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MARANATHA BOYS ACADEMY

GEOGRAPHY

GROUP DISCUSSIONS

1. Use the map sheet of NKHOTAKOTA 1:50,000 to answer the questions that follow
a. State any two ways in which relief is represented on the map
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b. Identify man made feature found on six figure grid reference 370749
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c. i. Describe one land use to the north East of the map
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ii. Explain any one land use North East of the map

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d. Find the bearing of the borehole BH FP 158 in four figure grid reference 3677 from
trigonometric station in four figure grid reference 4072

e. State any two evidence which shows that agriculture is taking place in the area covered by
the map
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f. i. Describe any one social service provided to the people living in four figure grid
reference 3472
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ii. Measure the distance of M5 road to the nearest kilometer

g. i. What is the direction of Chombo Miss school from Makuta?

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ii. Describe any one common drainage pattern displayed by rivers on the map
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h. In which direction is Kaombe River flowing

i. from
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j. Calculate the area covered by the lake to the nearest square kilometers
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k. State any two occupation of people living to the South of northing 76

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l. Explain any two economic activities of people living in the area covered by the map
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m. Account for the absence of settlement to the north east of the map.
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n. State any two characteristics of dendritic drainage pattern
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o. Account for the presence of linear settlement pattern in four figure grid reference 3874
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p. Find the six figure grid reference of borehole BHY186
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q. What is the altitude of Mkombozi village?
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r. Reduce the map half its size from Easting 36 to Easting 42 and from Northing 76 to 81.
On the reduced map, show
i. New scale
ii. Lake Malawi
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