GEOGRAPHY FORM THREE TOPICAL QUESTIONS
01 STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
1. By means of diagram identify the concentric zones of the earth.
2. Account for the variation in density and thickness of the concentric zones of the earth’s crust.
3. With help of diagram describe the characteristics of the earth’s crust, the mantle and the core.
4. Identify types of rocks of the earth’s crust based on the mode of origin.
5. Explain the characteristics of the crustal rocks by giving examples.
6. Describe five characteristics of igneous rocks.
7. State five characteristics of sedimentary rocks.
8. Highlight six economic importance of materials of the earth crust.
9. State any five products obtained from the crustal rocks.
10. Identify five processes of rock cycle.
11. Identify five advantages of geological time scale.
12. Briefly explain the weakness/shortcomings of geological time scale.
13. By using diagram describe the vertical structure of atmosphere.
14. Give out six importance of the earth's atmosphere to man and environment.
15. Outline five causes of ozonelayer depletion.
16. Assess five consequnces which resulted from ozone layer depletion.
17. Differentiate igneous rocks from sedimentary rocjs. Five points.
18. a). Classify igneous rocks according to the level of occurance. (Two points)
b). In which ways the igneous rocks is said to a mother rocks? Three points.
02. FORCES THAT AFFECT THE EARTH.
1. With diagrams explain five factors which influence the earth movements.
2. Assess five features produced by the earth movement.
3. Discuss three positive and three negative consequences associated with earth's movements.
4. a). With example define the term rift valley. b). Identify three types of riftvaleys.
c). With the aid of diagrams identify four stages in the formation of rift valleys.
5. Identify four major types of faults of the crustak rocks.
6. Give out six landforms produced by faulting of the crustal rocks.
7. With the aid of diagrsms outline five intrusive/internal features resulting from vulcanism.
8. Point out five external volcanic features with help of diagrsms.
9. Classify features resulting from the processes of vulcanicity.
10. Give out four causes of volcanic eruptions.
11. Identify three types of volcanoes and give out three world distribution of volcanic activities.
12. Assess six economic importance of Volcanoes to man.
13. Identify five causes of earth quakes.
14. Explain five effects of earth quake.
15. Propose five measures of against the earth quakes.
16. Assess six factors which control the rate and type of mass wasting.
17. Discuss six impacts of mass movements.
18. Describe six factors which cause mass wasting.
19. Explain six factors determining the rate of rock desintegration.
20. Differentiate weathering from mass wasting in five points.
21. Identify six processes of physical/mechanical weathering.
22. Identify five processes of chemical weathering.
23. Assess the importance of erosional and depositional features to human beings.
24. Briefly explain six importance of denudation and deposition.
25. a). Identify four types of desert in the world.
b). Give three reasons to why most deseart areas receive little amount of rainfall per annumn?
