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Geog 411 - Geomorphology Question Paper

Geog 411 - Geomorphology

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KABARAK
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
GEOG 411 - GEOMORPHOLOGY
DAY: SATURDAY

DATE: 26/11/2011
TIME: 10.00 A.M – 12.00 P.M.

STREAM: SESSION IV

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
2. Diagrams should be used whenever the serve to illustrate an answer.

1. (a) Write short notes on the following;
(i)
Epeirogeny (5 marks)
(ii)
Diatrophism (5 marks)

(b) Basing your arguments on Continental Drift theory, explain the present positions of
continents (8 marks)

(c) Describe the mechanisms of fluvial erosion which cause landscape modification
(6 marks)
(d) Explain the significance of water balance in Regional water management. (6 marks)

2. (a) Critically examine factors that influence stream flow (12 marks)

(b) With the aid of diagrams describe;
(i) Laminar flow (4 marks)
(ii) Chaotic flow (4 marks)

3. (a) Differentiate between subduction and sea floor spreading. (4 marks)

(b) (i) Describe the driving mechanisms of the tectonic plate movement. (4 marks)
(ii) Examine the significance of Plate Tectonics theory in the study of landforms.
(6 marks)
(c) Discuss the effects of folding on the physical landscape (6 marks)
4. (a) State the spatial distribution of volcanic activity. (4 marks)

PLEASE TURNOVER

(b) Distinguish between effusive and explosive eruption process and its impact on
Landforms. (10 marks)

(c) Critically explain four principal types of faults and indicate their effects on the Earth’s
Surface (6 marks)
5. (a) Write short notes on the following;

(i) Aeolian erosion (5 marks)
(ii) Potential Evapotranspiration (2 marks)
(iii)
Watershed (2 marks)

(b) Using specific examples, discuss the factors that influence stream character (6 marks)

(c) What is dynamic equilibrium (5 marks)

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