THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
O-STUDY LIBRARY
GEOGRAPHY MOCK EXAM
Time: 3Hrs 2024
INSTRUCTIONS
This paper consists of three sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.
Section A carries sixteen (16) marks, section B carries fifty four (54) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.
Map extract of CHIMALA sheet 246/3 is provided.
Programmable calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the Examination Room.
SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all question from this section
1. For each of the items (i)- (x), choose the correct answer from the among the given alternatives and write its letter in the answer booklet provide.
i) In Tanzania during 1930 an object from space fell in Mbozi Mbeya. This object is now used as a tourist attraction for both domestic and foreign tourist. As a geographer how do you call the object?
a) Meteorite b) Comets
c) Asteroid d) Meteoroids e) Satellites
ii) The whole process through which molten materials and gases are forced into the earthโs crust and onto the surface to form intrusive rocks within the earthโs crust or extrusive rocks on the earthโs surface is known as:-
a) Vulcanicity b) Compressional forces
c) Tensional forces d) Rift valley e) Laccolith
iii) Is the continent that covers more than one third of the land surface of the earth and it is about one and a half times the size of Africa.
a) Africa b) North America
c) South America d) Asia e) Australia
iv) It is a reference mark of a known elevation or set on a stone, concrete or aluminum plate or other durable material used in the determination of altitude.
a) Contours and association landform b) Hachuring
c) Benchmark d) Escarpment
e) Valley and spurs
v) The differences in expansion and contraction causes the outer layers of the rocks to crack and peel off which reducing the size of the rocks is known as:-
a) Exfoliation domes b) Exfoliation
c) Weathering d) Mass wasting
e) Cracking
vi) If the temperature of Bagamoyo at 100m above sea level is 29ยฐC, what will be the temperature of Arusha 3600m above the sea level?
a) 8ยฐC b) 16ยฐC
c) 21ยฐC d) 4ยฐC e) 10ยฐC
vii) High steep rock face along a coat, river or lake is known as
a) Estuary b) Cliff
c) Coral d) Delta e) Gorge
viii) Aneth at U.B.N Open School had an interest in conducting a geographic research on causes of water pollution in cities. What will be the last stage for her research?
a) Data collection b) Report writing
c) Data analysis d) Data processing e) Data presentation
ix) The herdsmen of Nyamwezi tribe have been moving seasonally with their herds in the areas of low lands and high lands for searching of water and pasture. This situation is regarded as
a) Hunting b) Pastoralism
c) Agriculture d) Wandering e) Transhumance
x) One of the following is not an ethical issue to be considered by a researcher when conducting a research:-
The researcher must ensure confidentiality of respondents
The researcher should protect the respondents physically and psychologically
The information collected should be used for the purpose and intended
The research should be honest
The researcher respectful to the respondents
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