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ZIMSEC O Level · 4022/1 · J2024

Geography Paper 1 June 2024

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75 min
Syllabus code
4022/1

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Question 9

Mapwork: drainage features
The drainage feature marked X is a
  1. Abraided channel.
  2. Bdeferred junction.
  3. Cdelta.
  4. Drapid.

Question 13

Weather hazards
During a thunderstorm people should
  1. Astand under trees in a group.
  2. Bwalk on a hilly area.
  3. Cshelter under shorter trees in a group.
  4. Dwalk on a flat field.

Question 14

Climate: hot deserts
Why are hot deserts located at the western sides of continents?
  1. Amoist offshore winds blow
  2. Beffect of ocean currents
  3. Cdue to cyclonic conditions
  4. Ddue to anticyclonic conditions

Question 15

Synoptic charts
Which of the sites A, B, C or D is associated with clear, warm and fine weather conditions?
  1. AA
  2. BB
  3. CC
  4. DD

Question 16

Climate types
The climate represented by the graphs above is
  1. Atropical continental.
  2. Bequatorial.
  3. Cmediterranean.
  4. Dtropical desert.

Question 17

Earth movements
The trembling of the earth's surface is known as
  1. Aearthquake.
  2. Bfaulting.
  3. Cfolding.
  4. Dvulcanicity.

Question 18

Weathering
Which weathering process involves the peeling of rocks in thin layers due to repeated heating and cooling?
  1. Ablock disintegration
  2. Bfreeze- thaw
  3. Cplant root action
  4. Dexfoliation

Question 19

Earth movements
Faulting causes the formation of a
  1. ABlock mountain.
  2. BFold mountain.
  3. CAnticlinal hill.
  4. DSynclinal valley.

Question 20

Earth movements
Areas shaded indicate the distribution of
  1. Avolcanoes.
  2. Bfold mountains.
  3. Cblock mountains.
  4. Dancient shields.

Question 21

Hot deserts
The impact of dust storms in a desert can be reduced by
  1. Awearing light clothes.
  2. Bwearing glasses.
  3. Cinstalling fans.
  4. Dusing veils.

Question 22

Wetlands
Which activity shows sustainable utilisation of wetlands?
  1. AConstructing houses
  2. BMining
  3. CVideo filming
  4. DWaste disposal

Question 23

Map interpretation
Lines joining areas of the same amount of rainfall on a map are called
  1. Aisobars.
  2. Bisohels.
  3. Cisohyets.
  4. Disotherms.

Question 24

Waste management
Which one is an example of biodegradable waste?
  1. AHair extension
  2. BIron
  3. CGlass
  4. DCardboard

Question 25

Forestry
Which one is an example of indigenous hardwood?
  1. APine
  2. BMahogany
  3. CEucalyptus
  4. DBaobab

Question 26

Fishing

The Table below shows fish catches in East Africa in 1980.

What is Tanzania' s inland catch?

  1. A417
  2. B264
  3. C222
  4. D190

Question 27

Energy
The type of power produced in the diagram above is
  1. Ahydroelectricity.
  2. Bnuclear.
  3. Cgeothermal.
  4. Dsolar.

Question 28

Resources
Which one is a non renewable resource?
  1. ATree
  2. BUranium
  3. CWater
  4. DWind

Question 29

Mining
How is sustainable use of mineral resources achieved?
  1. AUse of machinery
  2. BEstablishing many mills
  3. CSubstitution of minerals
  4. DUse of cheap labour

Question 30

Industry
The problem caused by informal industries is
  1. Ause of inexpensive machinery.
  2. Bprovision of cheap goods.
  3. Cenvironmental degradation.
  4. Duse of local raw materials.

Question 31

Industry
Which is an example of a foot loose industry?
  1. ARepairing cellphones
  2. BIron smelting
  3. CCotton ginning
  4. DTea processing

Question 33

Land tenure
Which type of tenure gives the owner the right to use of land over a specific period?
  1. ACommunal
  2. BState owned
  3. CFree hold
  4. DLease hold

Question 34

Settlement
What is a sphere of influence?
  1. AA recently developed area
  2. BThe number of goods and services
  3. CCompetition from other settlements
  4. DAn area served by a settlement

Question 35

Pollution
Land pollution in communities can be reduced by
  1. Ause of electric cars.
  2. Buse of green fuels.
  3. Cintroducing carbon tax.
  4. Dputting bins.

Question 36

Population
An economic impact of population decline is
  1. Aincreased wage bill.
  2. Blow GDP.
  3. Clabour shortage.
  4. Drise in migration.

Question 37

Population and health
Typhoid can be controlled by
  1. Ahaving a balanced diet.
  2. Bdigging wells.
  3. Cwater harvesting.
  4. Dproviding regular clean water supply.

Question 38

Population structure
Which type of population pyramid is shown by the illustration above?
  1. AA contracting
  2. BAn expanding
  3. CA stationary
  4. DA widening

Question 39

Hazards
What measure can be implemented to mitigate against possible hazards caused by landform development?
  1. ACounselling of victims
  2. BSettling on high ground
  3. CMobilising building materials
  4. DConstructing disaster resilient structures

Question 40

Trade
What can be done to improve international trade?
  1. AIncreasing import tarrifs
  2. BLimiting import quotas
  3. CUsing domestic currencies
  4. DLowering transhipment costs

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