THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

013GEOGRAPHY

(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Duration: 3 Hours Year: 2025

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A. B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.
3. Section A carries sixteen (16) marks, section B fifty four (54) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink except drawing which must be in pencil.
5. Map extract of Kazikazi (Sheet 140/1) is provided.
6. Programmable calculators, communication devices and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the examination room.
7. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (16 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 beside the item number in the answer booklet(s) provided.

(i) Suppose the local time at Greenwich Meridian (0°) is 11:00 am on Wednesday, what will be the time and day at longitude 180°E?

1. 11:00 pm, Thursday
2. 11:00 pm, Thursday
3. 12:30 pm, Tuesday
4. 12:39 am, Tuesday
5. 11:00 pm, Wednesday

(ii) Halisafi prefer to use environmental friendly energy resource for cooking in his restaurant. Which type of energy resource is Halisafi using?

1. Fuel wood
2. Petroleum
3. Coal
4. Natural gas
5. Nuclear

(iii) The form Four students were observing a photograph of an extensive land in Australia where Merino sheep are cared for production of wool. How is that type of livestock keeping called?

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

(iv) Asha was travelling by air across Sahara desert and had a chance to observe the crescent shaped features which were in groups and developed by an obstruction such as a rock. What could be the feature she observed?

1. Sea of dunes
2. Loess
3. Zeugens
4. Barchans
5. Ripples

(v) Areas along the equator receive more rainfall than the areas away from it. What is the main cause of that rainfall?

1. High atmospheric pressure
2. High humidity
3. Low temperature
4. High evaporation
5. Low evaporation

(vi) Which one among the following is not the cause of environmental degradation in Tanzania?

1. Deforestation
2. Use of inorganic fertilizers
3. Disposal of industrial chemicals
4. Overgrazing
5. Afforestation

(vii) Masalamengi is a farmer in Shinyanga and he travelled to Mikumi National park for leisure. Who is Masalamengi in Mikumi National park?

1. Farmer
2. Tourist
3. Surveyor
4. Researcher
5. Geographer

(viii) Mr. Kazi is an entrepreneur in Umoja village. He decided to invest in small scale paper bags manufacturing industry. The following will be the basic requirements for the location of his industry except:

1. availability of power supply.
2. availability of market.
3. availability of skilled labour.
4. presence of religious centres.
5. presence of raw materials

(ix) The rocks that are folded with one side of the limb being steeper than the other side depending on the intensity of force involved are called

1. Over fold
2. Overthrust fold
3. Simple fold
4. Horizontal fold
5. Asymmetrical fold

(x) Mama Huruma has given birth to twelve children. The ability of mama Huruma to give birth is referred as

1. Mortality.
2. Fertility.
3. Population.
4. Demography.
5. Migration.