of descriptive research is not? a. To describe the status of an event b. To understand a topic and lead to causal analysis c. To find answer for the question "why" d. None The correct answer is: To find answer for the question "why" Question **55** Correct Ozone depletion is greatest near to a. Equator b. Pole c. Ocean d. Tropic The correct answer is: Pole Question **56** Pick up the correct statement from the following alternatives a. In remote sensing technique, the observation place, is called a platform b. Platforms may be either stationary or mobile c. Spatial resolution of the imaging system becomes poorer with increase of platform height d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Question **57** Correct Planned and scientific methods and procedures to address research endeavor is termed as? a. Objective b. Systematic c. Critical d. Controlled The correct answer is: Systematic Question **58** Correct Sophomore cave, which is located in in south Oromia region of Ethiopia, is a typical example of a. Fluvial Landform b. Karst Landform c. Coastal Landform d. Aeolian Landform The correct answer is: Karst Landform Question **59** Sources of data for map production can be from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a. From the field work or questionnaire survey b. From the existing maps & aerial photographs c. From historical documents d. All The correct answer is: All Question **60** The ability of a sensor to perceive differences in brightness value levels is? a. Radiometric resolution b. Temporal resolution c. Spectral resolution d. Spatial resolution The correct answer is: Radiometric resolution Question **61** The area imaged on the surface by a satellite is known as\_\_\_\_? a. Pixels b. Orbit c. Swath d. Platform The correct answer is: Swath Question **62** The change in the form of slope over the course of time due to actions of various processes is a. Slope Evolution b. Slope Processes c. Slope development d. All e. None The correct answer is: Slope Evolution Question **63** **The changes in the reflectivity/emissivity** with time, is called? a. Spectral variation b. Spatial variation c. Temporal variation d. Radiometric variation The correct answer is: Temporal variation Question **64** The drainage pattern is a reflection of several factors a. Stage of development b. Initial slope c. Rock hardness d. All e. None The correct answer is: All Question **65** The following are applications of remote sensing except a. Mineral exploration b. Hydrocarbon exploration c. Environmental geology d. None of the above The correct answer is: None of the above Question **66** The infrared portion of EMR lies between a. 0.4 - 0.7 μm b. 0.5 mm to 1 μm c. 0.7 - 1.3 μm d. 0.7 to 14 μm The correct answer is: 0.7 to 14 μm Question **67** The military usage of \"terrain\" is very broad, encompassing a. Land use & land cover, b. Surface transport infrastructure, c. Built structures & human geography d. All e. None The correct answer is: All Question **68** The ordering of the radiation according to wavelength is? a. Frequency b. Electromagnetic Spectrum c. Remote sensing d. All The correct answer is: Electromagnetic Spectrum Question **69** The purpose of georeferencing is to? a. Converting data to a feature class b. Projecting your data so that it has no distortion c. Assigning geographic location information d. Combining two data set The correct answer is: Assigning geographic location information Question **70** The rain that falls near the end of the storm at a rate less than the infiltration capacity is a. Residual rain b. Initial rain c. Residual infiltration d. All e. None The correct answer is: Residual rain Question **71** The ratio of the total solar radiant energy returned by a planetary body to the total radiant energy incident on the body, the called: a. Reflectance b. Reflectance factor c. Albedo d. None of these The correct answer is: Albedo Question **72** The rising portion of the hydrograph is a. Concentration curve b. Crest segment c. Recession d. All The correct answer is: Concentration curve Question **73** Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question The sum of the processes weathering, erosion, mass wasting, and transport that wear away the Earth's surface is known as a. Weathering b. Land slide c. Denudation d. Volcanism The correct answer is: Volcanism Question **74** The world's population in 1985 was approximately 5 billion people. With a consistent rate of growth, the total population was expected to reach 10 billion in about 45 years (2030). The period of 35 years is known as a. Life expectancy b. Doubling time c. Natural increase rate d. Demographic transition rate The correct answer is: Doubling time Question **75** Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question There are two main modes of scanning to acquire multispectral image data: a. Parallel-track and side-track scanning b. Parallel-track and along-track scanning c. Across-track and along-track scanning d. Across-track and side-track scanning The correct answer is: Across-track and along-track scanning Question **76** Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question What is the correct definition of demography? a. The study of the size of the human population b. The study of the distribution of the human population c. The study of the size, density, and abundance of the human population d. The study of the size, density, and distribution of the human population