GEOGRAPHY 1-4

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According to the nature of data or information, research can be classified as___and___.
A. Pure, applied
B. Quantitative, qualitative
C. Basic, pure
D. Qualitative, Fundamental
Mary was asked to explain systematic feature of a good research. What will be her response?
A. It is logical
B. It is scientific
C. It is selective
D. It is empirical
Which branch of research explains data in a descriptive manner?
A. Fundamental research
B. Quantitative research
C. Applied research
D. Qualitative research
Zeugens and yadangs differ in
A position of the rock strata
B position of the rock in the slope
C place of formation
D colour of the rock on which they are formed
E the type of the rock on which they are formed.
An old age stage of the river is called
A Valley Stage
B Torrent Stage
C Plain Stage
D Mature Stage
E Youthful Stage.
The summer solstice in the northern hemisphere occurs on
A. 23​rd​ September
B 21​st​ September
C 22​nd​ December
D 21​st​ March
E 21​st​ June.
A Stevenson’s box is painted by white colour in order to
A improve insulation
B be seen clearly
C decorate it
D allow thermometers to be placed
E allow movement of air.
A stony desert is called
A Hamada
B reg
C barchan
D erg
E rock pedestal.
The temperature at Korogwe 950 metres is 24°C. What is the temperature of Kilimanjaro 5895 metres above sea level?
A 34°C.
B 5.67°C.
C 18.1°C.
D10.24°C.
E 32°C.
When two lateral forces act away from each other are known as
A horizontal forces
B orogenic forces
C vertical forces
D compression forces
E tension forces.
Water vapour is turned into water droplets in the process known as
A evaporation
B convection
C saturation
D condensation
E transpiration.
Which of the following features produced by ice action is the result of both erosional and depositional activities?
A Arête.
B Hanging Valley.
C Erratic.
D Cirque
E Roche Mountonee.
The name given to earthquake waves that travel within a crust is
A focus
B epicenter
C seismic
D surface waves
E body waves
Clay as a parent rock can be classified as ____ rock.
A. pervious
B. porous
C. permiable
D. impermiable
E. permiable and impermiable
Circular depressions which are formed by glaciations in the highlands are
A. caldera
B. craters
C. cirques
D. hanging valleys
E. arêtes.
A drainage pattern, which looks like a tree with its branches is called
A. trellised
B. dendritic
C. radial
D. centripetal
E. annular.
The second layer of the earth’s crust is known as
A. sial
B. sima
C. mantle
D. core
E. götenburg gap.
Wadis, Bajada, Buttes and Mesa are examples of ____ features.
A. wind erosion and deposition
B. glacial erosion and deposition
C. wave erosion and deposition
D. desert water erosion and deposition
E. river erosion and deposition
Which one of the following combinations form chemical weathering?
A. Organic acid and weak carbonic acid.
B. Temperature change and frost action.
C. Exfoliation and carbonation.
D. Mud flow and land slides.
E. Organic acid and temperature change.
. A vertical feature formed out of the solidification of magma within the earth’s crust is Called
A. phacolith
B. sill
C. dyke
D. lopolith
E. lacolith.
A coral reef with a circular elliptical shape enclosing a lagoon is called
A. fringing reef
B. barrier reef
C. lagoon
D. a toll
E. planktons.
If the temperature at 500 metres where the tourists start climbing mount Kilimanjaro is 20°C. What will be the temperature when they reach 2,000 metres above sea level?
A. 10°C.
B. 5°C.
C 11°C.
