KING SOLOMON'S COLLEGE-KYATEGA

END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATION.2024

Section B has two parts. I and II

Attempt one item from each part.

SECTION A

Item 1.Map skills

For this item, use the East Africa 1:50,000(UGANDA) map extract of Lukaya seriesY732, part
of sheet79/2, edition 3USD to answer the tasks given.

a) Kyagulanyi was travelling early in the morning and met a terrorist who entered and hid
himself in Road culvert at Kitokolo. He rushed and reported to counter terrorism police in
Masaka and now it plans to bomb the culvert to kill the terrorist before he causes more harm to
the community. But the bomb squad lacks knowledge on how to do it.

Task.

Advise the bomb squad on how well they can send a missile and eliminate the terrorist without
destroying the whole area of Kitokolo.

b) Ssebagala a resident of Kamuwunga landing site graduated from Makerere University with
bachelors of Science in Agriculture and couldn't get the job. He went back home and requested
Lukaya sub county local government to allow him to clear off the papyrus swamp south of
northing 85 and establish coffee plantations and animal farms. However he has faced a lot of
resistance from the community on grounds that it will negatively affect the environment.

Task.

As secretary for environment of Lukaya local government, send an advice note to Mr. Ssebagala.
c) Komando has been living in a foreign country for the last 30 years .he plans to return to
Lukaya his home area and invest his accumulated money but lacks knowledge about the
opportunities for investment in the area.

Task.

Write to Komando advising him on what to do.

d) AVIS Uganda an international nonprofit organization based in Kampala wishes to develop

But the local government of Lukaya has requested them to extend their help to upgrading of
Bwesa-Nsalu motorable truck, rehabilitating Mpungwe-Nabusanke bound surface road,removing
water weeds in lake Victoria, Fencing of Lwanswaswa swamp,katonga swamp as well as
repairing a borehole south of Kiti .

However AVIS head office does not have the knowledge about Lukaya area.

Task.

As AVIS field officer based in Lukaya, help the head office to understand the areas of operation.

Item 2.Photograph skills

Study fig1, a photograph from one of the places in Uganda, and the text provided below it.
You are working with Pearl of Africa tours and Travel Company as a tour guide. A group of
American tourists are planning to visit your country during their winter holiday. They booked
with your company to help them tour certain areas of interest. The company manager is of the
view that the tourists should visit the area shown in the photograph.

Task.

a) Draw a landscape sketch of the area in the photograph and on it mark and name the features
found in the area.

b) Describe for the visitors the attractions they will see and activities they will engage in when
they visit the area. Give evidence from the photograph.

C) Help the tourist to get informed about the challenges they are likely going to face in order to
prepare for them.

d) Advise the local community on how the area can be improved for the visitors.
 SECTION B

Part I

Attempt one question from this section

Item 3

. East African countries for over the years have been trying to boost trade between them and
other countries. They have therefore come up with different initiatives to increase production and
earnings from trade. However, despite all the efforts, earnings from exports have remained low
due to subsistence production dominating in most of the East African countries.

This has worried business community and experts who have organised an economic meeting to
find out the solution to the regional economic challenges.

Support Material

Task.
 As the minister it trade from Uganda,write the speech to be presented in the meeting siting
challenges associated with unfavourable balance of trade and how well the region can boost
export trade.

Item 04.

On 11th October 2018, torrential rains caused the Tsume river in eastern Uganda’s Bududa
district to burst its banks, sending large volume of water and huge boulders crashing down Mt.
Elgon. The town of Bukalasi and nearby villages were worst affected. It was one of the tough
choices for Uganda environmentalists on what to be done. The office of the prime minister
intends to get information from the educated people with in the country especially in the field of
geography on what could have been a regular contributor to the disaster in the area. The
members of Bududa district also intend to find ways to deal with the problems. The meeting to
discuss eastern issues is scheduled to take place at the state house Nakasero-Kampala next
month.

SUPPORT MATERIAL.

TASK.
As one of the active Participant in the fourth coming Meeting, write a speech of about 500 words
to guide the house.

Part II

Attempt one item from this section

Item 05.

According to the 2021 Uganda population Survey, the Country’s population was estimated to be
42 million, and growing at a rate of 3% per year.

At this rate, the country is expected to reach 72.4 million people by 2040, representing an annual
increase of 1.6 million people per year.

Members of your community have different views about this rate of population growth. Some
see it as a benefit, while others think it is a danger to the country.

SUPPORT MATERIAL:

Table showing Uganda’s Population between 1980 and 2023.

Year Population (in millions)

1980 12.6

1991 16.7

2002 24.2

2014 34.6

2023 48.6

Adopted: (UBOS, and Trending Economics)

TASK.
 a) Draw a
suitable
graph to
show the
information
in the table.
b) Using the
information
provided in
the text and
table, write
an article of
between 250-
300 to be
published in
one of the
local
newspapers that will help you deal with the concerns of the Members of your community.

Item 06.

Mineral extraction in South Africa has a rich history that dates back to the mid-19th century. The
first mine established in the region was copper project in 1952, marking the development of
mining that shaped the country’s economy and society. However, having had a rich history,
mining in South Africa was brought down to its knee and not heard of anymore. A few years
ago, a mining company was considering a re-opening of old mine centres in Welkom, a city in
South Africa’s interior. Welkom was one of the centres of the world’s richest of gold fields.
There were close to 50 centres in an area roughly the size of Brooklyn, but most of these mines
had been shut down in the past three decades due to varying reasons. However, the company is
confused on what to be considered in the re-opening the mining centres and is planning to have a
strong ways forward to the setback of the closed shafts.

SUPPORT MATERIAL:
TASK.

As a state Minister for mineral and natural resource energy in South Africa, guide the decision of
the company.