ZERAKI ACHIEVERS’ EXAMINATIONS 13.
0 (2024)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
FORM 3 END TERM TWO EXAMINATIONS
312/1 GEOGRAPHY Paper 1
July 2024 - TIME: 2¾ Hours
Name: ……………………………………………ADM No:………..Stream:……………
Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name, admission number and class in the spaces provided above.
(b) This paper has two sections: A and B
(c) Answer all the questions in section A
(d) Answer question 6 and any other two questions from section B
(e) All answers must be written in the spaces provided after Question 10.
(f) This paper consists of 12 printed pages.
(g) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no
questions are missing.
For Examiner’s Use Only
Section Questions Candidate’s Maximum
Score Score
A 1–5 25
6 25
B 25
25
Total
100
Score
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SECTION A
Answer all questions in this section
1. (a) Name two planets without satellites revolving around them. (2 marks)
(b) State three characteristics of the sun. (3 marks)
2. (a) Identify the instruments used to measure the following weather elements.
(i) Humidity (1 mark)
(ii) Wind direction (1 mark)
(b) State three factors considered when siting a weather station. (3 marks)
3. (a) What is earth movement? (2 marks)
(b) Give three causes of earth movements. (3 marks)
4. (a) Give two forms of landslides. (2 marks)
(b) State three negative effects of mass wasting on the environment. (3 marks)
5. The diagram below shows rocks which have undergone physical weathering.
(a) Identify the process represented by the diagram. (1 mark)
(b) Describe how the process represented above occurs. (4 marks)
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SECTION B
Answer question 6 and any other two questions in this section.
6. Study the map of Mumias 1:50,000 (sheet 101/2) provided and answer the following questions.
(a) (i) Name two map sheets to the eastern part of Mumias. (2 marks)
(ii) Give six-figure grid reference of Buhuyi dam in the northern part. (2 marks)
(iii) What is the bearing of Mungabo school from Tingolo school? (2 marks)
(b) (i) Give the general direction of flow of river Nzoia. (2 marks)
(ii) Identify three human made features in grid square 5037. (3 marks)
(c) Identify three types of natural vegetation in the area covered by the map. (3 marks)
(d) Describe the relief of the area covered by the map. (5 marks)
(e) Citing evidence from the map, identify economic activities carried out in Mumias. (6 marks)
7. (a) (i) Differentiate between minerals and rocks. (2 marks)
(ii) State five characteristics of minerals. (5 marks)
(b) Describe how igneous rocks are formed. (6 marks)
(c) Give two examples of each one of the following categories of sedimentary rocks.
(i) Mechanically formed rocks. (2 marks)
(ii) Chemically formed rocks. (2 marks)
(d) Explain the significance of rocks to the economy. (8 marks)
8. (a) (i) State three causes of faulting. (3 marks)
(ii) Differentiate between a normal fault and a reverse fault. (4 marks)
(b) (i) A part from rift valley, give two other relief features formed due to faulting. (2 marks)
(ii) With the aid of diagrams, describe how compressional forces can lead to formation of a rift
valley. (8 marks)
(c) Explain four effects of faulting on drainage. (8 marks)
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9. (a) (i) What are ocean tides? (2 marks)
(ii) Name two ocean currents along the western coast of Africa. (2 marks)
(b) State three factors that determine the rate of coastal erosion. (3 marks)
(c) With the aid of labelled diagrams, describe the formation of the following coastal features:
(i) Fringing reef (5 marks)
(ii) Spit (5 marks)
(d) Explain the significance of oceans to human activities. (8 marks)
10. (a) (i) Give two classifications of deserts according to the nature of their surfaces. (2 marks)
(ii) Name three hot deserts in the world. (3 marks)
(b) State three factors that influence wind transportation in deserts. (3 marks)
(c) The diagrams below show the formation of a feature of wind erosion in an arid area. Use it to
answer the questions that follow.
(i) Name the parts labeled X and Y. (2 marks)
(ii) Describe how the feature is formed. (5 marks)
(d) Members of your class plan to conduct a field study in an arid area in northern Kenya.
(i) State three characteristics of arid areas they are likely to observe during the study. (3 marks)
(ii) Identify four features of water erosion in arid areas you are likely to study. (4 marks)
(iii)What problems are you likely to experience during the study? (3 marks)
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