Published on October 29th 2023 | 2 mins , 303 words
Topics In Geography Paper 1
The Earth and the solar systems
Minerals and Rocks
Soils
Glaciation
Action of water in limestone areas
The action of wind and water in arid areas
Introduction to Geography
Internal land-forming processes
External land-forming processes(weathering)
The Earth and the solar system
Lakes
Action of rivers
Hydrological cycle
Mass Wasting
Fieldwork
Minerals and Rocks
Oceans, seas, and their coasts
Mapwork
Weather and Climate
Vegetation
Muranga County Joint Geography Paper 1
SECTION A
1. a) Define the following terms:
(i) Geography
Geography refers to scientific study of earth as home of mankind
It can also be defined as study of distribution and interrelationship of the natural and human phenomena on earth's surface
(ii) Habitat
Refers to physical conditions that influence development and behaviour of living organisms
b) Give three branches of geography
The branches of geography include: Physical geography, Human geography and practical geography
2. a) Name two elements of weather that can be recorded at a school weather station
The elements of weather include: Rainfall, Sunshine, Temperature, Humidity, cloud cover, Atmospheric Pressure, and Wind
b) Give three reasons why the recording of data at a school weather station may be inaccurate
(i) Human error
(ii) Interference with instruments
(iii) Poor siting of weather station
(iv) Extreme weather conditions
(v) Natural calamities
3 (a) What is hydrological cycle?
Hydrological cycle is the continuous interchange of water in a cycle between water bodies, land and atmosphere
b) State three factors that influence the amount of surface run-off
A mount / Nature of rainfall
Gradient of the land
Nature of the soil / rock
Water table
Vegetation cover
Human activities
4. Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow
(a) What type of eclipse is represented in the diagram?
Solar eclipse
(b) Name the parts P and Q
Q - Umbra
P - Moon
What is the effect of international date line on crossing the line
On crossing this longitude while going to the east, a day is gained while crossing to the west a day is lost