26. With aid of diagram identify five erosional landfroms produced by wind action in desert regions.
27. Illustrate by using diagrams the deposition features produced by wind in desert regions.
28. With respect to erosional features assess the role of water in shapping the desert areas with help of diagrams.
29. By using diagrams explain six fluvial deposition features produced in desert regions.
30. Describe four types of underground water.
30. Give six importance of underground water to man.
31. In six points show how underground water can be polluted.
32. Identify ways through which uderground water can be conserved.
33. Identify five geomorphological ways which can support the formation of springs.
34. Identify five conditions necessary for the formation of artesian well.
35. Identify five major factors which influnce the distribution of underground water on the earth surface.
36. Assess five factors affecting the amount and distribution of underground water.
37. With diagram identify five processes of hydrological cycles.
38. Give out five characteristics limestone region.
39. Identify five sub suface features of limestone region with diagrsms.
40. By measns of diagrams illustarate underground/subterranean features in the karst regions.
41. Assess six importance of limestone features to man.
42. Identify six disadvantages of limestone features.
43. Identify three types of river erosion and describe four processes of river erosion.
44. Identify three main types of rivers in the world.
44. Describe four processes of river transport.
45. Assess five factors affecting the rate of river transport
46. Identify features produced by the river at the young stage.
46. Identify with diagrams the features produced by the river at the lower/old satge.
47. Identify four conditions necessary for occurance of river capture.
48. Describe five landforms/features produced by rive piracy.
49. Expalin four stage in the formation of delta and outline any three conditions for the formation of delta.
50. With aid of diagrams describe four types of deltas.
51. Identify two main types of river rejuvination and describe four causes of river rejuvination.
52. Illustrate with diagrams labdform produced byvriver rejuvination.
53. Discuss six factors for seasonal variation of water volume in the river.
54. Elaborate six factors controlling river regime.
55. Identify five types of drainage patterns/layout in relation to geological structure.
56. Assess six significance of rivers to human life.
57. Highlight six negative significance of river.
58. Why most African rivers do not sustain water transport? Six points.
59. Despite of having many rivers in tropical African countries but water transport still uphill task. Discuss by giving six points.
60. Identufy six threats associated with rivers.
61. Identify with diagram glacial erosional features in both highland and low land areas. Five points.
62. Elaborate five glacial depositional features with help of diagrams.
63. Support the statement that the glaciated regions are not all bad by giving six points.
64. Discuss six impotance of glacial scenery.
65. Highlight six constructive/positive significance of glacial features.
66. Identify six negative significance of glaciation.
67. With aid of diagram discuss five wave erosional features in coastal areas.
68. Examine five marine deposition features/labdform in coastal areas.
69. Explain six factors which determine the rate of wave erosion in coastal areas.
70. Discuss six importance of coastal features.
71. Identify six negative significance of coastal landforms.
72. Examine six problems facing ciastal areas.
73. Propose six ways to overcome the problems facing coastal areas.
03. STUDY OF SOIL
1. Identify and explain four composution/components of soil.
2. Describe five factors influencing the rate of soil formation.
3. Soil formation is the outcome of interplay factors. Discuss.
4. Assess six importance of soil.
5. Illustrate six physical properties of the soil.
6. a). Define soil profile.
b). Identify four distinctive horizons of soil profile.
7. With support of diagram Illustrate the soil profile and it’s key varrying characteristics.
8. Classify soil according to textural groups.
9. Identify five sources of nutrientscin the soil body.
10. Identify six causes of soil acidity.
11. Identify and explain four types of soil erosion.
12. Discuss five main factors affecting the rate of soil erosion.
13. Elaborate six causes of soil erosion.
14. Relate population growth and rate of soil erosion.
15. Demonstrate ways of controlling soil erosion through the application of various conservation techniques.
16. Identify six causes of land degradation.
17. Propose six ways of improving land quality.
04. ELEMENTARY SURVEY AND MAP MAKING
1. Explain the meaning of simple land surveys and identify four forms of measurement in land survey.
2. a). Identify and explain main types of geographical Survey. b). Identify five branches of land survey.
3. Identify main four techinques of land survey.
4. Highlight five weakness of cknducting survey.
5. Identify three stages of conducting survey and identify four importance of pilot survey.
6. a). Dmostrate five characteristics of chain survey b). Describe five advantages of chain survey.
7. a). Identify five principles of a good site to be conducted any successiful chain survey. b). Describe five weakness or disadvantages of chain survey.
8. a). Give out five principles of chain survey.
b). By using diagrams describe the function of five instruments used in chain survey.
9. Explain six importance of conducting geographical survey.
10. a). Identify two types of booking techinques.
b). Identify five principles of a good booking techinques.
11. a). Identify three types of discrepances/errorsvin chain survey. b). Identify five sources of mistakes/errors in chain survey.
c). In five loints show how to avoid errors in chain survey.
12. a). With example identify three types of obstacles in chain survey.
b). Give out four methods used to overcome the obstacles in chain survey.
13. Identify five advantages of leveling.
14. Discuss the instruments used in leveling survey.
15. In last few years ago Tanzania entered in to conflict with Malawi over lake Nyasa, for the sake of compromise they decided to involve survey experts.
a). Identify the type of survey which might be applied.
b). Identify two braches of survey which might be applied.
d). Identify four main survey techniques which might be used.
16. Form four students of Usagara secondary school they tasked by their geography teacher to conduct survey around their school commpound which deal with undertaking linear measurements.
a. Which kind of survey technique will be applied?
b. Identify three instruments used used in such activities.
c. Identify three sources of discrepancies which might occuurs.
d. Propose possibke ways of ovoiding the discrpancies.
05. MAP READING INTERPRETATION
