KIKAAYA COLLEGE SCHOOL.

END OF TERM ONE EXAMS,

S.3 GEOGRAPHY.

TIME: 2HRS 20MIN.z

PART 1. OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS. (COMPULSORY)

1. Much of the vegetation in East Africa has been destroyed as a result of

A. man clearing land for agriculture.
B. increased poaching
C. recent changes in climate.
D. loss of soil fertility due to soil erosion
2. River Nile has not been effectively used for transport because
A. floating islands B. dangerous animals C. rapids and water falls
D. abundant rock sediments
3. The tourist industry in East Africa is an example of
A. visible industry. B. an invisible industry B. an informal sector
D. service sector
4. The sequence of soil types down a slope is called
A. soil profile B. soil catena C. soil strata D. soil structure
5. Which of the following is a depositional feature?
A. delta B. spurs C. pyramidal peak. D. knick point
6. On which one of the following mountains are glacial features found?
A. Moroto B. Elgon C. Kilimanjaro D. Longnot
7. Which of these is an igneous rock?
A. sand stone B. shale C. granite D. limestone
8. A cement factory was established in Hima because of the existence of
A. cheap labour B. large limestone deposits C. large market
D. easy transport
9. The seven forks power station is located on rivre
A. Mara B. Galama C. Tana D. Ruaha
10. The development of laterite soils in central Uganda is a result of
A. leaching B. erosion C. weathering D. decomposition
11. The type of forest found along the coast of East Africa is
A. montane forest B. bamboo forest C. mangrove forest.
D. equatorial forest.
12. Lake Teleki is an example of
A. crater lake B. lagoon C. an ox-bow lake D. tarn
13. Which of the following ports serves the largest port in East Africa?
A. Dar-es-salaam B. Mombasa C. Tanga D. Port Bell
14. Which of the following towns developed as a result of mining?
A. Mbale B. Webuye C. Kilembe D. Tabora
15. Temperature invasion in East Africa is mainly experienced in
A L.Victoria B. Kigezi highlands C. Nyika plateau D. coastal regions
16. Saturated air has got ……….. percent of relative humidity.
A. 70 B. 50 C. 100 D. 120
17. The renewed erosion activity of a river is called
A. siltation B. attrition C. rejuvenation D. river capture
18. A wide open drowned river valley is called
A. ria B . an estuary C. a delta D. a fiord
19. After failure of the kongwa groundnut scheme the area is now used for
A. industrial development B. irrigation C. ranching D. forestry
20. A caldera on Mt. Menengai was formed as a result of
A. mountain cone top getting sunk
B. mountain erupting frequently and violently
C. mountain cone getting extict
D. mountain cone getting sealed
21. The drainage pattern from a mountain is called
A. dendritic B. radial C. trellis D. parallel
22. Diamond at Mwadui is mined by
A. adit mining B. drilling C. quarrying D. placer method
23. The largest game reserve in Tanzania is
A. katavi B. selous C. Ruaha D. Rungwa.
24. Pipeline in East Africa is widely used in the transport of
A. Oil B. Gases C. Water D. Limestone.
25. The following are denudational processes except?
A. Volcanicity B. erosion C. weathering D. Mass westing.
26. The coastal plain in East Africa is dominated by salt water inlets called.
A. rias B. creeks C. Delta D. bays.
27. The mid- latitude pressure belts are called?
A. the tropics B. divergence zone C. inter tropical convergence zone
D. doldrums.
28. The diagram illustrates a feature that is termed the

A. headland B. bay C. gulf D. stack

29. Which of the following towns is located on a penisular?
A. Mombasa B. Entebbe C. Mbeya D. Kisumu.
30. land and sea breezes are basically caused by:
A. temperature variations in summer and winter.
B. differential heating between land and sea.
C. the covering of warm and cold currents.
D. meeting of different air masses.
31. the mining methods used in obtaining scattered gold depositions from sand
and gravel along a water course in east Africa is:
A. placer method B. opencast method D. shaft method C. adit method
32. The farmers who grow a crop similar to that on the plantation and sell it to
the plantation s are:
A. tenants B. out growers C. shifting cultivation D. market.
33. Which of the following areas has a dry season lasting from November to
March?
A. Kenya highlands B. Central Tanzania C. Northern Uganda
D. Coastal aea of Tanzania.
34. Frost action in East Africa occurs in
A. high mountains B. plateau lands C. valleys D. plains
34. Kitale and Eldorate in Kenya are notable for the production of
A. tea B. wattle C. pyrethrum D. wheat

SECTION B. (ATTEMPT 1 QUESTION)

Study the table showing the monthly temperatures for 4 selected stations in
E.Africa and answer the questions that follow.
 Station Alti J F M A M J J A S O N
tud
e
Mombas 17 2 28 2 27 26 25 24 24 2 2 27
a m 7 8 5 6
Soroti 1 2 23 2 21 19 18 17 18 2 2 23
15 2 2 1 2
3m
Kampala 15 1 20 2 20 19 18 18 19 1 1 19
40 9 0 9 9
m
Nairobi 18 1 19 1 19 18 17 16 16 1 1 18
20 8 9 7 8
m

X = mean annual temperature (degrees centigrade)

(a) (i) Explain how mean monthly temperature is obtained.
(ii) Calculate the mean annual temperature for Soroti and Kampala
(iii) State the relationship between altitude and mean annual temperatures
in the table above.
(b) Calculate the annual temperature ranges for the stations.
(c) State the difference in temperature between Mombasa and Nairobi.

2. (a) what is plantation agriculture?

(b) Out line the characteristics of plantation agriculture.
(c) (i) name the plantation crop grown in Kasaku
(ii) What factors have favoured the growing of the crop given above?
(d) Describe the processing of the crop above
(e) (i) what problems are facing the farmers growing the crop named above?
(ii) Name any other two crops grown under plantations in East Africa.

SECTION C (COMPULSORY)
3 (a) Name;
(i) any four states found in new England.
(ii) any four towns found in new England
(iii) the traditional industries found in new England
(b) why are traditional industries decline in new England
(c) (i) name four types of new industries established
(ii) explain the importance of industrial development to new England

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 KIKAAYA COLLEGE SCHOOL
END OF TERM 1 EXAM.
S.III HISTORY 2008.
TIME: 1 HOURS.
Attempt two questions.

1 (a) what are the factors that led to the growth and development of the Indian
ocean trade.
(b) describe the organization of the Indian ocean trade.
2. (a) describe the organization of Buyoro kingdom under the Luo bito dynasty
(b) explain the factors for the decline of Bunyoro kitara under the luo bito
dynasty
3. (a) describe the course of the luo migration.
(b) what were the effects of their migration upon the people of east Africa.
4. (a) explain the reasons advanced by the Europeans for their coming to east
Africa.
(b) what were the methods used by the Europeans to colonize east Africa.
5 (a) explain the factors that led to the out break of the maji maji rebellion.
(b) describe the organization of the maji maji rebellion.