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 Year: 2022

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 two (2) questions from section C.
3. Section A carries fifteen (15) marks, section B fifty five (55) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.
4. Map extract of  Ilonga (Sheet 2652) is provided.
5. Programmable calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the examination room.
6. 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(s) provided.

(i) Which set of elements of weather are mainly used to classify climate of an area?

1. Humidity and precipitation 
2. Temperature and rainfall
3. Temperature and sun shine 
4. Temperature and humidity
5. Wind and temperature

(ii) The local time at Greenwich Meridian is 10:30 am on Thursday. What will be the time at longitude 180^°E?

1. 10:30 pm on Thursday 
2. 10:30 am on Wednesday
3. 12:30 am on Wednesday 
4. 11:00 am on Friday
5. 12:00 pm on Thursday

(iii) Which one is a major environmental problem facing most of African cities?

1. Loss of biodiversity 
2. Soil erosion 
3. Air pollution
4. Deforestation 
5. Overgrazing

(iv) Suppose you were walking along river Rufiji and you had a chance to observe the drainage pattern with uniform rock structure and rock resistance, suggest the name of that drainage pattern.

1. Dendritic 
2. Trellis 
3. Radial
4. Parallel 
5. Centripetal

(v) Suppose you are living in an urban center and you are interested in keeping livestock. What type of livestock keeping would be suitable for you?

1. Sedentary 
2. Transhumance 
3. Ranching
4. Pastoralism 
5. Nomadism

(vi) Which earth crust processes caused the formation of Uluguru mountains?

1. Prolonged denudation 
2. Wrinkling of the earth's crust
3. Sinking of the earth's crust 
4. Outflow and spread of lava
5. Faulting of the earth's crust

(vii) The following diagram shows the sun, the earth and the orbit of the moon around the earth. Study it carefully and then answer the question that follows:

At which position of the moon is lunar eclipse likely to occur?

1. V 
2. W 
3. U and V
4. U 
5. X

(viii) Husna and his young brother Hamid like to play with wet soil around their home. They enjoy observing quick percolation of water in the soil. What type of soil were they playing with?

1. Clay 
2. Silt 
3. Loam
4. Sand 
5. Silt and clay

(ix) Earthquakes and volcanoes have a clearly identifiable pattern over the earth's surface. Which area is not prone to earth quakes and volcanoes?

1. Coast of Alaska 
2. East African rift valley
3. Andes mountain 
4. Himalayan belt
5. Sahara desert

(x) Which location of mineral occurrence is best for shaft method of mining?

1. Horizontal to the earth's surface 
2. Very close to the earth's surface
3. In a river valley 
4. On the earth's surface
5. Lay deep into the earth's surface