D. 12°C.
E. 15°C.
The process in which a river renews its erosion in its valley is called
A. regime
B. rejuvenation
C. capture
D. cavitation
E. abrasion.
A great circle is a circle on a globe whose plane:
A.passes through the centre of the globe
B.has the shortest distance between two points
C.is perpendicular with the globe
D.marks a line of longitude
E. marks a line of latitude.
Soil texture refers to:
A. arrangement of soil particle
B. size of individual soil particles
C. soil catena
D. soil PH
E. grained structure.
The following is not an aspect of agriculture
Poultry
Livestock
Mining
Market gardening
It grows well on steep slopes
Millet
Beans
Sisal
Groundnuts
Produce is solely for sale
Commercial farming
Mixed farming
Subsistence farming
Shifting cultivation
The furthest position from the sun in the orbit of the earth is called
Lunar eclipse
Aphelion
Umbra
Perihelion
The angular distance measured in degrees North or South of the equator is called
Great circles
Longitude
Altitude
Latitude
Water and air currents do not move in straight paths due to rotation of the earth. The term used to describe this situation is
Deflation
Reflection
Direction
Deflection
One of the following groups are features of the ocean floor
Trench, continental shelf, continental slopes
Horst, plain, basin, volcano
Continental shelf, basin, waterfall
Ridge, basin, plateau, waterfall
Clay as a parent rock can be classified as a _________rock
Porous
Permeable
Impermeable
Rocky
Volcanism reveals the inner nature of the interior of the earth
True
False
Oceanic crust is made up of Silica and Alumina
True
False
Nitrogen is the most abundant element in crystal rocks
True
False
Viscous lava forms steep sided volcano
True
False
It is not a type of metamorphic rock
Gneiss
Slate
Schist
Gravel
The temperature of ocean water
Increases from equator to poles
Decreases from equator to poles
Remains constant all over the globe
Decreases from poles to equator
It will reflect real picture of the results
Sample size
Population
Sampling frame
Sampling techniques
The process of rock stratification is directly related to
The breakdown of sedimentary rocks by erosion
The folding of rocks
The formation of sedimentary rocks
The formation of tension in the Earth’s surface
The term “reconnaissance” refers to
Post visit of the research area
Past visit of the research area
Selecting the research problem
Preliminary visit of the research area
The Great Circle is used to plot routes for ships crossing large stretches of oceans and aircrafts flying great distances
True
False
Terminal moraine builds up when glacier is stationary
True
False
Temperature inversion is the decrease of temperature with increasing height in the troposphere
True
False
The hardest part of the earth’s surface is the lithosphere
True
False
A depression filled with water in deserts is called a delta
True
False
What will be the map distance of a road of 15km with a map scale of 1:50,000
7.5cm
30cm
15cm
35cm
A coastline which has drowned river valleys is called
Raised coastline
Longitudinal coastline
Ria coastline
Fiord coastline
All things which surrounding human being is called the earth………………………………
True
False
The time within a particular area is termed as Local Mean Time………………………….
True
False
Rotation of the earth causes difference in time between places
True
False
Kihongole lives in Dar es Salaam and she sees the sun very early in the morning, when she shifted to Kagera she found that the sun rises very late. when she asked the geographers they told her that people in coastal region see the sun earlier than those in Kagera due to earths revolution from west to east………………………………….
True
False
One of the conditions which favors the development of tourism is that of good weather and climate…………………………………………
True
False
When we were studying map work, one of our friend said Magnetic compass is used to determine the position of sun in a day………………………………..
True
False
Hydrosphere is the interior part of the earth where water is found……………………
True
False
The ground photography and aerial photography are similar since they both shows the horizon…………………………….
True
False
Survey is the scientific process which involves the measuring of distance on the earth’s surface by using different tools depending on the nature of the survey…………………..
True
False
A dome shaped igneous intrusion with a flat floor is called plug domes………………….
True
False
A girl was crossing a river and accidentally dropped her school bag in the river. The girl cried as she observed her bag being pulled by the river water toward the river mouth. Then one of our friend said that the action taking place is River transportation……………
True
False
Plutonic have solidified deep in the crust and they are seen on the surface only after being exposed by prolonged erosion and Volcanic have been poured on the earth’s surface where they are called lavas…………………………………
True
False
Igneous rocks reflect light, they are not found in layers, they do not contain fossils, they are crystalline rocks, and they are formed through cooling and solidification of magma……………………………………..
True
False
Soil porosity refers to the total volume of pores or spaces between particles of the soil materials in undisturbed soil
True
False
Erosion by water involves splash erosion, sheer erosion, gully and water erosion ……………..
True
False
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