THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

 013          GEOGRAPHY 

(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Time: 3 Hours                                            Wednesday, 06^th November 2019 p.m

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 and B and any two (2) questions from section C.
3.  Map extract of Mkomazi (Sheet 109/1) is provided.
4.  Programmable calculators, cellular phones and unauthorised materials are not allowed in the examination room.
5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (15 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the items (i) — (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter besides the item number in the answer booklet provided.

(i) Which of the following layers of the earths interior is made up of sima and sial?

1.  Biosphere 
2. Hydrosphere 
3. Asthenosphere 
4. Lithosphere 
5. Barysphere

(ii) Senegal National team scored a goal at 2:00 pm in Senegal (150⁰ W). At what time at Burundi (30⁰ E) the goal was scored?

1.  2:00 am           
2. 10:00 am     
3. 4:00 am
4. 10:00 pm     
5. 12:00 am

(iii) Mitomingi was wondering the way large amount of soil and rock materials were sliding downward towards the steep slope. What geological processes were occurring in that area?

1. Weathering and erosion
2. Deposition and transportation
3. Weathering and denudation
4. Mass wasting and transportation
5. Erosion and transportation

(iv) You are asked to help a Form Two student who failed to identify the types of forests found in the area with low temperatures. What type of forest will you suggest among the following?

1. Tropical rain forest 
2. Coniferous forest
3. Equatorial forest 
4. Deciduous forest
5. Mediterranean forest

(v) Taha used to see a group of herdsmen moving seasonally with their cattle between lowlands and highlands in search of water and pasture. What is the general term for such movement?

1.  Pastoralism
2. Transhumance 
3. Nomadism 
4. Semi-nomadic 
5. Zero grazing

(vi) What is the social-economic advantage of reserved forests to societies?

1.  Tourism 
2. Lumbering
3. Mining      
4. Forestry
5. Agriculture

(vii)    After learning different types of soil texture, students were asked to identify the best type of soil which can be mixed with cement for building a house. What type of soil will be picked by the students who understood the lesson?

1.  Sandy  
2. Silt  
3. Alkaline soil 
4. Loam 
5. Clay

(viii)  Jane was living in Dar es Salaam since 1990 and works as a secretary in Prime Ministerw Office. In January 2019 she was transferred to a new office in Dodoma region. Identify the type of Janes movement.

1.  migrant 
2. emigration 
3. immigrant 
4. emigrant 
5.  immigration

(ix)  Suppose you want to carry out a field study on atmospheric conditions suitable for growth of crops cultivated on a farm within your village. What are the best components of weather to be considered?

1. Rainfall and soil
2. Moisture and sunshine
3. Rainfall and clouds cover
4. Temperature and rainfall 
5. Humidity and rainfall

(x) Mr. Limfuata had a chance to visit South-East Asia for a study tour and he experienced seasonal reverse of wind in the area. Identify the type of climate in the area.

1.  Tropical maritime 
2.  Tropical monsoon 
3. Tropical continental 
4.  Equatorial monsoon 
5. Equatorial