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Ees312:Introduction To Geological Mapping Question Paper

Ees312:Introduction To Geological Mapping 

Course:Introduction To Geological Mapping

Institution: University Of Eldoret question papers

Exam Year:2013



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1.a)Name any four purposes for which rock samples are collected.(2marks)
b)Assuming the tip of your field pencil is 0.35mm wide,calculate the width of the smallest mappabld unit in the field if you were mapping at a scale of 1:25,000.(3marks)
c)Explain the following:
i)A fault in general.(1mark)
ii)An normal fault.Illustrate with an appropriate diagram.(2marks)
iii).A reverse fault.Illustrate with an appropriate diagram.(2marks)
2.a)What is a site entry ?List any six things that a site entry must reflect.(5marks)
b.)Briefly elaborate on the five styles of mapping.(5marks)
3.a)What is meant by generalization in cartography?(2marks)
b.)Briefly, elaborate on the following aspects of generalization:
i)Selection (1mark)
ii)Exaggeration (1mark)
iii)Smoothing (1mark)
c)What is digitization and why it is necessary in GIS?Give two types of digitization used in GIS.(5marks)






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