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ZIMSEC O Level · 4022/1 · J2023

Geography Paper 1 June 2023

Questions
24
Time allowed
75 min
Syllabus code
4022/1

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24
Pass mark
15
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Question 13

Weather and climate
Which cloud is associated with convectional rainfall?
  1. Acirrus
  2. Baltostratus
  3. Caltocumulus
  4. Dcumulonimbus

Question 14

Weather and climate
The diagram above shows a
  1. Astationary front.
  2. Bwarm front.
  3. Coccluded front.
  4. Dcold front.

Question 15

Weather and climate
Which climatic region experiences hot-wet summers?
  1. ADesert
  2. BEquatorial
  3. CMediterranean
  4. DSavanna

Question 16

Weather instruments
Calculate the mean daily temperature given that:
Maximum temperature is 28°C
Minimum temperature is 12°C
  1. A40°C
  2. B20°C
  3. C16°C
  4. D10°C

Question 17

Plate tectonics
The outer layer of the earth is known as
  1. Amesosphere.
  2. Blithosphere.
  3. Cbarysphere.
  4. Datmosphere.

Question 18

Wind erosion
What feature is shown on the diagram below?
  1. AExfoliation dome
  2. BYardang
  3. CRock pedestal
  4. DZeugen

Question 19

Natural hazards
Victims of hazardous mass movements can be assisted by
  1. Aawareness campaigns.
  2. Bbuilding reinforced structures.
  3. Cearly warning systems.
  4. Devacuation.

Question 20

River processes and landforms
A river that gains power to erode in the lower course experiences
  1. Arejuvenation.
  2. Bmeandering.
  3. Criver capture.
  4. Dbraiding.

Question 21

Soil erosion
Soil acidification can be reduced by
  1. Aaddition of lime.
  2. Birrigation.
  3. Capplication of fertilizer.
  4. Dcrop rotation.

Question 22

Ecosystems
Which ecosystem is shown in the photograph below?
  1. ADesert
  2. BEquatorial
  3. CMediterranean
  4. DSavanna

Question 23

Remote sensing
Remote Sensing is
  1. Agetting information from a far distance using electromagnetic waves.
  2. Bthe spectrum of all known wavelengths of light.
  3. Celectromagnetic spectrum.
  4. Dthe visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Question 24

Forestry
Indigenous forests in Zimbabwe are threatened by
  1. Aconstant floods.
  2. Buncontrolled veld fires.
  3. Csustainable exploitation.
  4. Denvironmental awareness.

Question 25

Environmental management
Invasion of a village by elephants and buffaloes leading to the destruction of crops is called
  1. Aanimal infiltration.
  2. Bco-habitation.
  3. Chuman wildlife conflict.
  4. Dwildlife management.

Question 26

Energy
What is the advantage of using green energy sources?
  1. Aincrease industrial production
  2. Bsave time cleaning utensils
  3. Ccontrol human wildlife conflicts
  4. Dreduce green house gas emissions

Question 30

Population
A person who works on contract basis in a country other than his own is called
  1. Aa refugee.
  2. Ban expatriate.
  3. Can emigrant.
  4. Da tourist.

Question 31

Industry
The risk of occupational accidents can be reduced by
  1. Ause of unskilled labour.
  2. Bproviding health and safety training.
  3. Cuse of outdated machinery.
  4. Dincreasing working hours.

Question 33

Agriculture
What type of farming is practised in the area marked X?
  1. ADairy farming
  2. BExtensive farming
  3. CMarket gardening
  4. DIntensive beef farming

Question 34

Agriculture
The Masai people of East Africa practise
  1. Amixed commercial farming.
  2. Bestate farming.
  3. Cnomadic farming.
  4. Dcommercial farming.

Question 35

Environmental management

From the Table below, which waste management facility increased in usage from 2000 to 2018?

FACILITY2000 %2018 %
ABLAIR2740
BBUCKET53
CFLUSH5650
DPIT127
  1. ABlair
  2. BBucket
  3. CFlush
  4. DPit

Question 36

Settlement
The growth of squatter settlements can be controlled by
  1. Aprovision of low cost housing.
  2. Bconstruction of expensive flats.
  3. Callocation of expensive stands.
  4. Dgiving them high cost loans.

Question 37

Settlement
Which part of the Central Business District (CBD) would you find a jewellery shop?
  1. Atransition zone
  2. Bcommercial
  3. Clight manufacturing
  4. Dretailing

Question 38

Population
The average number of children a woman [15-49 years] has in her lifetime is called
  1. Abirth rate.
  2. Bfertility rate.
  3. Cgrowth rate.
  4. Dmortality rate.

Question 39

Transport and trade
Which is the suitable mode of transport for moving flowers from Zimbabwe to the Netherlands?
  1. AWater
  2. BRoad
  3. CRail
  4. DAir

Question 40

Transport and trade
The time at 45° east is 1500 hours. What is the local time at 15° west?
  1. A1100 hours
  2. B1200 hours
  3. C1300 hours
  4. D1400 hours

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