END OF SECOND SEMESTER ASSESSMENET TEST YEAR SIX

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Answer All Questions
1. Study Fig. 1.

(i) State the maximum temperature which has been recorded in the desert.(2mk)
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(ii) Explain why(4mk)
A .daytime temperatures in the tropical desert are high
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B. nights are cold in tropical deserts.
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(iii) Explain why there is not much rainfall in a tropical desert such as the Sahara.(2mk)
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2. What is meant by “Food Shortage”?(2mk)
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(b) State five causes of food shortages(5mk)
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3. (a) Study Fig. 1.

(i)Why is the flow of water shown on Fig. 1 referred to as a ‘water -cycle’? (2mk)
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(ii) State two processes that supply water vapour to the atmosphere. (2mk)
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(iii) What is meant by the following terms?(6mk)
A Precipitation-
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B Condensation-
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C Evaporation-
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4. What is water shortage?(2mk)
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(b)State three causes of water shortages(6mk)
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(c) Explain why it is important for people to have a plentiful supply of safe, clean water.
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5. Study the fig: Below, Shows population type of different countries,

A B C
Name the type of populations (3mk)
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(b) (i) What is meant by the term ‘optimum population’? (2mk)

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(ii) Name an example of a country that is(2mk)

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(iii) Explain how overpopulation could cause problems in a country for(4mk)
A. people :
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B. the natural environment.

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6. What is under-population?(1mk)
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(b)State three problems caused by underpopulation(3mk)
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8. Study Fig. 1 and answer the Question that follows
The map of the world is showing the population of people living in urban centers >

(i)What is meant by the term ‘urbanization’? (2mk)

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(ii) Name(4mk)
A. a country in Africa where over than 80% of the total population live in urban areas
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B. a South American country where over 80% of the total population live in urban areas.
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(iii). Describe the reasons why many people are moving from rural area to urban areas(4mk)
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9. Study Fig. 2 which was taken in an urban area in India.

(i). Describe three features of the buildings shown in the photograph. (4mk)
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(ii). State five problems facing people living in cities such as the one shown in the
photograph.(5mk)
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(iii) .What is the name given to the type of settlement shown above? (1mk)
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(iv)Give three example in your country (3mk)
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