GEOGRAPHY EXAMINATION FORM III Time allocated: 2h30min Instructions: 1) This paper consists of sections A, B, and C.

. 2) Answer ALL questions in sections A and B and any two (2) from section C. SECTION A: Physical and mathematical geography (30 marks) 1.) For each of the items (i) (x), choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and write its letter beside the item number: i. The formation of a river delta involves the following processes. In what order do they follow? A. Corrasion, transport, deposition C. Corrasion, deposition, transport B. Deposition, corrasion, transport D. Deposition, transport, corrasion ii. ______ is the wearing away of the sides and bottom of a rivers channel by the load it is carrying. A. Corrosion C. Corrasion B. Attrition D. Transportation iii. ______ shows the soils grain size. A. Soil texture C. Soil porosity B. Soil structure D. Soil morphology iv. The presence of the following features may indicated a volcanic activity except for: A. Geyser C. Fold B. Batholith D. Dyke v. Which among the following is NOT one of the methods of preventing soil erosion on slopes? A. Contour ploughing C. Strip farming B. Crop rotation D. Terracing vi. When Mr. Jones in London is eating lunch at 14.00hrs, Ms. Sheryl in Chicago USA (87W) would be eating her breakfast. Hows that possible? A. It is 0908hrs in Chicago C. London is west of Chicago B. There is 6 hrs difference D. London is at 10N vii. Generation of electricity by atomic energy is derived from mineral called, A. Graphite C. Bauxite B. Coal D. uranium viii. A drainage pattern that develops on a dome or volcanic cone is _________. A. Radial pattern C. Trellised pattern B. Dendritic pattern D. Centripetal pattern ix. A huge, destructive tidal waves generated as the result of earthquake on the sea floor A. Ocean current C. Typhoon B. Tsunami D. Katrina x. If the temperature at point X (500m) is 20C, what would be the height of point Y if it is 12C? A. 3000m C. 2000m B. 600m D. 1000m

You are provided with statements in List A, match them with correct response from List B by writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number: LIST A LIST B

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_____The ability to see between two given points. _____The size variation of the soil particles. _____The break-up of rocks exposed to the surface. _____A drainage system which is not related to the rock structure of the region where it occurs. v. _____A sheet of magma lying along the bedding plane.

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J.

Soil texture Visibility Intervisibility Superimposed drainage system Weathering Soil porosity Azonal soils Sill Weather Cross section

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What do you understand by the term soil profile? Include a diagram in your answer. List down any five (5) methods that can be used for conservation of the soil.

SECTION B: Application of Statistics, Map reading and photographic interpretation (40 marks) 4.) a) Use the following hypothetical data to construct a well labelled group bar graph.

Contribution of Agriculture to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in East Africa (in %) Year Tanzania Kenya Uganda 1964 67 38 54 1965 64 40 64 1966 61 42 59 1967 59 47 61 b) State the advantages and disadvantages of the statistical method used in (a) above. 5.) Carefully study the map extract of Kigoma sheet 92/3 provided to answer the questions that follow: a) Calculate the area covered by the Lake Tanganyika north of northing 60 in km2 . b) Measure the length covered by the road from grids 935594 to 020635. c) Find the bearing of Kazange Hill from Buhanda (958616). Give its direction also. d) Describe the methods that the cartographer of this map has used to depict relief features. e) Using MUSIMBA and Kagera 1, 2, and 3 areas as your reference, describe the nature of the settlement pattern in those areas. f) With specific examples form the map, outline the main human activities carried out in Kigoma. Study the photograph provided and then answer the questions that follow:

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What type of photograph is this? What crop is shown in the foreground of the photograph? Give any two areas in Tanzania where this picture may have been taken. What are the people in the picture doing? Describe the climatic conditions favouring the growth of the crop mentioned in (b) above.

SECTION C: Regional focal studies (30 marks) 7.) Assess the bottlenecks faced by small scale miners in Tanzania. What can be done to reverse the poor state of mining industry in Tanzania? 8.) Why do rivers in Africa have HEP potential greater than that of the most other continents, yet its output is low? 9.) Examine the problems affecting the effective exploitation of forests products in Africa.

10.) Briefly propose the measures that governments in East Africa can take to encourage growth of industrialization.