The correct answer is: The study of the size, density, and distribution of the human population Question **77** Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question What is true out Planning? a. Nothing but thinking before the action takes place. b. It helps us to take a glance into the future and decide in advance the way to deal with the situations c. It involves logical thinking and rational decision making. d. All The correct answer is: All Question **78** Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question When contours drawn uniformly at evenly spaced & wide apart, this refers \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. Steep slope b. Concave slope c. Convex slope d. Gentle slope The correct answer is: Gentle slope Question **79** Not answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question When the slope value of a landform is exactly one means the land slope classified as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ slope. a. Moderate b. Gentle c. Steep d. Very Steep The correct answer is: Very Steep Question **80** Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Which map scale is considered as large map scale? a. 1:500,000 b. 1:25,000 c. 4 cm to 400, 000cm d. 1:200,000 The correct answer is: 1:25,000 Question **81** Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Which morphometric terrain parameter describes the morphology of a surface? a. Slope gradient b. Aspect c. Curvatures d. All e. None The correct answer is: All Question **82** Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Which of the following alternatives is wrong statement? a. The steepness of the landform become higher when we get a higher height difference within a short horizontal distance b. The distance between contours indicate the nature of the slope of the land c. For the steeper land surface needs to have larger vertical interval d. Large map scale is requires small vertical interval The correct answer is: For the steeper land surface needs to have larger vertical interval Question **83** Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Which of the following Boolean connector is used to identify/extract intersection between two or more layers? a. OR connector b. XOR connector c. AND connector d. B & C The correct answer is: AND connector Question **84** Correct Which of the following cannot be part of the research methodology? a. sampling design b. data type c. results of the study d. description of the study area The correct answer is: results of the study Question **85** Which of the following categories of interest is an analyst tries to identify in an imagery? a. Spectral classes b. Unsupervised classification c. Information classes d. Spatial pattern recognition The correct answer is: Information classes Question **86** Which of the following component of geographic object shows geometric location of an object? a. Spatial component b. Theme c. Description d. B & C The correct answer is: Spatial component Question **87** Which of the following does not belong to non-random sampling techniques? a. purposive sampling b. snowball sampling c. stratified sampling d. accidental sampling The correct answer is: stratified sampling Question **88** Which of the following don't generates electromagnetic energy? a. Change in the energy level of electrons b. Acceleration of Electrical charge c. Decay of radioactive substance d. None The correct answer is: None Question **89** Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Which of the following economic activity is directly related to the obtaining product from nature? a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Quaternary The correct answer is: Primary Question **90** Which of the following EM spectrum bands have highest wavelength? a. Blue b. Red c. Green d. Violet The correct answer is: Red Question **91** Which of the following GIS analysis function is used to re-assign new thematic values or codes to units of spatial feature? a. Reclassification b. Retrieval c. Topological Overlay Function d. Neighbourhood Function The correct answer is: Reclassification Question **92** Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Which of the following height refers to elevation values above or below a geoid model surface? a. Ellipsoidal height b. Orthometric height c. Topographic height d. Goid height The correct answer is: Orthometric height Which of the following is a characteristic of scientific research? a. Systematic b. Empirical c. Objective d. All The correct answer is: All Which of the following is advantage of raster data model? a. More compact data structure b. Ease for data processing c. Limited attribute data handling d. Difficult overly operations The correct answer is: Ease for data processing Which of the following is an example of spectral rationing? a. Change detection of vegetation b. Normalized difference vegetation index c. Current land cover mapping d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Which of the following is does not help to define Research problem? a. experience survey b. reviewing literature c. rephrasing the problem d. None The correct answer is: None Question **97** Which of the following is incorrect about atmospheric absorption and EM radiation? a. Spectral sensors should be developed to collect wavelength data not influenced by atmospheric absorptions b. In the microwave region most of the radiation moves without hindrance c. Ozone, carbon dioxide, and