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Geography · Paper 2 · 2006

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Questions (28)

Section A

1. 4 marks

Describe four principal topographical zones across the Eastern African corridor and explain how each influences human settlement choice.

  1. Describe four principal topographical zones across the Eastern African corridor. (2 mk)
  2. Explain how each influences human settlement choice. (2 mk)

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2. 4 marks

Explain four economic or institutional conditions that commonly sustain above-average birth rates in developing communities.

  1. Explain four economic or institutional conditions that commonly sustain above-average birth rates in developing communities. (4 mk)

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3. 4 marks

Give four proximate health or infrastructure reasons for elevated infant mortality in Tanzanian rural districts, and recommend one short-term remedy for each.

  1. Give four proximate health or infrastructure reasons for elevated infant mortality in Tanzanian rural districts. (2 mk)
  2. Recommend one short-term remedy for each. (2 mk)

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4. 4 marks

Explain how a total station operates and list two advantages it offers over manual chain-and-compass methods in precise surveying.

  1. Explain how a total station operates. (2 mk)
  2. List two advantages it offers over manual chain-and-compass methods in precise surveying. (2 mk)

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5. 4 marks

Identify four commercial or tourism activities in regions once sculpted by ice in northern Europe, and clarify how glacial deposits support them.

  1. Identify four commercial or tourism activities in regions once sculpted by ice in northern Europe. (2 mk)
  2. Clarify how glacial deposits support them. (2 mk)

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6. 4 marks

Assess two benefits and two drawbacks of increased visitor numbers to Tanzania’s coastal reserves.

  1. Assess two benefits of increased visitor numbers to Tanzania’s coastal reserves. (2 mk)
  2. Assess two drawbacks of increased visitor numbers to Tanzania’s coastal reserves. (2 mk)

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7. 4 marks

Define environmental harm in a geographical context. Classify harm by scale and by agent. Provide an example of cross-scale harm and one mitigating action.

  1. Define environmental harm in a geographical context. (1 mk)
  2. Classify harm by scale and by agent. (2 mk)
  3. Provide an example of cross-scale harm and one mitigating action. (1 mk)

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8. 4 marks

Give a concise statement of what pollution means for ecosystems. Name four common pollution categories encountered in towns. Choose one category and outline two monitoring indicators.

  1. Give a concise statement of what pollution means for ecosystems. (1 mk)
  2. Name four common pollution categories encountered in towns. (2 mk)
  3. Choose one category and outline two monitoring indicators. (1 mk)

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9. 4 marks

State four necessary natural or engineered prerequisites for constructing a large-scale hydropower dam.

  1. State four necessary natural or engineered prerequisites for constructing a large-scale hydropower dam. (4 mk)

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10. 4 marks

Explain four ways geography education enhances resource management and community resilience in Tanzania, with examples.

  1. Explain four ways geography education enhances resource management and community resilience in Tanzania, with examples. (4 mk)

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Section B

11. 10 marks

From classroom practice, discuss four analytical or practical skills that geography lessons develop, and for each provide a workplace example.

  1. Discuss four analytical or practical skills that geography lessons develop, and for each provide a workplace example. (10 mk)

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12. 10 marks

Define teaching materials for geography lessons. Evaluate the role of interactive maps in learning: list three advantages and one significant drawback. Suggest two teacher-made aids that help teach climatic zones.

  1. Define teaching materials for geography lessons. (2 mk)
  2. Evaluate the role of interactive maps in learning: list three advantages and one significant drawback. (5 mk)
  3. Suggest two teacher-made aids that help teach climatic zones. (3 mk)

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13. 10 marks

Field notes came from transects, point samples, and photographic logs. Critique four common recording practices for geographical data, addressing reliability and student workload.

  1. Critique four common recording practices for geographical data, addressing reliability and student workload. (10 mk)

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14. 10 marks

Discuss four ways a syllabus supports a teacher’s planning and evaluation of geography learning, illustrating each with a short example.

  1. Discuss four ways a syllabus supports a teacher’s planning and evaluation of geography learning, illustrating each with a short example. (10 mk)

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Section C

15. 10 marks

What is a lesson blueprint? Prepare a 45-minute lesson blueprint for Form One on “Earth’s spin and day-night cycles,” indicating assessment and materials.

  1. What is a lesson blueprint? (2 mk)
  2. Prepare a 45-minute lesson blueprint for Form One on “Earth’s spin and day-night cycles,” indicating assessment and materials. (8 mk)

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16. 10 marks

Identify four active teaching strategies that build map-reading skills during fieldwork and describe one activity under each strategy.

  1. Identify four active teaching strategies that build map-reading skills during fieldwork and describe one activity under each strategy. (10 mk)

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17. 10 marks

Write a lesson plan using Think-Pair-Share to teach the interpretation of climate graphs, allocating time for each phase and defining outputs.

  1. Write a lesson plan using Think-Pair-Share to teach the interpretation of climate graphs, allocating time for each phase and defining outputs. (10 mk)

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18. 10 marks

Explain four ways formative and summative assessments differ in geography, with one concrete technique for each difference.

  1. Explain four ways formative and summative assessments differ in geography, with one concrete technique for each difference. (10 mk)

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