Form three students of Kipsis High School plan to carry out field work on rocks in the Mt. Elgon Sub-county.(i) List two activities they...

      

Form three students of Kipsis High School plan to carry out field work on rocks in the Mt. Elgon Sub-county.
(i) List two activities they may carry out as they prepare.
(ii) Why would they need to carry a hammer and polythene bag?
(iii) State any two problems they are likely to encounter while in the field.
(iv) Give two reasons why they will need a map of the area of study

  

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Lydia
i) – seeking permission.
-assembling equipment.
-Setting objectives.
-Formulating hypothesis.
-conducting a pre-visit.\ -preparing a questionnaire. (Accept other correct activities 1x2= 2 mks)
ii) Hammer- for breaking rock into manageable sizes. (1 mk) v
Polythene bag- for carrying samples. (1 mk) v
iii) – They may suffer accidents.
- The students may encounter unfavourable weather( Not bad weather)
- There may be attacks by wild animals.
- Some areas may be inaccessible.
- Some may suffer sickness.

(iv) Give reasons why they will need a map of the area of study
-To show the route to follow
- To estimate distance
- To show area to be covered during field study
- To show general appearance of land of the field study
lydiajane74 answered the question on November 24, 2017 at 12:45


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