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Geography Form I Question Paper

Geography Form I

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

KIERENI HIGH SCHOOL
GEOGRAPHY
3RD TERM 2011.

Instructions
i. Answer all the questions.
ii. All answers must be written in the answer booklet provided.

1. Name the three main branches of geography. (3mks)
2. Outline three importance of studying geography. (3mks)
3.
a. Define the solar system. (2mks)
b. Name four heavenly bodies that are found in the solar system. (2mks)
4.
a. Distinguish between a meteor and comet. (2mks)
b. Name two theories to explain the origin of the earth. (2mks)
c. What are the weaknesses of passing star theory. (3mks)
d. Give reasons why the interior of the earth is hot. (3mks)
5.
a. What's the shape of the earth? (1mk)
b. Identify the forces that cause:
i. Bulging of the equatorial region. (1mk)
ii. Flattening of the poles. (1mk)
c. State five proof that the earth is spherical. (5mks)
6.
a. Name the two parts of the crust and the minerals that made them. (4mks)
b. Give three characteritics of
i. Outer core. (3mks)
ii. Inner core. (3mks)
c. Identify the boundaries that separate:
i. The crust from the mantle. (1mk)
ii. The mantle from the core. (1mk)

7. Differentiate between weather and climate. (3mks)
b. Outline the four elements of weather. (4mks)
8.
a. What is mining. (1mk)
b. Explain three dabbunss influencing exploitation of minerals. (6mks)
c. Describe the processing of diamond. (5mks)
d.
i. Give three contributions of diamond to the economy of South Africa. (3mks)
ii. State three problems facing diamond mining in South Africa. (3mks)
9.
a. What is field work (1mk)
b. Identify the three main types of field work. (3mks)
c. State five activitehs that must be followed and fulfilled during a field stew to achieve the set objectives. (5mks)
d.
i. Define the term reconnaissance (1mk)
ii. State three importance of a reconnaissance. (3mks)
d.
i. What is a working schedule. (1mk)
ii. Explain three importance's of a working schedule. (3mks)
e. A group of three students from your school are required to carry out a field study to determine the relationship between climate and vegetation in their districts.
i. State two objectives of their study. (2mks)
ii. Give two reasons why they would need a map of the district. (2mks)
iii. Name two sampling techniques they are likely to use during the field study. (2mks)
iv. Apart from sampling, state two other methods they would use to collect data. (2mks)

10.
a. Distinguish between plutonic rocks and hyperbassal rocks giving examples. (4mks)
b. Name the three types of metamorphisms. (3mks)

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