THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL

 GEOGRAPHY FTNA 2016

SECTION A

1. For each of the following items (i) - (X), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter.

(i)Lines drawn on a map joining different places with the same pressure are called:

1. Isohyets
2. Isobars
3. Isotherms 
4.  Latitude

(ii)The type of tourism which deals with visiting unaltered natural environment such as national parks, game reserves, coral reefs, forests and mountains in general can be termed as:

1.  Domestic tourism
2. Preserved tourism
3. Ecotourism
4.  Historical sites

(iii)The following were the primary aims of establishing Tennessee Valley Authority except:

1. conserving soil
2. controlling floods
3. providing electricity
4. influencing plantation

(iv)The place where mineral salts are found in Tanzania is:

1.  Uvinza
2. Mwadui
3. Songosongo 
4.  Kiwira

(v)Which one of the following is a characteristic of water bodies?

1. Gain heat and lose it equally as the landmass
2. Lose heat and gain it more quickly than landmass 
3. Gain heat slowly and lose it more quickly than landmass 
4. Gain heat slowly and lose it more slowly than landmass

(vi)Which one of the following are fold mountains?

1.  Himalaya, Black forest, Andes and Cape ranges
2.  Cape ranges Andes, Himalaya and Appalachians 
3.  Rockies, Andes, Alps and Atlas
4.  Ruwenzori, Rockies, Vosges and Himalaya.

(vii)A great circle refers to:

1.  the Equator
2.  a line of longitude
3.  a circle on a globe
4.  the distance of the globe

(viii)A feature formed as a result of either natural or artificial depression varying in size on the earth surface is called:

1.  Island arc
2.  Fold mountain
3.  Rift valley 
4.  Basin

(ix)Which one among the following sentences describes a longitude?

1.  Angular distance North Or South of the Equator measured in degrees.
2.  Angular distance East and South of the Equator measured in degrees.
3.  Angular distance measured in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian.
4.  Angular distance measured in degrees South and North of the Equator.

(x) Which one of the following resources are non-renewable?

1.  Biogas, Oil and Wind
2.  Geo-thermal, Hydroelectricity and Biogas
3.  Oil, Coal and Gas
4.  Coal, Gas and Wind