Grade 10 Unit 5

Question 1

The wealth of species in a given place

Answer 1

biodiversity

Question 2

…… is 200 km south of Addis Ababa and it is 887 km2 in size

Answer 2

Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National Park

Question 3

includes peaks like Mount Fike, which is 2075 m above sea level

Answer 3

Abijata shalla lakes National Park

Question 4

Animals which are found in this beautiful park include flamingos, Great White Pelicans, Grant’s Gazelle, Oribi Warthog and Golden Jackals

Answer 4

Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National Park

Question 5

….. is found about 225 km east of Addis Ababa and its ……. boundary is formed by the Awash river

Answer 5

Awash National Park, southern

Question 6

Which park contains a dormant volcano called Fantale which is over 2000 m high.

Answer 6

Awash National Park

Question 7

The park is relatively dry, with lots of grassland and acacia woodland.

Answer 7

Awash National Park

Question 8

The wildlife supported by this terrain is very varied.

Answer 8

Awash National Park

Question 9

There are Beisa oryx, Soemmerrings Gazelle and of course wild pigs. Zebra, dik-dik, Anubis and Hamadryas Baboons, cheetahs, serval and leopards can all be found in this area.

Answer 9

Awash National Park

Question 10

The birdlife is also extravagant and varied, including ostriches, Secretary Birds, Carmine Bee-eaters and the Abyssinian Roller.

Answer 10

Awash National Park

Question 11

……. is not always easy to get to but it contains a mixture of forest and moorland

Answer 11

Bale Mountain National Park

Question 12

…….contains some very rare animals such as the Gelada Baboon, Mountain Nyala and Ethiopian wolves. Other species found there include the Giant Mole Rat, Klipspringer, Menelik’s Bushbuck and warthogs.

Answer 12

Bale Mountain National Park

Question 13

is one of our newest National Parks

Answer 13

Gambela National Park

Question 14

It is big – over 5000 km2 – with massive grassland plains and it includes the Baro river

Answer 14

Gambela National Park

Question 15

The wildlife that can be seen in this park includes enormous Nile perch, crocodiles and hippos as well as waterbuck, Roan Antelope, hyena, lions, elephants, buffalo, zebra, Vervet Monkeys and black-and-white colobus monkeys.

Answer 15

Gambela National Park

Question 16

Which park is in a chain of seven lakes which run from Debre Zeit towards Kenya

Answer 16

Rift Valley Lakes National Park

Question 17

This National Park does have some mammals, including Grant’s Gazelle and warthogs, but the wildlife for which it is famous is the birdlife, which includes Greater and Lesser Flamingos, a huge colony of Great White Pelicans, fish eagles, spoonbills, Abdim’s Storks and ibises.

Answer 17

Rift Valley Lakes National Park

Question 18

Which park has an area of over 2000 km2. Almost 800 km south-west of Addis Ababa on the east bank of the Omo river

Answer 18

Mago National Park

Question 19

This National Park is largely grassland with some forest around the rivers.

Answer 19

Mago National Park

Question 20

It is home to 56 species of our famous plains animals, including giraffe, elephants, lions, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, leopard and oryx. This is one of the remaining places where rare Black Rhinos may be found. Vultures are one of the well-known bird species in this area.

Answer 20

Mago National Park

Question 21

…… Park is very big indeed, covering over 4000 km2. Over 300 species of birds alone are found here.

Answer 21

Omo National Park

Question 22

…..Park is between two lakes, Abaya and Chamo

Answer 22

Nechisar National Park

Question 23

…….Park’s habitats include dry bush, savannah and a groundwater forest

Answer 23

Nechisar National Park

Question 24

…….Park is only about 500 km2, almost 200 species of birds

Answer 24

Nechisar National Park

Question 25

........Park's species of birds, include Red-billed Hornbills, fish eagles, the Abyssinian Ground-hornbill and the Kori Bustard! Animals which can be seen include crocodiles, Burchell’s Zebra, bushbucks, Grey Duiker, Grant’s Gazelle and the Greater Kudu.

Answer 25

Nechisar National Park

Question 26

This National Park is very important for the conservation of the rare, endemic Swayne’s Hartebeest.

Answer 26

Nechisar National Park

Question 27

.......Park is not a hot area, and night temperatures are often cold. This is the area of Ethiopia where a number of our endemic species are protected and conserved. You can find Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolves and Gelada Baboons in this amazing and protected region of our country.

Answer 27

Simien Mountains National Park

Question 28

.......Park's major mountain range has been declared a World Heritage Site, and it has many peaks above 4000 m.

Answer 28

Simien Mountains National Park

Question 29

.....Park is big and is found in the arid northern Rift lowlands.

Answer 29

Yangudi Rassa National Park

Question 30

........Park has a wide variety of vegetation, from semi-desert and scrubland to savannah and even open woodlands

Answer 30

Yangudi Rassa National Park

Question 31

In this conservation area you can find the wild-ass ancestor of our domestic donkeys, and Greater and Lesser Kudu, Grevy’s Zebra and cheetah.

Answer 31

Yangudi Rassa National Park

Question 32

........ is an area of almost 7000 km2 in the Misraq Hararghe Zone of the Oromia region

Answer 32

Harar Wildlife Sanctuary

Question 33

.......is an area set up to conserve and protect our native elephant sub-species, Loxodonta Africana oleansie. The area is also home to the black-maned lion

Answer 33

Harar Wildlife Sanctuary

Question 34

......... is a protected area which has been set up to protect the Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus nyala)

Answer 34

Kuni-Muktar Mountain Nyala Sanctuary

Question 35

........ is close to the Lake Rift Valley National Park

Answer 35

Senkelle Swayne’s Hartebeest Sanctuary

Question 36

......... worldwide is thought to be causing global dimming,

Answer 36

Smoke pollution

Question 37

...... is a worldwide reduction of the sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface, caused by particulate air pollution

Answer 37

global dimming

Question 38

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is important because of ......

Answer 38

because of the greenhouse effect. It traps some of the heat from the sun and keeps the surface of the Earth warm enough for life