THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA

FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

013 GEOGRAPHY

Duration: 2:30 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and two (2) questions from section C
3. All writing must be in blue or black ink.
4. All answers must be written in the space provided.
5. Calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the items (i) – (ii), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i) One characteristics of equatorial climate is:-

1. Low rainfall
2. Moderate temperature
3. Low humidity
4. Thick forest.

(ii) The direction to which compass needle points is called

1. Magnetic north
2. True north
3. Grid north
4. Compass bearing

(iii) Cultivation of cash crops based on application of advanced technology is called?

1. Subsistence agriculture
2. A large scale agriculture
3. Mixed system agriculture
4. A small scale agriculture

(iv) The condition of the atmosphere recorded for a short period of time is known as

1. Climate
2. Rainfall
3. Weather
4. Temperature

(v) The four seasons of the year are the result of

1. Rotation of the earth
2. Lunar eclipse
3. Revolution of the earth
4. Solar eclipse.

(vi) The seasonal movement of herdsmen between lowlands and highlands in search of water and pasture is known as

1. Transhumance
2. Hunting
3. Pastoralism
4. Agriculture

(vii) When does the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere occurs?

1. 21^st June
2. 23^rd September
3. 21^st September
4. 22^nd December.

(viii) A feature formed as result of a long and fairly narrow stretch of land that extends through plains, hills or mountains is called

1. Basin
2. Plateau
3. Valley
4. Depression

(ix) The winds which blow from the sea to land is called

1. Wind breeze
2. See breeze
3. Land breeze
4. Ocean current

(x) Time increases by 4 minutes for every 1  of longitude when one travels from

1. North to South
2. East to South
3. West to South
4. West to East.