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Name: ……………………………….………………Index Number: ………..
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CLASS ………………………CLASS NO. ………. ADM NO. ………………...…………
DATE: 16/07/2024
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GEOGRAPHY
MOCK -2024
JULY 2024
TIME: 2¾ HOURS
PANGANI GIRLS SCHOOL MOCK – JULY 2024

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Geography
Paper 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper has TWO sections: A and B
2. Answer ALL the questions in section A.
3. In section B answer question 6 and any other TWO questions.
4. All answers must be written in the answer sheets provided.
5. Indicate the questions done in section B in the grid below.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY.

SECTION QUESTIONS MAXIMUM STUDENT’S
SCORE SCORE
A 1-5 25
B 6 25
25
25
TOTAL 100
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SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in this section
1. a) Give two reasons why weather forecasting is important. (2marks)

b) Give three reasons that can cause inaccuracy of recording data in a school’s weather
station. (3marks)
2. a) Name two categories of extrusive igneous rocks. (2marks)
b) State three factors that influence rock metamorphism. (3marks)
3. a) Define a lake? (2marks)
b) State three characteristics of Lakes formed due to faulting. (3marks)
4. The diagram below represents a barchan. Use it to answer question
a) Name (i) The feature marked X (1mark)
(ii) The air current marked Y (1mark)
(iii) The slope marked Z (1mark)
b) Give two reasons why wind is a dominant agent of erosion in arid areas. (2marks)
5 a) What is soil catena? (2marks)
b) State three ways in which humus improves the quality of soil . (3marks)
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SECTION B
Answer question SIX and any other TWO questions from this section.
6. Study the map of Nyeri 1:50000 (sheet 120/4) provided and answer the following
questions
a) i) Name the two districts in the northern part of the map extract. (2marks)
ii) Give the latitudinal extent of the area covered by the map. (2 marks)
iii) According to the marginal information provided in the map, what is the magnetic
variation of the area when the map was drawn. (2 marks)
iv) Measure the length of the all-weather road (loose surface) E573 from the junction at
point M(637486) to the junction at point N(698478). Give your answer in kilometers.
(2 marks)
b) Describe drainage of the area covered by the map. (5 marks)
c) Citing evidence from the map, explain three factors that favour the growing of coffee in
Nyeri area. (6 marks)
d) Explain three factors that have influenced settlement in the area covered by the map.
(6marks)
7. a) State two causes of earth movement. (2marks)
b) Give three effects of the movement of tectonic plates. (3marks)
c) Apart from fold mountains, name three other features resulting from folding. (3marks)
d) Describe the origin of the continents according to the theory of continental drift.(5marks)
e) With the aid of a well labelled diagram describe the formation of anticlinorium and
synclinorium complex . (6marks)
d)Explain three negative effects of fold mountains to human activities. (6marks)
8. a) What is natural vegetation? (2marks)
(b) Explain how the following factors influence the distribution of vegetation;
(i) Relief. (2marks)
(ii) Soils. (2marks)

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(c) Use the map below to answer questions (i),(ii) and (iii).
i) Name the vegetation marked H, J and K. (3marks)

ii) Describe the characteristics of the vegetation found in the area shaded and marked
L. (5marks)
(d) State four uses of savanna vegetation. (4marks)
(e) You intend to carry out a field study on vegetation within the local environment
i) State three objectives you would formulate for the study. (3marks)
ii) Give four reasons why it is important to have a work schedule. (4marks)
9. a) i) What is the difference between weathering and mass wasting? (2marks)
ii) Explain two ways in which plants cause weathering. (4marks)
b) i) Name three types of landslides. (3marks)
ii) Explain two factors that influence the occurrence of landslides. (4marks)
c) Describe how an exfoliation dome is formed. (6marks)
d) Explain three effects of mass wasting on the physical environment. (6marks)
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10.a) Differentiate between effluent and influent streams. (2marks)
b) Explain how the following factors influence the amount of underground water.
i) Vegetation (2marks)
ii) Rainfall (2marks)

c) The diagram below represents an artesian basin. Use it to answer question (a).
d) Identify:
(i) The layers marked X and Y. (2marks)
(ii) The process marked Z. (1mark)
e) Explain three conditions that lead to the formation of an artesian basin. (6marks)
c) With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe how a stalagmite is formed. (7marks)
d) Give three reasons why there are few settlements in Karst landscapes. (3marks)

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Name: ……………………………….………………Index Number: ………..

CLASS ………………………CLASS NO. ………. ADM NO. ………………...…………

PANGANI GIRLS SCHOOL MOCK – JULY 2024

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY.

Answer ALL questions in this section

1. a) Give two reasons why weather forecasting is important. (2marks)

a) Name (i) The feature marked X (1mark)

(ii) The air current marked Y (1mark)

(iii) The slope marked Z (1mark)

5 a) What is soil catena? (2marks)

7. a) State two causes of earth movement. (2marks)

b) Give three effects of the movement of tectonic plates. (3marks)

d)Explain three negative effects of fold mountains to human activities. (6marks)

8. a) What is natural vegetation? (2marks)

(i) Relief. (2marks)

(ii) Soils. (2marks)

i) Name the vegetation marked H, J and K. (3marks)

(d) State four uses of savanna vegetation. (4marks)

9. a) i) What is the difference between weathering and mass wasting? (2marks)

ii) Explain two ways in which plants cause weathering. (4marks)

b) i) Name three types of landslides. (3marks)

c) Describe how an exfoliation dome is formed. (6marks)

d) Explain three effects of mass wasting on the physical environment. (6marks)

ii) Rainfall (2marks)

(i) The layers marked X and Y. (2marks)

(ii) The process marked Z. (1mark)

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