THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

013 GEOGRAPHY

Time: 2:30 Hours Year: 2024

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A, B and C.
3. Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks each and section B carries seventy (70) marks.
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink.
5. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
6. Communication devices and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the assessment room.
7. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A (15 marks).

Answer all questions in this section.

l. For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i) What happens when the earth cast its shadow on the moon surface?

1. Day and Night
2. Solar eclipse
3. Lunar eclipse
4. Eclipse

(ii) A process of moving with livestock from the high land during the summer to the low land during the winter season is known as

1. semi-nomadism.
2. transhumance.
3. shifting cultivation.
4. nomadism.

(iii) Agriculture officer at Mtakuja village advised farmers to reclaim their unproductive land. What is the possible outcome in the area?

1. Land degradation
2. Decrease in production
3. Soil erosion
4. Increase in production

(iv)Mwana is living in a zone lying between latitudes 10⁰ North and 10⁰ South of the Equator and she always experience distinct atmospheric circulation system of high and low pressure. Which global pressure belt belongs to that area?

1. Equatorial low pressure belt
2. Subtropical high pressure belt
3. Subpolar low pressure belt
4. Polar high pressure belt

(v) Which type of transport is not affected by physical barriers?

1. Land transport
2. Road transport
3. Air transport
4. Pipeline transport

(vi) Identify the correct arrangement of the planets:

1. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
2. Venus, Mercury,Mars and Earth
3. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
4. Mars, Mercury, Venus and Earth

(vii) In Western Europe, forests shed their leaves during autumn. Which type of forest is found in that area?

1. Mangrove forest
2. Deciduous forest
3. Tropical Monsoon
4. Equatorial forest

(viii) You have been given a topographical map with representative fraction scale 1:50,000. Which one is its correct statement scale?

1. One centimeter represents one kilometer
2. One kilometer represents two centimeter
3. Two centimeters represents half kilometer
4. One centimeter represents half kilometer

(ix) Form Two students visited Coca-Cola Company Limited in Dar es Salaam for a study tour. Identify the type of industry they visited.

1. Chemical industry
2. Metallurgical industry
3. Beverage industry
4. Textile industry

(x) Buzwagi and Shinyanga gold miners prefer mining by drilling the ground vertically. What method of mining do they prefer?

1. Placer mining
2. Underground mining
3. Surface mining
4. In-situ mining