(i) The needle of a compass point to the:
- Grid North
- Magnetic Field
- North Pole
- Pole Star
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(ii) The height above the sea level is called:
- Altitude
- Contours
- Latitude
- Oceans
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(iii) If the local time at place A (30 0 N, 30 0 E) is 8.00 a.m., what will be the local time at place B (27 O N, 12 0 E)?
A. 6.28 a.m.
B. 6.28 p.m.
C. 9.32 a.m.
D. 9.32 p.m.
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(iv) Block mountains are formed through:
- earthquakes
- faulting
- folding
- vulcanicity
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(v) An area where a river system collects its water is called:
- catchment area
- lake
- tributary
- watershed
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(vi) Pangani town at the sea level has a temperature of 32 0 C. What is the temperature of Ruaha 1500 metres above sea level?
- 0.60 C
- 9 0 C
- 210 C
- 23 0 C
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(vii) The grid reference of station Q is 888666. What are the number of Eastings and Northings?
A. 666 are Northings and 888 are Eastings
B. 868 are Eastings and 668 are Northings
C. 886 are Eastings and 668 are Northings
D. 888 are Northings and 666 are Eastings
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(ix) If given different kinds of R.F. scales, the smallest scale has the:
- biggest denominator
- biggest numerator
- smallest denominator
- smallest numerator
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A ship moves to the West and crosses the International Date Line (IDL).
What happens with regards to time gained or lost?
A. No time is gained or lost
B. One whole day is gained
C. One whole day is lost
D. One whole day is repeated
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