Paper 1 · slope morphology data analysis
A geographer carries out a field survey to compare slope profiles in two valleys, measuring the angle of each slope segment at several points down each valley. What instrument, used together with a tape measure or ranging poles, is used to measure the angle of each slope segment?
Model answer
clinometer
Also accepted: Abney level
Explanation: Slope angle in the field is measured using a clinometer (or Abney level), sighted along the slope while a tape measure or ranging poles establish the distances needed to calculate segment length and classify each part of the profile as convex, rectilinear, or concave.
Derived from ZIMSEC Geography Paper 1, November 2003, Q2
