Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 Geography End of Term 1 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme.

  It is a Form Three Geography End of Term 1 examination administered in 2026.

  • Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 100
  • Number of Questions: 13
  • Paper Structure: Section A (8 short-answer questions) and Section B (5 essay/structured questions where candidates answer any four).
  • Marking Scheme: The marking scheme is in a different document.

  The examination paper assessed learners’ understanding of physical geography concepts, map and data interpretation, fieldwork techniques, and the relationship between physical processes and human activities.

  • Section A (25 marks): Short-answer questions covering climatic concepts such as isotherms and humidity measurement instruments, differences between normal and reverse faults, identification of parts of the Earth's internal structure, importance of studying Geography, characteristics and types of rocks, processes of chemical weathering, features of composite volcanoes and examples of fold mountains in Africa, and factors influencing the rate of mass wasting.
  • Section B (75 marks): Structured and essay questions focusing on branches of physical geography, factors influencing the distribution of climatic elements, fieldwork methods and follow-up activities in a study of air pollution, definition and formation of faults and rift valleys, positive impacts of faulting on human activities, soil creep and weathering processes, interpretation of statistical data using compound bar graphs, calculation of percentage increase in fish catch, river capture processes, characteristics of the old stage of a river, types of tectonic lakes, formation of Lake Victoria, and economic importance of lakes in East Africa.

  It covers the following topics:

  • Climatology and atmospheric elements
  • Measurement of humidity and climatic data
  • Structure of the Earth
  • Faulting and tectonic movements
  • Rift valley formation
  • Weathering processes
  • Mass wasting and slope processes
  • Volcanicity and volcanic landforms
  • Rock types and characteristics
  • Importance of studying Geography
  • Fieldwork methods and geographical investigations
  • Graphical representation of geographical data
  • River processes and river capture
  • Stages of a river and river landforms
  • Formation and classification of lakes
  • Economic importance of lakes in East Africa
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  GEOGRAPHY

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