NAME………………………………………………...…... ADM NO ……………………...
CANDIDATE’S SIGNATURE………………… DATE………………………
GOT KOKECH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
FORM TWO TERM II END TERM EXAMINATION
GEOGRAPHY
AUGUST 2022
TIME: 2 HOURS
Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name, admission number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided
(c) Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided.
(d) All working MUST be clearly shown.
SECTION A 30
SECTION B 6 20
7 20
8 20
9 20
SECTION A
Answer all questions in section A
1. (a) Give two words from which geography is derived(2mks)
(b)Name any three study areas of physical geography (3mks)
2. (a) Differentiate between weather and climate (2mks)
(b) The higher you go the cooler it becomes. Explain (3mks)
3. (a) Distinguish between a mineral and rock(2mks)
(b)List 3 characteristics of minerals(3mks)
(c)Differentiate between earths revolution and rotation (2mks)
(d)The time at Tokyo japan 1400 E is 12:00 Monday. What time is at Kingston Jamaica 77 0W.
(3mks)
4. (a) Differentiate a map and a photograph(2mks)
(b) List 3 major parts of a photograph(3mks)
5. (a) Name the discontinuity that separates the mantle from the core (1)
(b) Name the 4 main layers of the atmosphere (4)
SECTION B
Answer question 6 and any other one.
6. Use the table below to answer questions that follow
Major crops by area in 000 hectares
YEAR BARLEY WHEAT OATS
1999 5000 2200 1100
2000 5300 2500 1000
2001 6100 2200 900
2002 6000 2300 800
(a) Draw a comparative bar graph to represent the above data (10 mks)
(b) What are the advantages of using a comparative bar graph (4 mks)?
(c) Calculate the total amount of crop production between the year 1999 and 2001 (3mks)
(d) What is the total mean of oat production in hectares (3 mks)?
7. Define vulcanicity (1mks)
(b)Name four features resulting from intrusive vulcanicity (4mks)
(c)Explain four causes of earthquakes (8mks)
(d)Explain three negative effects of earthquakes (6 mks)
(e)You intend to carry out a field study to an area affected by an intense earthquake. Name two major
earthquake zones you would like to visit (1mks)
8. What is the difference between folding and faulting (2mks)?
(b)Name three block mountains in Africa (3mks)
(c)With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe the formation of a rift valley by tensional forces
(7 mks)
(d) Describe four ways in which features resulting from folding are significant to the economy of
Kenya (8mks)
9 Define the following terms (2mks)
earth movements
landforms
(b) Name two types of earth movements (2mks)
(c) State three causes of earth movements (3mks)
(d) Describe the origin of continents according to the continental drift theory (5mks)
(e) State 5 evidences supporting continental drift theory (5mks)
(f) Name three types of boundaries associated with plate tectonic movement (3mks)
