Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises the Form 3 Geography Paper 1 End Term 3 2025 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  The exam paper is designed to be completed within a duration of 2 hours and 45 minutes and is marked out of a total of 100 marks. The paper is divided into two sections:

  • Section A: Contains 5 compulsory short-answer questions, totaling 25 marks.
  • Section B: Contains 5 structured questions. Question 6 (Map Work) is compulsory, and learners must answer any other two questions from this section. This section is worth 75 marks.

  The examination covers a wide range of topics from the Physical Geography syllabus, including:

  • The Earth and the Solar System: Structure of the solar system, effects of the Earth's revolution, layers of the atmosphere, and calculations involving longitude and time.
  • Internal Land-Forming Processes: The formation and features of fold mountains, faults (including the Rift Valley), vulcanicity, earthquakes, and the Plate Tectonics theory.
  • External Land-Forming Processes: The action of wind in arid areas (erosion and deposition), Karst scenery, and glaciation (formation of upland and lowland features).
  • Map Work: A compulsory question on the interpretation of a topographical map (Yimbo), including scale conversion, drawing a cross-section, and describing relief and settlement patterns.
  • Field Work: Principles of conducting a field study, including formulating objectives, preparing a work schedule, and methods of data collection.
  • Biogeography: Topics on vegetation (natural vs. derived, factors influencing distribution) and the role of humus in soils.
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  GEOGRAPHY

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