Question 1
- List the disadvantages which are related with the following areas of study of geography
(i) Geomorphology
(ii) Biogeography - List three main areas of study of physical /geography
Answer
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(i) - Geomorphology
- Geology
(ii) - Biogeography
- Biology -
- The earth and the solar system
- The internal land forming processes
- The external land forming processes
Question 2
- List any two main areas which make up the external art of the earth
- List any three discontinuities which are found in the atmosphere
Answer
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- Atmosphere
- Hydrosphere -
- Tropopause
- Stratopause
Question 3
- What is plate tectonics theory?
- Name three main boundaries which develop due to the movement of plate tectonic
Answer
- - A theory which argues that the earth’s crust is made up of semi- rigid broken blocks called tectonic plates which floats of semi- liquid upper mantle
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- Extensions boundaries
- Compressed boundaries
- Transform faults
Question 4
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Define the following terms of the hydrological cycle
(i) Precipitation
(ii) Evaporation - List any three factors that influence the rate of evaporation from the earth’s surface
Answer
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(i) Precipitation
- All forms of moisture formed when water vapour condenses in the atmosphere
(ii) Evaporation
- Process through which moisture is lost from the surfaces to the atmosphere through air movement and the sun’s heat -
- Availability of moisture
- Temperatures
- Speed of wind
Question 5
The diagram below show the formation of some type of rainfall .Use it to answer question(a) and (b)
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(i) Name the type of rainfall shown by this diagram
(ii) Name the type of cloud marked (a) - List three weather conditions associated with the above name (a) type of rainfall.
Answer
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(i) Type of rainfall shown on the diagram
- Conventional
(ii) Type of cloud marked (a)
- Comululonimbus clouds
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- Thunderstorm and lightening
- Hailstones
- Warm air near surface in the afternoon hours