THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR SPECIAL SCHOOLS SYNDICATE JOINT EXAMINATION, 2024

Code: 013 GEOGRAPHY

Time: 3:00 Hrs. Monday 23-September-2024 AM

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of sections A, B, and C with a total of eleven (11)questions.

2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and TWO (2)questions from section C
3. Section A carries sixteen (16) Marks, Section B fifty four (54) Marks and section C
carries thirty (30) Marks
4. Map extract of ILONGA (265/2) is provided.
5. Programmable Calculator, cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not
allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s) provided.

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 SECTION A (16 MARKS)

Answer ALL questions in this section

1. For each of the items (i)–(x), choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter in the answer booklet provided.

(i) Assume you are asked to help the form one student who failed to identify the type
of Geography, which deals with the study of physical features. What type of
Geography will you suggest among the following?

A. Human and economic geography B. Practical geography

C. Mathematical geography D. Physical geography E. Human

geography.

(ii) When traveling in a fast moving vehicle, we notice trees and other objects on both
sides of the road moving in opposite direction. This shows that the point of observation
(the earth) is moving by rotation from:

A. West to East B. East to West C. East to South D. West to North

E. West to South.

(iii) The layer of atmosphere characterized by 16 kilometer thick at the equator,

temperature decrease with an increase in altitude and its boundary with the next layer is
known as tropopause. The layer is called:

A. Stratosphere B. Mesosphere C. Thermosphere

D. Exosphere E. Troposphere.

(iv) Madam Subira and their students visit at a certain National Park in Tanzania and
see the thick forest, tree dwellers, animals and people who engage in cultivation of

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cocoa and coffee. What type of forest will you suggest among the following?

A. Tropical Savannah B. Equatorial C. Mediterranean

D. Tropical monsoon E. Polar climate

(v) Which among of the following are the major types of variables in a research process?
A. Null and alternatives
B. Dependent and independent
C. Dependent and qualitative
D. Quantitative and qualitative
E. Alternative and independent

(vi) Fadhila was interested in developing energy from there mains of living
organizations, what will be the best raw materials for Fadhila project?

B. Coal B. Petroleum C. Natural gas

D. Solar energy E. Running water.

(vii) Form four students at Bareth Secondary school make survey in Tabora Municipal district
and identify different types of soil erosion. One of the following is not a type of soil erosion:

C. Splash erosion B. Sheet erosion C. Lateral erosion

D. Rill erosion E. Gully erosion.

(viii) Tourists from Colombia used a narrow stretch of land to cross from their home land to
another country. What is the name of the feature they used to walk across?
A. cape B. peninsula C. isthmus

D. gulf E. strait

(ix) From 2015 Tanzania is struggling to transform her economy from agricultural
based to industrial based, but one of the effects of industry base economy is pollution.
Identify four (4) types of pollution which caused by Tanzania industry.
A. Soil, water, noise and air pollution B. Nuclear, land, noise and air pollution
C. Radiation, water, air and noise pollution. D. Air, noise, water and nuclear pollution

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 E. Radiation, land, noise and nuclear pollution.

(x) Coral is the limestone rock formed below the low level tides as the result of the

deposition of skeletons of minute sea organisms called polyps. The polyps survive in

the following conditions:

A. Muddy salty water

D. Calcium carbonate mineral in water, 60m below mean sea level, aerated water, hot
sea water and extensive long shore movement

E. Muddy river water about 50 C to 100 C of the water and 30m to 40m depth

F. Sunlight, rock platform, warm ocean water, mean sea level and sea organisms

G. Salty seawater, about 20 0 to 250 C aerated water, planktons and 30m to 40m depth of the
sea.

2. Match the weather concepts in List A with the corresponding terms in List B by
writing the letter of the correct answer in the space provided
LIST A LIST B

