FORM ONE GEOGRAPHY EXAMINATION
FORM
ONE GEOGRAPHY EXAMINATION
DURATION: 2:30 HRS.
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. This paper consists of section A and B.
Answer all questions. 2. Use a pencil for drawing diagrams and maps.
3.
Credit will be given for the use of relevant sketch maps and diagrams.
SECTION
‘A’ (60%).
Qn1. For each of the following question below, encircle the correct answer among the
given alternatives (20%).
(i) The sun is
the main source of:
(A) The earth and the planet (B) Fire wood
and charcoal (C) Light and heat (D) Energy and solar system (E) Water and light.
(ii) Which of
the following planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?
(A)
Earth. (B) Mercury. (C) Pluto (D) Venus (E) Mars
(iii) The
boundary between one drainage basin and the next is known as;
(A) Basin zones (B) Distributaries (C)
Tributaries (D) Water divide (E) Frank
(iv) Which of
the following is not an element of weather?
(A) Altitude (B) Cloud covers (C) Wind (D)
Sunshine (E) Precipitation
(v) As someone
ascends in altitude, the temperature tends to;
(A) Decrease and increase at the same
time. (B) Increase at the rate of 0.6Centigrade
(C) Decrease at the rate of 0.6centigrade
for every 100metres (D) Remain constant
(vi) Identify
the correct process of rain formation to the given below pairs:
(A) Evaporation, cooling, condensation,
and rain fall
(B) Cooling, evaporation, condensation,
and precipitation
(C) Evaporation, cooling, precipitation,
and rainfall
(D) Evaporation, precipitation,
condensation, and cooling
(vii) People
living in Dar es Salaam see the sun earlier than in Kigoma. What does this fact
indicate?
(A) People in Kigoma sleep longer (B) The
earth rotate from East to West
(C) The earth rotates from West to East
(D) there are many hills and mountains in Kigoma
(viii) The solar
eclipse occurs when;
(A) One body passes between the two
bodies (B) The earth passes between the two bodies
(C) The earth passes between the sun and
moon (D) the moon passes between earth and sun
(ix) The temperatures
at 500metres when the tourists start climbing Mount Kilimanjaro were 20
centigrade. What will be the temperature when they reached at 2000metres above
sea level?
(A) 20centigrades (B) 5centigrades (C)
11centigrades (D) 12centigrades (E) 15centigrades
(x) If the time
recorded at town X, 450E was 9:00a.m. What could be the longitude of
town Y at 3:00a.m?
(A) 90O W (B) 45O
W (C) 15O E (D) 900 E (E) 750 W
Qn2. Match
the item in list A with the response
in list B by writing the letter of
the correct response beside the item number (20%).
LIST A
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LIST B
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I. The raised
part of the ocean floor _______________________
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A. Isobar
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II. Weather
station instruments’ shelter __________________
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B. Aphelion
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III. Maximum
and minimum temperature __________________
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C. Perihelion
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IV. The line
joining places with the same pressure _____________
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D. Isotherm
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V. Occurs when
the earth becomes far from the sun ____________
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E. Ocean deep
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VI. Formed
when large masses of air with different physical properties meet ________________________
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F. Relief
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VII. 180O
East and West _____________________
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G. Stevenson’s
screen
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VIII .Dormant
volcano ________________________
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H. Ridges
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IX. East
Africa’s standard time _______________________
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I. Six’s
thermometer
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X. The
continent which stands as the country itself ___________
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J. Cyclonic
rain
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K. Australia
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L. Erupt
quietly
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M. 450 Latitude
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N. Has not
erupted recently
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O. I. D. L
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Q. Europe.
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Qn.3. Write YES
for the correct statement and NO
for the wrong statement (20%).
i.
The equator is not the great circle
_______________
ii.
Africa is the second largest continent
in its size ___________________
iii.
Lake Tanganyika is the rift valley’s
Lake _________________
iv.
Grid references on maps are used in
locating and describing positions ______________
v.
Sunshine and sunset proves that, the
earth is flattened sphere _____________________
vi.
The Pacific Ocean covers more than one
third of the earth’s surface ________________
vii.
Bearing and distance is the only way of
locating position on maps __________________
viii.
Lake Victoria is within the rift valley
______________
ix.
Distributaries are found in the river mouth
__________________
x.
In the use of the solar energy tend
minimize the environmental degradation and pollution ________________
Qn4. Give
the meaning of the following geographical terms (10%)
i.
Geography..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
ii.
Weather..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
iii.
Climate...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
iv.
Continent................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
v.
Mountain................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Qn.5. (a) Study careful the following diagram, and then label the given letters (5%)
i.
What is about the diagram____________________________________________
ii.
What
stands for each of the following letters from the diagram:
A; _________________________________________________
B; _________________________________________________
C; _________________________________________________
D;
_________________________________________________
A: ________________________
B:
___________________________
C:
__________________________
D:
_________________________
E: Oceanic
Island_______
F:
_________________________
SECTION
‘B’ (40%)
i.
Calculate the area of Lake Barara
in square kilometers.
ii.
Write the grid reference of
Moroto and Makalaa villages
iii.
What are the features found in
the following grid references?
(a) 025232
(b) 035242
iv.
Mention four points on the economic importance of Lake Barara to the people
living around the lake.
v.
State the compass direction and
compass bearing of Moroto from Makalaa villages.
vi.
What is the distance/length of
the road in kilometer between grid references 016205 and 062242.
Qn.7. Differentiate the following
geographical terms (16%):
i.
Revolution and rotation
ii.
Aphelion and perihelion
iii.
Plateau and mountain
iv.
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“Give your hands to serve and your heart to love” (By Frank
P.K). Be blessed in your holiday; see you next
year-2015.
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