PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORM FOUR PRE NATIONAL EXAMINATION 2024
HAI DISTRICT.
013 GEOGRAPHY
TIME: 3 HOURS YEAR;2024
Instructions:
1. This paper consists of sections, A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B, 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. All writings must be in blue or black ink except drawing which must be in pencil.
5. Map extract of SIKONGE (sheet 137/2) will be used.
6. Programmable calculators, communication devices and any unauthorised materials are
not allowed in the examination room.
7. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).
SECTION A (16 MARKS)
1. For each of the item (i)-(x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and
write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet provided.
(i) Assume you were appointed to be regional meteorologist of Kigoma and you
were assigned to identify the incorrect association between elements of weather
and its line. Which of the following is incorrect pairs?
A. Isobar and Pressure
B. Isohyets and sunshine
C. Isotherm and temperature
D. Isonephs and cloud cover
E. Isohyets and rainfall
(ii) Barack Obama addressed the world from Washington DC (750W, 400N) at
7:30PM Thursday, at what time and day the people of Dar es Salaam (450E, 100S)
will hear the same speech.
A. 3:30 PM Friday
B. 11:30 PM Friday
C. 12:30 PM Thursday
D. 3:30 AM Friday
E. 8:30PM Friday
(iii) The earth’s surface is undergoing continues morphological changes which results
from both internal and external forces. What is the name of forces which act away
from each other on the earth surface?
A. Orogenic forces
B. Vertical forces
C. Lateral forces
D. Compressional forces
E. Tensional forces
(iv) A statement scale of one centimetre representing a half kilometres can be
represented in representative fraction as
A. 1:125000
B. 1:50000
C. 1:500000
D. 1:100000
E. 1:5000
(v) Water and air current do not move in straight lines due to spinning effects of the
earth (rotation). Which one is the best term used to describe these situation
A. Deflation
B. Reflection
C. Direction
D. Deflection
E. Refraction
(vi) Drainage pattern is the layout or arrangement of a river. By using the knowledge
you have acquired in class about geological structure of the earth, what is the
name of drainage pattern occur when several river drain a water into a
depression?
A. Dendritic drainage pattern
B. Trellised drainage pattern
C. Radial drainage pattern
D. Centripetal drainage pattern
E. Rectangular drainage pattern
(vii) The use of proper farming methods or techniques is very essential in conserving
the land. Which of the following technique is involved in the use of plant remains
such as pruned leaves to cover cultivated ground?
A. Mulching
B. Strip cropping
C. Terracing
D. Intercropping
E. Bush fallowing
(viii) Water bodies includes oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, dams and ponds have distinctive
characteristics against a land mass. Which one of the following is correct about
water bodies?
A. Gain heat and loose heat equally as the land masses
B. Loose heat and gain it more quickly than land masses
C. Gain heat slowly and loose heat more quickly than land masses
D. Gain heat slowly and loose it slowly than the land masses
E. Gain heat rapidly during the day and loose it quickly during the night
(ix) You have been visited the coastal area of Bagamoyo and you find the forest with
deep roots projecting above the mud and water to absorb oxygen. What kind of
forest you have observed?
A. Tropical forest
B. Mangrove forest
C. Coniferous forest
D. Deciduous forest
E. Temperate forest
(x) The national census which was conducted on August 2022 involves counting
people wherever they are on the day of enumeration. What is that kind of census?
A. De jure
B. De facto
C. Quinquennial
D. Vital registration
E. Decennial
2. Match the item in List A with responses in List B by writing the letter of the correct
response beside the item number in the answer booklet provided:
LIST A LIST B
i. Fineness and coarseness of the soil A. Soil type
particles B. Soil profile
ii. Residue that has decomposed and C. Loam soil
mixed with soil mass D. Soil texture
iii. Status of soil with respect to E. Soil structure
amount of elements necessary for plant F. Soil Fertility
growth
G. Soil organic matter
iv. Removal of materials from the
surface of land H. Soil chemistry
v. Vertical section of the soil to the I. Soil erosion
underlying rocks J. Soil porosity
vi. Spaces which allow movement of K. Eluviation
air and water in the soil L. Soil water
M. Soil air
SECTION B (54 MARKS)
3. Carefully study the map extract of SIKONGE (sheet 137/2) and then answer the following
questions.
(a) Jane rode a motorbike from GR 725793 to GR 766751 and turned back to Sikonge town
GR 733787. How long did she travel in kilometres?
(b) Determine the area at the Eastern side of the Easting 800 in Km2
(c) Mr. Mwenda surveyed the mapped area and observed various activities practised by
people of Sikonge. With evidence, identify three (3) of them
(d) With examples, name two (2) ways used to show height of the land on the mapped area.
4. Carefully study the statistical data given for crop production in tonnes for five years and
answer the questions that follow below;
YEARS COTTON COFFEE MAIZE
2001 230 176 90
2002 200 299 70
2003 400 271 60
2004 150 186 50
2005 250 388 90
(a) From the data above construct plus and negative bar graph to represent cotton
production.
(b) Give two advantages of the graph drawn in (a) above.
(c) What are the two methods that can be used to present the whole data given.
5. Mr. Wazoleo was directed with TANAPA to investigate on the rapid increase on water weeds
in some rivers inside the park. Before doing actual research, he decided to pass through various
written documents.
A. Name the activity conducted by Mr Wazoleo before the actual research.
B. What are the importance of the activity named in (A) above (give 4 points)
C. What will Mr Wazoleo prepare before his actual field research (4 points)
6. Errors are discrepancies arising as a result of some fault and imperfection of instruments used
or the human error.
(a) Describe three categories of errors in chain survey.
(b) Identify and explain three sources of errors in chain survey
(c) Explain the meaning of the following terms as used in chain surveying;
(i) Ranging
(ii) Chaining
7.Study carefully the given photograph and answer the questions that follow;
(a) With two evidences suggest the type of transport taking place
(b) What are the advantages of using the type of transport you have mentioned in (a)
above? Give 2 points.
(c) Name two artificial features found at the fore ground of the photograph.
(d) Mention two regions in Tanzania where this type of transport takes place.
8. (a) The Earth is always affected by different forces within and on the surface. Give any
three forces that occur onto the Earth
(b) With aid of diagrams briefly explain four intrusive volcanic features.
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer only TWO questions from this section.
9. ‘In many developing countries, rapid population growth has become a serious problem
which slows dawn plans aimed to improve the standards of living of the existing
population’. With six points justify the statement.
10. Tanzanian government currently is in construction of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma and Katavi. As a Tanzanian youth explain six benefits of
such project to the young generation.
11. Human activities have significant contributions to social and economic development but
they are main causative for environmental problems in the world.As a form four student
describe six problems facing our environment.