water vapor are the main atmospheric constituents which absorb radiation. d. The atmosphere is nearly transparent to EM radiation of the mid-IR and all of the far-IR regions The correct answer is: The atmosphere is nearly transparent to EM radiation of the mid-IR and all of the far-IR regions Question **98** Which of the following is incorrect about microwave remote sensing? a. All objects emit microwave energy of some magnitude b. Detects the naturally emitted microwave energy within its field of view c. Passive microwave sensors are typically radiometers or scanners d. Radar uses the most common form of imaging passive sensors The correct answer is: Radar uses the most common form of imaging passive sensors Question **99** Which of the following is not a reason why remote sensing is ideal for use in physical geography? a. It minimizes the need for fieldwork in dangerous, isolated and sensitive areas b. It can monitor change over time c. It can be applied at any scale d. It will always be more reliable than fieldwork studies The correct answer is: It will always be more reliable than fieldwork studies Question **100** Which of the following is NOT an overall goal of database design? a. To maintain data consistency b. To decrease system performance c. To reduces data redundancy d. To maintain maximum user flexibility The correct answer is: To decrease system performance Question **101** Correct Which of the following is NOT describes raster data models? a. It defines the world as a regular set of cells b. The elements of the rows are numbered from the left to the right. c. Representation of the world using points, lines, and polygons d. It's organized in rows and columns The correct answer is: Representation of the world using points, lines, and polygons Question **102** Which of the following is not primary absorber of energy? a. CO2 b. H2O c. O3 d. O2 The correct answer is: O2 Question **103** Which of the following is NOT provided by Earth observations from a satellite platform? a. Synoptic view of a large area b. Constant solar zenith angles and similar illumination conditions c. Repetitive observations of the same area with intervals of a few minutes d. All of the above The correct answer is: Constant solar zenith angles and similar illumination conditions Question **104** Which of the following is the correct path and row of Landsat satellite for Haramaya district, Eastern Ethiopia respectively? a. P166/R54 b. R166/P54 c. P165/R53 d. R55/P16 The correct answer is: P166/R54 Question **105** Which of the following is true regarding policy? a. regulation, and procedure b. It is a set of ideas or plans c. It is reflected in resource allocations. d. All The correct answer is: All Question **106** Which of the following is true regarding Post modernization theory? a. Focuses on individual choices and life style rather than group identity/ pattern b. Private companies substitute a concern of the state c. It rejected received traditions aspiring to universal-knowledge towards the local, the partial and the contingent. d. All The correct answer is: It rejected received traditions aspiring to universal-knowledge towards the local, the partial and the contingent. Question **107** Which of the following neighbourhood function defined as, the method of predicting unknown values using known values of neighbouring locations? a. Proximity b. Interpolation c. Buffering d. A & B The correct answer is: Interpolation Question **108** Which of the following question refers the geographic element of the real world? a. What is the object like? b. Where an object is located? c. What computer technology was used? d. A & B The correct answer is: Where an object is located? Question **109** Which of the following represent GIS applications in environmental protections? a. Hazard analysis b. Utilities Mapping c. Land cover change analysis d. Epidemic outbreak The correct answer is: Hazard analysis Question **110** Which of the following spatial geodatabase component is used to set up rules defining how features share their geometry? a. Feature datasets b. Topologies c. Object classes d. A & B The correct answer is: Topologies Question **111** Which of the following statements is correct about the Assumptions of Van Thunen ? a. He imagined an isolated state b. The transport network in the region was poor. c. A large town existed in the center of the agricultural field d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Question **112** Which of the following statements is correct about the export base model? a. It emphasis the internal factors in regional growth, b. indicates that growth of a region depends upon the growth import base c. Regional export depends on the expansion in demand external to the region. d. All of the above The correct answer is: Regional export depends on the expansion in demand external to the region. Question **113** Which of the following statements is correct about the factors affecting entrepreneurship? a. Industrial structure b. Organizational structures c. Entrepreneurial climate d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Question **114** Which of the following statements is correct about the factors of regional inequality? a. Agglomeration forces b. The spatial distribution of public capital. c. The political institutions and policies. d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Question **115** Which of the following statements is correct about the key determinants