(i) Instrument used to measure humidity. A. Isobars

(ii)Instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall. B. Isotherm
(iii) Line joining places with the same pressure. C. Lapse rate
(iv) Shows the state of weather for a specific date and time D. Land breeze
in a given region. E. Isohytes
(v) Line joining places with the same amount of rainfall. F. Steveson screen
(vi) The rate at which air temperature decreases with G. Hygrometer
altitude. H. Weather map
I. International dateline
J. Rain gauge
K. Barometer
L. Sea breeze

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 SECTION B (54 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this Section

3. Study carefully the Map extract of Ilonga (Sheet265/2) provided and answer the following
questions:
(a) Calculate the length of Luhombero River from grid reference 601978 to 631001 in
Kilometres
(b) Describe the geological patterns found in the area
(c) With evidence from the map, identify three social activities taking place in the mapped
area.
(d) Comment on the type of transport network found in the mapped area.
(e) Citing evidence from the map, explain three factors for uneven population distribution
in the area.
4.a) What is Statistics?
b) Below is the table showing Cassava production at Mwanza in ‘000’tones from
2012 to 2016. Read and answer the questions below.

YEARS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

CASSAVA PRODUCTION 900 750 800 400 300

a) Present the date above by using divergence bar graph.

b) Describe any two advantages of the method you have mentioned in (a) above
5. Mr Bakari wanted to identify distance between his village and neighboring one. When he
started his activity, he encountered with a pond which limited straight measurement to take
place between two places
a) Name the type of obstacle that Mr. Bakari faced.
b) Name the method suitable for overcoming obstacle named in (a) above.
c) Describe the method named in (b) diagrammatically.
d) Explain three (3) advantages of the activity conducted by Mr. Bakari.

6. On 10th September, 2016 people of Kagera-north western Tanzania were struck by a

sudden vibration of the earth’s crust measuring 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale.In light of
this statement answer the following questions;
(a) What is the name of the geographical phenomenon that struck the people of Kagera?

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 (b) Identify the name of an instrument used to detect and measure the intensity of the
phenomenon you have identified in (a) above.
(c) What is the name of the point in the earth’s crust where the phenomenon you have
identified in (a) above originates?
(d) State any three (3) precautions you will have to take to protect yourself during the
occurrence of the phenomenon identified in (a) above.
(e) Outline three (3) effects associated with the occurrence of the phenomenon identified in
(a) above.
7. Kipera produced a photograph of African continent by satellite vertically from the aircraft.
After the production of the picture he provided to his students in geography examination
with the following questions. Imagine you were the one, answer those questions.
a) What type of the photograph is that?
b) What are the three characteristics of the photograph in (a) above?
c) What are two factors which may affect the quality photograph above
d) What are the importance of that photography over other type of the
photograph (2 points)
e) Give any two similarities between the photograph named (a) and the map
8. Bareth’s family were attended listening to the narration about the geographical phenomena
where by a stronger river develops a pirate stream which advances towards a weaker rivers
into its own course then Bareth Family understood well that process. As among the member
of this family answer the following question
(a) Name and define the process explained
(b) Name three condition necessary for the formation of the process named in (a) above
(c) With well labeled diagram explain four features formed by the process named in (a)
above

SECTION C (30 MARKS)

Attempt only two (2) question from this section.

9. Baraka and his friend Fadhila were travelling from Singida to Arusha, along the road, they
saw people selling rocks, Baraka asked what type of that rocks? Fadhila answered those are
sedimentary rocks from Tanga, in general those rocks are important to our daily life. In six
(06) points support Fadhila’s words in order to make Baraka’s understanding.

10. Settlements are characterized by various features, these features may be described in
terms of a site, location, size, pattern and function and whether the settlement is permanent
or temporary. With vivid example (s) explain six factors influencing growth of settlement.

11. Tanzania has been known to have a conducive and prospective geological environment
with abundant potential of mineral deposits”. In six (6) points, explain the importance of
mining sector to the economy of Tanzania.

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