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Geography Form Ii Question Paper

Geography Form Ii

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

KIERENI SECONDARY SCHOOL
P.O BOX 419 CHUKA
FORM TWO GEOGRAPHY EXAM.
END OF TERM TWO 2011.

1. What is Geography? (1mk)

2. Give three reasons why it is important to study Geography. (3mks)

3. Define the following terms:
a. Galaxy (1mk)
b. An orbit. (1mk)

4.
a. State two theories which have been advanced to explain the origin of the earth. (2mks)

b. Give three proofs that the earth is almost spherical in shape. (3mks)

5.
a. What is the meaning of revolution of the earth. (2mks)
b. State two effects of the revolution of the earth. (2mks)

6. What is a longitude. (1mk)

7. Study the following sets of data and answer the questions that follow.

Group A: 75, 43, 49, 81, 39, 24, 18, 53, 42.

Group B: 55, 47, 19, 207, 168, 35, 27, 14, 27, 75, 164, 27.

a. Calculate the mean for Group A. (3mks)

b. Calculate the median of group B. (2mks)

c. What is the mode for group B? (2mks)

8.
a. Define the following terms:
i. Weather. (1mk)
ii. Temperature. (1mk)

b. Give reasons why the Stevenson screen is:
i. Painted white. (1mk)
ii. Has lavoures. (1mk)

9. Differentiate between mist and fog. (2mks)

b. State three conditions necessary for the formation of fog. (3mks)

10. What is the name given to the lines that are drawn on maps and which are passing through the places of equal:
i. Air pressure (1mk)
ii. Temperature. (1mk)
iii. Rainfall. (1mk)

11.
a. Differentiate between land and sea breeze. (2mks)
b. Describe the following local winds:
a. Anabatic winds. (2mks)
b. Katabatic winds. (2mks)

12.
a. State two characteristics of minerals. (2mks)
b. Explain three ways in which sedimentary rocks are formed. (6mks)

13.
a. State three methods of mining. (3mks)
b. Name three leading minerals which are exploited in Kenya. (3mks)
c. Explain three problems facing the mining industry in Kenya. (6mks)

14. State two causes of earth movements. (2mks)

15. Differentiate between dynamic and thermal metarmophisms. (2mks)

16.
a. State two traditional methods of giving direction. (2mks)
b. Differentiate between bearing and direction. (2mks)

17. State two layers in the atmosphere. (2mks)

18. State three proofs that the continents drifted to their present positions. (3mks)

19. State three effects of the recent earthquake in Japan. (3mks)

20.
a. Apart from mountains, name three other features resulting from folding. (3mks)
b. Using diagrams, describe how fold mountains are formed. (6mks)

21. Give three ways of representing relief on topographical maps. (3mks)

22. Name four features resulting from extrusive vulcanicity. (4mks)

23. State the three theories used to explain the formation of the Rift valley. (3mks)

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