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PRIVATE Mock 2023

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GEOGRAPHY 3
Practical & Physical
1hour 50 minutes 3 Index Number: ……………………………

PM 2023

Paper 3
[70 marks]
Essay (1 hour 50 minutes)

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ELEMENTS OF PRACTICAL AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

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Answer question 1 and any three others.

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Question 1 carries 25 marks while other questions carry 15 marks each.

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You are advised to spend not more than 35 minutes on Question 1
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1. Study the map extract provided on a scale of 1:50,000 and answer the questions that follow.
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a) Using a vertical scale of 1 cm to 50 feet, draw an annotated cross profile

along the line X – Y. [13marks]
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b) Calculate the length of the minor road from the dispensary at Uhomora to
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Ugiavon. [6 marks]
c) Identify three (3) human features and three (3) physical features that are
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visible from the road as one travels from Uhomora to Aviosi. [6 marks]
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2. The states listed in the Table G below contributed money as indicated to

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build a clinic for Woe community in the year 2022. Use the data in the
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table to answer the questions that follow.

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Table G
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STATE Amount Contributed ($)

A 40000
B 60000
C 45000
D 75000
E 30000

a) Represent the data in Table G on a vertical divergent bar graph

(Use a scale of 2cm to represent $10,000) [13 marks]
b) State two demerits of the divergent bar graph. [2 marks]
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a) Explain exfoliation in physical weathering [3 marks]
b) Give three differences between igneous and sedimentary rocks. [6 marks]
c) Outline four factors that affect weathering. [6 marks]

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a) What is local time? [2 marks]
b) State any three similarities between lines of longitudes and latitudes. [6 marks]
c) Draw an outline of the earth and show the following
i. Equator

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ii. Arctic circle
iii. Tropic of Capricorn [7 marks]

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5.

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a) With the aid of a diagram, describe the water table. [7 marks]
b) Outline four factors that influence the depth of water table. [8 marks]
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a) Differentiate between weather and climate [4marks]
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b) Name the instrument used in measuring each of the following climatic elements
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i. Rainfall
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ii. Sunshine
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iii. Humidity
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iv. Pressure
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v. Wind speed [5 marks]

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c) In what three ways is the study of weather and climate important to man? [6 marks]
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7.
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a) Name four processes of wave erosion [4 marks]

b) State three landforms produced by wave erosion [3 marks]
c) With the aid of a diagram, describe the features and formation of a stack [8 marks]

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a) Explain two causes of drought. [4marks]
b) Mention three areas in Africa affected by drought. [3marks]
c) Identify two effects of drought. [4marks]
d) Suggest two ways of controlling drought. [4marks]
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