Assessment paper - Physical Environment

A. Map reading

1. What does map reading mean?___________.

2. Name three types of maps.

3. Name three main elements of a map.

4. Why are scales important in mapwork?

5. What would be your interpretation if you saw the following symbols on a map?

a) Mosque

b) Shrine

c) Temple

6. When a map has a town council boundary, we interpret this to mean that the administrative area represented on the map is a _____

7. Name any two types of population settlement patterns that may be shown on a map.

8. The most common instrument used to tell the direction of different places or features on a map is a _____.

9. Name the cardinal point of a compass.

10. The arrow of a compass always points to the _____.

11. Draw and clearly label the 16 points of a compass.

12. a) Ole Tipis wanted to measure the distance covered by an irregular line on a map. What should he use?_____ or _____. b) Write the steps he would follow to measure the distance of the irregular line using each of the instrument.

13. The measurements are transferred to the _____ to get the actual distance on the ground in kilometers.

14. Name the three ways that can be used to calculate the area of features with irregular shapes.

a _____       b) _____       c) _____

Physical features

1. What are the five main physical regions of Kenya?

2. a) Name the largest physical region in Kenya. _____

    b) Which is the smallest physical region in Kenya? _____

3. State the three main rivers in Kenya that are used for irrigation.

4.a) Which is the main tourist attraction n in each of the areas listed below?

     i) Kenya _____.

     ii) South Africa _____.

     iii) Morocco _____.

   b) In the Rift Valley Province _____

   c) On the floor of the Great Rift Valley _____

5. Discuss the effects of the following physical features to human activities.

6. List three negative effects that physical features have had on human activities.

Climate

1. List the five main elements of weather.

2. The people who observe, measure and record the weather conditions of a place are called _____

3. Name the instruments used to measure the following elements of weather.

4. Rainfall is measured in _____

    a) What do you understand by the term 'mean monthly rainfall?

    b) Write the formula for calculating the mean monthly rainfall.

5. A thermometer contains either _____ or _____ which contracts or expands depending on the temperature.

6. Explain how an aneroid barometer works.

7. What is humidity?

8. State any four natural factors that cause climate change.

Soil

1. What is soil erosion?

2. Name the five main types of soil erosion

3. List any three natural causes of soil erosion.

4. Identify any other three soil conservation measures.

5. Explain how the following soil conservation measures help to conserve soil.

i) Destocking

ii) Creation of cut-off drainages

iii) Use of covercrops

iv) Contour ploughing

v) Agro- forestry

vi) Creating shelter belts in farms