THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA

FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

013 GEOGRAPHY

Time: 2:30 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.
3. Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks each and section B caries seventy (70) marks
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink
5. All writing must be written in the space provided.
6. Cellular phones, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment room.
7. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.

 SECTION A (15 MARKS)

Answer all questions

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

(i) John was told by his teacher that the earth makes one complete rotation every twenty-four hours. From which direction does it rotate?

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

(ii) Mr. Juma decided to move to a new farm land after experiencing decreases in crops yield. Which farming method is Mr. Juma practicing?

1. Bush following
2. Crop rotation
3. Shifting cultivation
4. Trip method

(iii) What type of rainfall occurs when the warm moist wind from the ocean is forced to rise up by the mountain?

1. Orographic rainfall
2. Convectional rainfall
3. Frontal rainfall
4. Cyclonic rainfall

(iv) You have been assigned to educate Petu villagers on non-renewable energy resources. Which energy resources will not be chosen in your teachings?

1. Oil, waves and tides
2. Tides, biomass and oil
3. Biomass, oil and tides
4. Waves, biomass and tides

(v) Suppose you planned to transport clean water from Ruvu River to Dar es Salaam City Centre. Which type of transport will be suitable?

1. Road transport
2. Railway transport
3. Pipe line transport
4. Water transport

(vi) Mingo visited his friend in Netherland during the holiday. He was surprised to see that many trees had shaded their leaves because of cold weather. Which season of the year was it?

1. Spring
2. Winter
3. Autumn
4. Summer

(vii) The tourists from Norway to Tanzania were interested to visit mountains formed by prolonged denudation. Which type of mountains will satisfy their interest?

1. Volcanic mountains
2. Block mountains
3. Fold mountains
4. Residual mountains

(viii) Joti and Jeki were required to calculate a distance of a road on a map provided. Which possible method could they use?

1. Tracing method
2. Stripping method
3. A pair of divider
4. Division method

(ix) Nie was assigned by his Geography teacher to calculate an area of irregular shape in a topographical map. Which procedure is not proper for his calculations?

1. Tracing the figure required from a given map
2. Subdividing the traced shape into smaller squares
3. Using a formula to find the distance between two points
4. Calculating the divided area of a regular shape independently

(x) From Two students were told by their teacher to select an industrial spare parts. Which types of industry will be selected by them?

1. Chemical industry
2. Fabrication industry
3. Textile industry
4. Metallurgical industry