of competitive regions? a. Innovation b. Economic diversity c. Connectivity: d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Question **116** Which of the following statements is correct about the Sector theory? a. Primary sector: Involves the transformation of raw into goods. b. Tertiary sector: Involves the provision of services to consumers c. Secondary sector: Involves the extraction and production of raw materials. d. None The correct answer is: Tertiary sector: Involves the provision of services to consumers Question **117** Which of the following statements is correct about the spatial inequality? a. Spatial inequality may be beneficial or harmful. b. Spatial inequality is fundamentally determined by the location decisions offirms and households. c. Spatial inequality is the net result of the balance of forces of concentration and dispersion. d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Question **118** Which of the following statements is correct Friedmann's Synthesis of the generalizations regarding regional economic development? a. Regional economy is open to the outside world b. Regional economic growth is externally induced c. Economic growth tends to occur in the matrix of urban regions. d. All of the above The correct answer is: All of the above Question **119** Which of the following techniques can be characterized by determination of shortest path between connected points or nodes based on attribute values? a. Network analysis b. Spread functions c. Measurement functions d. A & B The correct answer is: Network analysis Question **120** Which of the following terms refer to compressing as much of the information in the original bands into fewer bands in a satellite remote sensing a. Image subtraction b. Image rationing c. Feature Enhancement d. Principal component analysis The correct answer is: Principal component analysis Question **121** Which of the following theme of economic geography refers to the final use of goods and services by human beings to satisfy their needs and wants? a. Region b. Production c. Exchange d. Consumption The correct answer is: Consumption Question **122** Which of the following type of geodatabase have highest storage capacity? a. Personal geodatabase b. Enterprise geodatabase c. File Geodatabase d. A & B The correct answer is: File Geodatabase Question **123** Which of the following types of map projections was designed to preserve shape? a. Conformal projections b. Azimuthal projections c. Equal Area projections d. Equidistant projections The correct answer is: Conformal projections Question **124** Which of the following vector representation was used to symbolize features having specific location (single coordinate pair)? a. Line representation b. Area representation c. Point representation d. A & C The correct answer is: Point representation Question **125** Which one is an action that managers take to accomplish organization's goals? a. Strategy b. Policy c. Development plan d. All The correct answer is: All Question **126** Which one is part of major terrain features? a. Ridge b. Spur c. Cut d. All e. None The correct answer is: Ridge Question **127** Which one is true about the interception components of a growing forest from seedling stage to maturity? a. Throughfall diminishes over time as the canopy cover increases b. Stemflow increases over time but is always a small quantity c. Storage capacity of vegetation and litter increases d. All The correct answer is: All Question **128** Which one of the following agricultural systems is considered as the product of colonialism that was introduced in developing countries by European merchants? a. Horticulture b. Dairy farming c. Monsoon Agriculture d. Plantation Agriculture The correct answer is: Plantation Agriculture Question **129** In Which one of the following are correct about Convectional Precipitation? a. Is associated with the rapid uplift of moist air from the ground. b. Is associated with the movement of two air masses with different temperatures. c. The warm air is forced to rise when it is undercut by cold air. d. Common type of rainfall in temperate latitudes The correct answer is: Is associated with the rapid uplift of moist air from the ground. Question **130** Which one of the following are local influences on Insolation? a. Aspect and Cloud cover b. Seasonal changes c. Length of day and night d. Ocean Currents The correct answer is: Aspect and Cloud cover Question **131** Which one of the following are the advantages of Atmospheric Humidity? a. It plays a key role in the process of weather forecasting. b. It gives a clue of cloud formation and hence precipitation c. It maintains life on earth d. All of above The correct answer is: All of above Question **132** Which one of the following best describes a theoretical situation where the numbers of resources match the population of an area? a. Overpopulation b. Under population c. Optimum population d. Dense population The correct answer is: Optimum population Question **133** Which one of the following correct about climatology? a. Collect and interpreted the data observed by metrology to investigate the spatial patterns of climate and its interaction b. Deals with the day-to-day atmospheric condition and their causes c. It studies of the atmosphere and its phenomena d. It usually concerned only with the lowest region of the atmosphere, the troposphere. The correct answer is: Collect and interpreted the data observed by metrology to investigate the spatial patterns of climate and its interaction Question **134** Which one of the following correct about Principles of radiation? a. All objects emit radiation as long as their temperature is above absolute zero b. Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are NOT good emitters c. Hotter objects radiate more total energy per unit area than colder objects. d. As substances get hotter; the wave length at which radiation is emitted will become shorter The correct answer is: Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are NOT good emitters Question **135** Which one of the following geomorphic agents dominates fluvial environment? a. Running water b. Wind c. Sea wave d. Tide The correct answer is: Running water Question **136** Which one of the following is a depositional landforms created by fluvial process? a. Flood plain b. Alluvial fans c. Delta d. All The correct answer is: All Question **137** Which one of the following is an Indirect method of Stream discharge measurement? a. Velocity-area stations method b. Chemical gauging method c. Electromagnetic method d. Slope-area method The correct answer is: Slope-area method Question **138** Which one of the following is correct about characteristics of a uniform region? a. It has a strong internal cohesion. b. It possesses a high degree of diversity. c. Strong relationship with other regions than within its boundary d. None The correct answer is: Strong relationship with other regions than within its boundary Question **139** Which one of the following is correct about greenhouse gases? a. They do absorb the visible light from the sun, b. They do absorb the infrared light radiated by the Earth\'s surface. c. They have a low capacity for transmitting long-wave radiation d. These gases are what make up our atmosphere and make life possible The correct answer is: They do absorb the visible light from the sun, Question **140** Which one of the following is correct about physical climatology? a. It studies the effect of increasing greenhouse gases in global temperature b. It explains the factor responsible to bringing out variation in heat exchange, moisture exchange and air movement c. It studies the role of aspects determining the subtleties of atmosphere d. It studies he relation between circulation feature and sever whether condition The correct answer is: It explains the factor responsible to bringing out variation in heat exchange, moisture exchange and air movement Question **141** Which one of the following is correct about Water Vapour? a. Water vapour in atmosphere increases with altitude. b. Water vapour decreases from the equator towards the pole. c. Both d. None of the above The correct answer is: Water vapour decreases from the equator towards the pole. Question **142** Which one of the following is not correct about applied climatology? a. It analysis relationship between climatology to other science b. It concerned the application of climatology knowledge to piratical problems c. It worried with the identification of important climatic characteristics and interaction of weather and climatic elements up on the socio-economic condition and area d. It finds out the ways and means to make use of our knowledge to climate elements for advancement human life on earth. The correct answer is: It worried with the identification of important climatic characteristics and interaction of weather and climatic elements up on the socio-economic condition and area Question **143** Which one of the following is not correct about metrology? a. Geographical it deals with spatial aspect of climatic phenomena b. It usually concerned only with the lowest region of the atmosphere c. It studies of the atmosphere and its phenomena d. It studies the long-term pattern of temperature, precipitation, wind patterns at a particular location, over periods. The correct answer is: It studies the long-term pattern of temperature, precipitation, wind patterns at a particular location, over periods. Question **144** Which one of the following is not correct about the greenhouse effect? a. Due to the greenhouse effect the earth could radiate the total heat b. It is naturally occurring process that aids the heating of the earth's surface and atmosphere c. It results from the fact that certain atmospheric gases are capable of changing the energy balance of the planet d. Without the greenhouse effect, it is not possible to sustain life on this planet The correct answer is: Due to the greenhouse effect the earth could radiate the total heat Question **145** Which one of the following is NOT correct about the Polar Easterlies? a. Result from the out flow of the polar high, b. Are mostly hot and dry c. Occupies most of the area between the polar highs and 600 of latitude d. A permanent body of descending cold air which makes up the pole ward end of the polar circulation cell. The correct answer is: Are mostly hot and dry Question **146** Which one of the following is NOT part of the seven major plates that form the Earth's crust? a. Antarctic plates b. Indo-Australian Plates c. Nazca Plates d. Africa Plates The correct answer is: Nazca Plates Question **147** Which one of the following is not the main feature of agriculture in economically less developed countries? a. it is largely a subsistence farming system b. it produces more specialized crops c. it occupies over half of the labor force d. it faces a scarcity of capital for