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Geography Form One

This document is a mid-term test for Form One Geography students at Dr. Salmin Amour Secondary School in Tanzania. It consists of three sections with a total of seven questions, including multiple-choice questions, matching items, and short answer questions related to geographical concepts. The test covers topics such as Earth's shape, geographical terminology, and phenomena like eclipses and the Earth's rotation and revolution.

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Geography Form One

This document is a mid-term test for Form One Geography students at Dr. Salmin Amour Secondary School in Tanzania. It consists of three sections with a total of seven questions, including multiple-choice questions, matching items, and short answer questions related to geographical concepts. The test covers topics such as Earth's shape, geographical terminology, and phenomena like eclipses and the Earth's rotation and revolution.

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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DR SALMIN AMOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL

GEOGRAPHY: FORM ONE MID TERM TEST

TIME: 3HOURS

Instructions

[Link] paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of seven (7) questions

[Link] all questions in each section.

SECTION A: (15Marks)

[Link] each of the items(i)-(x) choose the corrrect answer from among the given alternatives and write its
letter in the box provided

i. The branch of geography that studies rocks, soil, and landforms is called:

A. Physical geography

B. Human geography

C. Regional geography

D. Economic geography

ii. The Earth is shaped like a:

A. Cube

B. Flat surface

C. Sphere

D. Circle

iii. The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres is:
A. Equator

B. Latitude

C. Prime Meridian

D. Tropic of Cancer

iv. One of the effects of the Earth's revolution is:

A. Day and night

B. Seasons of the year

C. Ocean tides

D. Moon phases

v. Mountains, valleys, and plateaus are part of:

A. Human-made features

B. Climate types

C. Major features of the Earth surface

D. Continents

[Link] lines running from north to south are called?

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[Link] of the following is a source of geographical information

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[Link] book
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[Link] instrument is used to determine direction on a map?

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[Link] reference

[Link] rotates from ?

[Link] to south

[Link] to west

[Link] to east

[Link] to north

[Link] zero degree longitude is called?

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[Link] meridian

[Link] line

[Link] B and C

[Link] the following items from list A with response in list B

LIST A LIST B

[Link] geography [Link] distance on a map

[Link] geography [Link] of human activities

iii. Equator [Link] of the earh

[Link] [Link] of natural features

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SECTION B:(70marks)
[Link] explain the following terminologies

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[Link] between the following geographical terms

a)Aphelion and perihelion

b)Longitude and latitude

c)Umbra and penumbra

d)Lunar and solar eclipse

5.(a)Define rotation

(b)List three effect of Earth's rotation

(c)Mention three evidence of the Earth's rotation

6.(i)Define lunar eclipse

(i)Draw a well labelled diagram to show lunar eclipse

SECTION C:(15 Marks)

[Link] in the correct answers in the blank spaces.

a) The Earth takes about ______ days to complete one revolution.

b) The imaginary line that circles the Earth horizontally at 0° is called ______

c) ______is the only planet known to support life.

d) A ______ is a low-lying land that is usually flat and covered with grass.

e) The movement of the Earth on its axis is called ______

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