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Geography f1 Term 3 Exam 2023

This document contains a geography exam for Form 1 students with 6 questions testing their knowledge of key geography concepts. The questions cover topics like practical and physical geography, the solar system, weather instruments, climate data analysis, and field work methods. Students are instructed to write their answers in the spaces provided for each sub-question.

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Geography f1 Term 3 Exam 2023

This document contains a geography exam for Form 1 students with 6 questions testing their knowledge of key geography concepts. The questions cover topics like practical and physical geography, the solar system, weather instruments, climate data analysis, and field work methods. Students are instructed to write their answers in the spaces provided for each sub-question.

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JORAM GITAU MEMORIAL ACADEMY

NAME_____________________________________ ADM__________
CLASS____________________________________

GEOGRAPHY

FORM 1

TERM 3

YEAR 2023

TIME: 2 ½ hours

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your name and admission number in the spaces


provided above.
2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

1. a) Mention two areas studied in practical geography. (2mks)


________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
b) Name two areas of interest in physical geography. (2mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
c) State three significance of learning geography. (3mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

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2. a) What is the solar system? (2mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
b) Name two forces responsible for the spherical shape of the earth. (2mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
c) Give three reasons why interior part of the earth is very hot. (3mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

3. a) Distinguish between absolute humidity and relative humidity. (2mks)


________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

b) State three conditions necessary for the formation of dew. (3mks)


________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

4. a) What is a weather station? (2mks)


________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
b) Name all the instruments stored in a Stevenson screen. (4mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

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c) Using a well labelled diagram, explain how convectional rainfall occurs. (6mks)

d) The methods of weather forecasting can broadly be categorized into three; name them.

(3mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
5. Study the table below and answer the questions that follows.

Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temperature 29 28 30 30 29 29 29 27 29 30 30 30
0
c
Rainfall in 10 9 22 48 26 9 24 10 5 10 18 11
mm

a. Determine: (3mks)
The hottest month

The wettest month

The coolest month

b. i) Calculate the mean annual rainfall. (2mks)


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ii) Calculate the median rainfall from the set of data above. (2mks)

iii) What is the annual range of temperature? (2mks)

6. a) Name two types of field work. (2mks)


________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
b) Outline three importance of field work. (3mks)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
c) State two characteristics of a good hypothesis. (2mks)
________________________________________________________________________
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d) Give two importance of a working schedule before carrying. (2mks)
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