mechanization The correct answer is: it produces more specialized crops Question **148** Which one of the following is not the main feature of globalization? a. Increased global interconnectedness b. Increased global economic integration c. Increased global economic independence d. Increased common global culture The correct answer is: Increased global economic independence Question **149** Which one of the following is not true about 'Economic Geography'? a. It is the study of how people earn their living, how livelihood systems vary by area and how economic activities are spatially interrelated and linked. b. It is the study of how businesses are located, how people travel and trade, and what resources are available in different areas. c. It is the study of the spatial variation on the earth\'s surface of activities related to producing, exchanging and consuming goods and services. d. It is a focus on the spatial dimensions of power and political phenomena and relationships at a range of spatial scales from the global down to the local The correct answer is: It is a focus on the spatial dimensions of power and political phenomena and relationships at a range of spatial scales from the global down to the local Question **150** Which one of the following is odd? a. Trade b. Mining c. Transportation d. Baking The correct answer is: Mining Which one of the following is required for Evaporation? a. Available water b. Higher humidity c. Energy d. All The correct answer is: All Question **152** Which one of the following is the most controversial area of governments' population policy? a. Death control b. Fertility control. c. Internal migration control d. international migration control, The correct answer is: Fertility control. Question **153** Which one of the following NOT correct about albedo? a. The ratio between incoming radiation and the amount reflected b. The albedo is higher in higher altitude c. The albedo lower in higher latitudes d. It determined by snow, ice and angle of sunlight The correct answer is: The albedo lower in higher latitudes Question **154** Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding the electromagnetic radiation? a. These are produced by the motion of electric charge b. The oscillation of charged particles sets up changing electric fields c. The changing electric fields induce the changing magnetic fields in the surrounding medium d. None of these The correct answer is: None of these Question **155** Which one of the following term describes the average number of births a women will bear in her lifetime a. Crude birth rate b. General fertility rate c. Total fertility rate d. Natural increase rate The correct answer is: Total fertility rate Question **156** Correct Which one of the population policies advocates the non-establishment of a hypothetical government population policy? a. Marxist approach b. Laiss-faire approach c. Pronatalist approach d. Anti-natalist approach The correct answer is: Laiss-faire approach Question **157** Which one plays a role in controlling infiltration rate and capacity? a. soil texture and structure b. vegetation types and cover c. water content of the soil d. All The correct answer is: All Question **158** Which step contributes to increase ground water? a. Provision of penalty for wastage of water. b. Construction of check dam c. Tree plantation & Crop rotation d. All The correct answer is: All Question **159** Which TA techniques has been used for topographic analysis & visualization of land surface features in physical geography research. a. Drainage pattern extraction b. River morphology c. Watershed delineation d. All e. None The correct answer is: All Question **160** Which type of map scale is the most accurate and relevant to map users? a. Representative Fraction b. Graphic scale c. Verbal scale d. All of the above The correct answer is: Graphic scale Why currency is accepted as a medium of exchange? a. It is not made of precious metals b. It is authorized by the government c. It can be paper notes and coins d. It can be deposited in the bank The correct answer is: It is authorized by the government Question **162** Why did Malthus believe there would not be enough food for humanity a. Because the human population grows at a statistical rate, whereas the food production grows at a linear rate b. Because the human population grows at a linear rate, whereas food production grows at a statistical rate c. Because human populations grow at an arithmetic rate, whereas food production grows at a geometric rate d. Because human populations grow at a geometric rate, whereas food production grows at an arithmetic rate The correct answer is: Because human populations grow at a geometric rate, whereas food production grows at an arithmetic rate Question **163** Why water does not heat as rapidly as a land surface? Because\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. The water surface reflects a lot of light b. The water has a much higher heat capacity, or specific heat, than do sands, soils or other materials, for a given amount of solar irradiation c. The water is mobile with circulating currents which help to disperse the heat. d. The specific heat of water is greater than the specific heat of land surfaces. The correct answer is: The water has a much higher heat capacity, or specific heat, than do sands, soils or other materials, for a given amount of solar irradiation

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