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Geography Paper 1 Question Paper

Geography Paper 1 

Course:Secondary Level

Institution: Mock question papers

Exam Year:2010



312/1
GEOGRAPHY
PAPER 1
AUGUST 2010
TIME:2HRS 30MIN
ST. MARY BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

INSTRUCTIONS.
-This paper consist of two sections A and B.
-Answer all the questions in the Section A and B.
SECTION A
1.a) Give any two natural causes of earthquake (2 marks)
b)Name three types of earthquake waves (3 marks)
2.a) State three characteristics of the rift valley lake of Kenya (3 marks)
b)Give two reasons as to why Lake Naivasha is a fresh water (2 marks)
3.a) Give three ways through which rocks may be metamorphised (3 marks)
b)Name two examples of plutonic rocks (2 marks)
4.a) Name one types of eclipe (1 mark)
b) State three effects of the rotation of the earth (3 marks)
5.a) What is an air mass ? (2 marks)
b)Give two climatic of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone(ITCZ) (2 marks)

SECTION B
6.a) Define the term 'natural vegetation' (2 marks)
b) State three climatic factors influencing distribution of vegetation (3 marks)
7.a) Give two zones of the temperate (2 marks)
b)State five characteristics of coniferous forests (5 marks)
c) Explain four ways in which vegetation of the Nyika region of Kenya has adapted to the climatic conditions experienced in the area (8 marks)
d) Give five factors that have led to a decline of the natural grasslands in Kenya (5 marks)
8.a) What is soil Catena? (2 marks)
b) State three factors which influence the development of a soil catena (3 marks)
c) Explain five negative effects of soil erosion (10 marks)
9.a) Differentiate between aridity and desertification (2 marks)
b.) Describe three ways through which wind erodes the areas (6 marks)
10.a) State four factors which may cause a waterfall to form (4 forms)
b) Describe how river braids are formed (3 marks)
c)Name three features resulting from river rejuvenation (3 marks)




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