Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises STAREHE GIRLS' CENTRE Geography Paper 1 Pre Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a Pre-mock Geography Paper 1 examination.

  This paper thoroughly tests physical geography, topographical map interpretation, geomorphological processes, weathering, and pedology. It challenges candidates to interpret topographic maps, cross-sections, and photographic landform diagrams.

  • Duration: 2 3/4 Hours
  • Structure: Section A contains 5 compulsory short structured questions (questions 1 to 5); Section B contains Question 6 (compulsory topographical mapwork on the Migwani sheet) and four other physical geography essay/diagram questions (questions 7 to 10) where candidates answer any two.

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Introduction to physical environment and branches of physical geography
    • Tectonics (plate boundaries: extensional vs compressional, and Continental Drift Theory)
    • Vegetation ecology (natural vegetation and Mediterranean plant adaptations)
    • Seismology (seismic zones and human responses to earthquakes)
    • Mass wasting (landslide causes and mass movement diagrammatic identification)
  • Section B:
    • Topographical mapwork (Migwani map extract: grid references, distance measurement, bearings, statement scale conversions, cross-section profiles, and relief description)
    • Geology and rock systems (sedimentary rock classifications, coral reef formation, and economic contributions of rocks)
    • Geographical field study methodologies (preparation, secondary sources, and fieldwork tools)
    • Hydrology and limnology (lake basin characteristics, Rift Valley lake salinity, lava dammed lakes, ox-bow lake formation, and human impacts)
    • Hydrogeology (artesian basins, porous vs pervious rocks, and economic importance of groundwater)
    • Arid and semi-arid geomorphology (wind erosion processes: deflation and attrition, yardangs, and barchan sand dunes)
    • Pedology and soil science (soil catena vs soil profile, mature soil profile diagram, factors of soil formation, soil structures, humus significance, and desert soils)
• File Size:

  224.13 KB
• Length:

  5 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  Geography
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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