PRESIDENT OFFICE REGIONAL ADMNISTRATION
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES
COMPETENCE BASED ASSEMENT
GEOGRAPHY FORM ONE
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
– 2023
013
Time: 2:30 Hours
Instructions
SECTION A (15 MARKS)
LIST A | LIST B |
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SECTION B: (70 Marks)
Answer all questions
(b)Describe factors that determine climate of a place
(b)Convert 1:50,000 into statement scale
(c)Draw signs and symbols of the following
Day | Mon day | Tues day | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
Temp C° | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Rain (mm) | 35 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 27 | 41 | 39 |
(b)Identify four resultant effects of earth rotation
SECTION C (15 Marks)
(b)In which ways does society benefit from weather forecasting?
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LEARNING HUB TANZANIA
GEOGRAPHY EXAMINATION
– FORM ONE
TIME 2:30HRS
Instructions
Attempt all questions
SECTION A (30 marks)
(i) Wind vane is an instrument used for;
(a) Recording wind velocity
(b) Recording temperature
(c) Measuring the direction of wind
(d) Measuring air pressure.
(ii) The solar eclipse occurs when:
(a) The moon comes between the sun and the Earth
(b) The sun comes between the moon and the Earth.
(c) The earth comes between the sun and he moon.
(d) All of the above.
(iii) If it is 3:00pm at Mwanza 330E in Tanzania, what will be the time at Tehran 500E in Iran.
(a) 10:00 am
(b) 4:08 am
(c) 4:32 pm
(d) 10:00 pm.
(iv) A weather instrument which is not kept in the Stevenson screen is;
(a) Wet bulb thermometer
(b) Dry bulb thermometer
(c) Barometer
(d) Maximum thermometer.
(v) Dar es Salaam at sea level has temperature reaching 300C. Determine the temperature of Arusha situate at 1500 metres above the sea level.
(a) 210C
(b) 390C
(c) 90C
(d) 230C
(vi) Wind blows from;
(a) Low altitude to high altitude
(b) Low pressure to high pressure zone
(c) Sea to land during night
(d) High pressure to low pressure zone.
(vii) Identify the incorrect association in the following pairs;
(a) Isobars and sunshine
(b) Isotherms and temperature
(c) Isohyets and rainfall
(d) Isokinetic and wind.
(viii) The second largest continent in the world is;
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) North America.
(ix) Angular distance measured in degree East and West of the prime meridian.
(a) Latitude
(b) Longitude
(c) Great circle
(d) Equator.
(x) The atmosphere is said to be humid only when;
(a) It contains water vapour
(b) It is unsaturated with water vapour
(c) It is saturated with water vapour
(d) It does not contain water vapour.
Answers
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COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
(i) Nearest position of the Earth from the sun. (ii) Rainfall due to the meeting of two different air masses. (iii) Blows from land to the sea during night. (iv) Periodic rise and fall in the level of ocean water. (v) Largest Lake in the World. (vi) A climatic region that receives its rainfall in winter. (vii) The only continent that is crossed by both tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn. (viii) Expression of humidity. (ix) Interval division in longitudes across the earth. (x) Planetary winds which blow from subtropical to temperate regions. |
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COLUMN B |
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(i) Warm ocean currents are mainly found in the Western side of the continents. ___________________
(ii) Pressure increases with the decrease in temperature. _________________
(iii) When there is a big difference in readings between the wet bulb and dry bulb thermometers it means temperature is high. ____________
(iv) Daily range temperature is the difference between the highest and the lowest mean temperature. ______________
(v) Europe is the most populated continent in the world. _____________
(vi) Summer solstice occurs on 21st March and 23rd September. _________
(vii) Leeward side of the mountain receives heavy rainfall. ____________
(viii) Equatorial climate receives rainfall throughout the year with no definite dry season. ______________
(ix) The unit of atmospheric pressure is milibars or fahrenheit. ___________
(x) High clouds include Altocumulus and cirrocumulus. ______________
SECTION B (70 Marks)
(Answer the following questions accordingly)
(i) ______________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________
(b) Mention any 5 climatic regions that you know.
(i) _____________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________
(iv) _____________________________________
(v) _____________________________________
(c) Which are the two types of clouds that bring rainfall?
(i) ______________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________
(i) ______________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________
(v) ______________________________________
(vi) ______________________________________
(vii) ______________________________________
(b) Give three types of rainfall.
(i) ______________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________
(1) Rotation.
(i) ______________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________
(2) Revolution.
(i) ______________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________
(b) What are the two main elements that form the sun?
(i) _________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________
(a) Any five (5) forms of precipitation.
(i) _________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________
(iii) _________________________________________
(iv) _________________________________________
(v) _________________________________________
(b) The two types of barometer.
(i) ________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________
(c) The three types of thermometers.
(i) ________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________
(iii) ________________________________________
(a) Parallel and meridians.
(b) Weather and climate.
(c) Aphelion and Perihelion.
(d) Land breeze and Sea breeze.
(e) Isonephs and Isohels.
(b) Give two reasons for the establishment of Stevenson screen.
(c) Why is the Stevenson screen;
(i) Painted white?
(ii) Made up of wood?
(iii) Its legs are metallic?
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