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Volume Vii National Mock / Post Mock Examination Geography P1 Question Paper

Volume Vii National Mock / Post Mock Examination Geography P1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

SECTION A:
1. State THREE conditions that encourage the growth of coral reefs. (3mks)
2. Which instrument measures the duration of the sunshine. (1mk)

3. The diagram below shows the intrusive forms of volcanicity.

Name the features marked XYZ. (3mks)

4. Differentiate between a focus and the epicentre. (2mks)
5. .(i) Draw A map of Africa and on it locate the hot desert climate and savanna climate (4mks)
(ii) State three main characteristics of savanna climates (3mks)
6. (i) Explain what is meant by drainage density.
(ii) List four methods by which a river transports it’s load. (4mks)
(ii) Why are man made lakes constructed.

SECTION B
Answer question 7 and any other TWO questions
Study the map provided (Kericho 1:50,000 sheet 117/4 and answer the following questions.
7..(a)(i) What is the vertical of the map. (1mk)
(ii) State the SIX – figure grid references of: (a) Kapsigirio market. (1mk)
(b) Trigonometrical station (2173) (1mk)
(iii) What is the highest point shown by the map. (1mk)
(b) (i) What is the bearing of Chepseon school from Chepsir dispensary located in the top right side of the map(2mks)
(ii) What is the general direction of flow of river Kiptiget on the lower part of the map. (2mks)
(c) (i) Name any three economic activities indicated by the map citing evidences. (6mks)
(ii) Calculate the distance of the boundary between Kericho district on the map and Nakuru district. (3mks)
(d) Students of Kericho day set out to study out the modes of transporting tea in Kericho tea estate.
(i) State two objectives of the study. (2mks)
(ii) Write three hypothesis for the study. (3mks)
(iii) What methods did you use to collect your data? (3mks)
8. (i) State four factors that influence the temperature of a place. (4mks)
(b) Briefly describe three types of rainfall. (9mks)
(c) State four characteristics of convectional rainfall. (4mks)
(d) Some form one students visited a weather station in view of knowing which instruments exists in the station.
(i) List three instruments which they might have seen. (3mks)
(ii) What preparations did they make before going to the field. (3mks)
(iii) What are the problems they might have encountered. (2mks)
9. (a) Name three types of coasts. (3mks)
(b) Explain the way by which waves erode the coast. (9mks)
(c) Name and explain the formation of any three features of marine deposition. (6mks)
(d) Students of Nairobi school went for a fieldwork to study the coastal features at the coast:
(i) State three sources of their data. (3mks)
(ii) What methods are they likely to use in recording data. (5mks)
10. .(a) (i) Define weathering. (3mks)
(ii) How is rock weathered by the following process.
(a) Hydration (3mks)
(b) Hydrolysis (3mks)
(c) Frost Action (3mks)
(iii) Briefly explain the significance of weathering. (6mks)
(b) You intend to carry out a field study on weathering in the area around your school.
(i) State two objectives of your study. (3mks)
(ii) State four methods you would use to collect information. (4mks)

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