Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 Geography Term 1 2026 Opener Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a separate document.

  The exam is designed for a duration of 2 hours. It is structured into sections, starting with Section A, where candidates are required to answer all questions. The paper features a mix of short-answer questions, calculations, statistical diagram construction, and detailed descriptive questions. It assesses a broad range of geographical skills including fieldwork planning, data representation, and understanding of physical and human geography concepts.

  The document covers the following topics:

  • Introduction to Geography: Definition of Physical Geography and areas covered under it.
  • The Earth and the Solar System: Distinction between rotation and revolution, and the effects of the earth's revolution.
  • Mathematical Geography: Calculation of local time based on longitude (e.g., calculating time at 20°E given time at 40°E).
  • Weather: Definition of a weather station.
  • Statistical Methods: Construction and analysis of a divided rectangle using provided crop export data (Maize, Coffee, Tea, Horticulture).
  • Fieldwork: Preparation for a field study (reasons for a pre-visit) and content of a work schedule.
  • Internal Land-forming Processes:
    • Evidence supporting the Continental Drift theory.
    • Types of folds.
    • Formation of the Rift Valley by compressional theory (requires diagrams).
  • Climate and Vegetation:
    • Influence of winds on rainfall.
    • Factors influencing natural vegetation distribution (Climate and Human activities).
    • Characteristics of coniferous forests.
  • Forestry: Factors favoring forestry in Canada and the importance of forest exploitation in Canada.
  • Photography: Definition of a photograph, classification of ground photographs, and main parts of a photograph.
• Length:

  6 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  GEOGRAPHY

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