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NAME ..........................................................................CLASS.............ADM NO.............. KCSE ONLINE REVISION TERM 3 END OF YEAR EXAM 2010 GEOGRAPHY FORM 1 ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THE SPACED PROVIDED. 1. a) Outline 3 branches of geography as a field of study. (6 mks) .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... b) The earth surface is made up of land __________ % and water _________. It is about ___________ million km from the sun and it as old as______________ million years. It receives energy in form of radiation from a start known as the sun. The sun is made up of two main gases name _____________________________________ and___________________________ (12 mks) 2. Define the term eclipse. (2 mks) .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... b) With a well labeled diagram, describe how a solar eclipse occurs. (10 mks) Visit: www.kcse-online.info for thousands of educational resources 1 3. a) Apart from passing star theory, mention two more theories explaining the origin of the earth. (4 mks) .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... b) Describe how the solar system came to being by passing star theory. 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Visit: www.kcse-online.info for thousands of educational resources 2 4. a) Explain 3 reasons which explain why the interior of the earth is still very hot even after long time o formation. 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(6 mks) Visit: www.kcse-online.info for thousands of educational resources 3 5. a) Outline three characteristics of Stevenson screen. (6 mks) .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... b) Which four weather instruments are housed in a Stevenson screen? (8 mks) .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 6. a) The following data shows rainfall and temperature of Nanyuki town, in one year. Months Temp (0C) Rainfall (mm) J 27 50 F 27 40 M 30 50 A 20 110 M 24 120 J 23 100 J 24 80 A 25 50 S 27 70 O 28 90 N 27 50 D 27 40 Visit: www.kcse-online.info for thousands of educational resources 4 Draw a combined line and bar graph to represent the data above. (12 mks) Visit: www.kcse-online.info for thousands of educational resources 5 b) Given the following data draw a simple wind rose to show the frequency of wind in Kericho in March 2010. (10 mks) Wind Direction No. of days E 4 SE 8 S 3 SW 3 W 2 NW 4 N 3 NE 4 7. Define the following terms as used in maps a) A picture: (2 mks) Visit: www.kcse-online.info for thousands of educational resources 6 .................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... b) A plan: (2 mks) .................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... c) A map: (2 mks) .................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... d) Mention 4 types of maps you know. 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