SMART EDUCATION CENTER
FORM TWO- DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
2 Hr
SECTION A
1.
Read the
statements carefully and write the letter of the most correct answer in the box provided against each question.
(i) The
four season of the year is the result of
A. Rotation
of the earth
B. Revolution
of the earth
C. Solar
eclipse
(ii) When does the summer solstice in the southern
hemisphere ;
A. 21st June
B. 23rd
September
C. 22nd
December
D. 21st
September
(iii) The horizontal movement of the ocean water is
called
A. Ocean
current
B. Ocean
height
C. Ocean
weaves
D. Ocean
views
(iv) Through rotation there us difference of;
A. Four
minutes for every one hour
B. Four
minutes for every one degree
C. Four
minutes fo every 15 degree
D. Four
degree for every one minutes
(v) The
furthest position from the sun in the orbit of the earth is called
A. Lunar
eclipse
B. Aphelion
C. Umbra
D. Perihelion
(vi) If it is 3:00 pm at
Mwanza 33˚E Tanzania. What will be the
time at Tehran 50˚E in Iran?
i.
4:08 pm
A. 1:52
pm
B. 10:00
Am
C. 10:08
pm
(vii)
The following
are the element of weather except one
A. Temperature
B. Precipitation
C. Wind
vane
D. Atmospheric
pressure
(viii)
The grid
reference of station X is 612825.What are the numbers of easting and northing?
A. 825
are Northing and 612 are easting
B. 282
are easting and 625 are Northing
C. 825
are easting and 612 are northing
D. 228
are northing and 825 are easting
(ix) A statement
scale of one centimeter representing half a kilometer can be represented in a
representative fraction as:
A. 1:250,000
B. 1:50,000
C. 1:100,000
D. 1:25,000
(x) Angular
distance measured in degrees Northand south of the Equator is known as:
A. Great
circles
B. Longitude
C. Altitude
D. Latitude
2. Match the items in column A with the corresponding items in column B by writing a letter of the correct items in column B
against its corresponding items
number in column A.
|
|
COLUMN
A |
ANSWERS
FROM COLUMN B |
|
i. |
Solar
eclipse |
|
|
ii. |
Geography |
|
|
iii. |
Climate
|
|
|
iv. |
Doldrum |
|
|
v. |
Magma |
|
|
vi. |
Galaxy |
|
|
vii. |
Rift
valley |
|
|
viii. |
Isohytes |
|
|
ix. |
Lee
ward |
|
|
x. |
Topography
|
|
|
|
SECTION
B |
|
A. |
Solar system
including all stars |
|
B. |
It said to be the
result of tension and compression forces |
|
C. |
The lines drawn on a
map showing the areas with the same amount of rainfall |
|
D. |
It said to be the
result of tension force |
|
E. |
The said of mountain
facing away from wind direction |
|
F. |
When the moon passes
between the sun and the earth |
|
G. |
A science tat studies
man in relation to his environment |
|
H. |
Molten materials
below the crust |
|
I. |
The lines drawn on a
map showing the areas with the same temperature |
|
J. |
Maps showing areas
with the same temperature |
|
K. |
When the sun passes
between the moon and the earth |
|
L. |
Represent relief and
man-made features |
|
M. |
Areas of equator
which experience low pressure while temperature is high |
|
N. |
The average weather
condition recorded over a long period,
about 35 years |
3. Write
TRUE or FALSE against the statements given.
(i). A scale is one of the essential of good
map__________________
(ii).
The earth’s orbit is more spherical than elliptical in
shape_________________
(iii).
Lake Nyasa is an example of depression lake ____________________
(iv).
The hot desert have very small diurnal range of temperature
_______________
(v).
The following are some forms of precipitation : rain, hail and snow
______________
(vi).
The equator is the line which divides the earth into two
hemisphere_______________
(vii). Mercury is largest planet in the
solar system ___________________
(viii). The bearing of a place given by
reading start from the North moving
clockwise direction _______
(ix). Westerly wind do not move from North
pole to the Horse latitude___________
(x). Geography deals with earth’s features
only _______________________
4. (a)
Carefully study the climatic data given for station X and then answer
the questions that follows:
|
Month |
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
|
Temp
˚C |
30 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
38 |
37 |
37 |
35 |
34 |
31 |
30 |
|
RAINFALL(mm) |
10 |
20 |
26 |
15 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
18 |
15 |
10 |
(i)
Calculate the
annual range of temperature.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(ii)
Determine the
annual rainfall.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(iii)
Calculate the
mean annual temperature.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(iv)
What type of
climate does the station X experience? Give reasons.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(v)
Suggest the
hemisphere in which station X is located.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(b) (i) Define:
a
map
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
a scale
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) Listd down four essentials of the map
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(iii) In station P on a map, an area covered b
thick forest was found to be 12 full square and 26 half squares. Calculate the
area of thick forest in square kilometers.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(iv) If the map distance of Ruvu river is 29 centimeters,
calculate actual distance of Ruvu river in kilometers given that the map scale
is 1:25,000.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(vi)
Change the scale
1:25,000 into a statement scale.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. (a) Explain two advantage of wind energy.
(i)_________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
(b) Mention
four problems facing timber industry in the Congo Basin.
(i)________________________________________________________
(ii)________________________________________________________
(iii)_________________________________________________________
(iv)_________________________________________________________
(c) (i) Define the term agriculture.
____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
(ii) List
down two types of subsistence farming in practice.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
(d) What
are the aims of land reclamation.
(i) ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
(e) Identify
four types of Human activities.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________________________
(f)
State four factors which favour the
development of tourism.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii)_______________________________________________________
(iii)______________________________________________________
(iv)_______________________________________________________
(g) Outline four problems associated with
harnessing Hydro-Electric Power (H.E.P).
(i) ______________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________________________
(h) What
are the factors that led to the development of sheep farming in Australia?
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________________________
6. (a) Give four advantages of extracting gas
from Songosongo.
(i)________________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________________________
(b) Outline
four effect of water shortage in the society.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________________________
(iv) ______________________________________________________
SECTION
B (30 Marks)
Answer
any two questions from this section Use the space provided at the end of this
section.
7. Explain
the effect of high population pressure on forest resources and suggest ways
to overcome the problem of forest resource depletion.
8. Explain
the importance of mining industry to the economy of a country.
9. What
are the problems which hinder the development of manufacturing industry in Tanzania?
10. Describe
ways of conserving water resources.
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