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COMPULSORY QUESTION: MARP WORK (20 MARKS)

Answer all parts of this question.

1. Study the 1:50,000 (UGANDA) NYARWEYO map extract, part of sheet 48/4, series Y732,
Edition 1-U.S.D and answer the questions that follow.
a) (i) State the grid reference of the borehole at Kadebede ginnery. (01 mark)
(ii) Name the relief feature at grid reference 165263 (01 mark)
b) Measure and state in kilometers the distance of the dry weather road from kadebede
grid reference 210246 to katikari calvet at grid reference 094281. (03 marks)
c) Reduce the map two times and on it mark and name.
(i) Dry weather road
(ii) Rivers
(ii) Hills
(vi)Forest. (07 marks)
d) Describe the;
(i) Relief of the area. (04 marks)
(ii) Relationship between relief and communication in the area shown on the map.
(04 marks)
1.c A CROSS SECTION OF NYARWEYO OF THE AREA ALONG EASTING 20 BETWEEN
NORTHINGS 25 AND 35 SHOWING COUNTY BOUNDARY RIVER MPANGO,
FOREST, SWAMP AND STEEP SLOPE.

Height in feet Steep slope Height in feet

3950 Mpango River


3950

3850 Forest Boundary line 3850

3750 Swamp River 3750

3650 3650

3550 3550

10KM VS 1 CM Represents 100 feet, HS 1:5000.


MAP – WORK – NYARWEYO
(a)(i) Road Junctionis at 068238. [01 mrk]
(ii) The drainage feature is a river confluence. [01 mrk]

(b) The distance of in kilometres of the dry weather road from Kadebede to the culvert
at Kadiki is 12.9km. [01 mrk]

(c) on the Graph above.

(d)(i) Description of relief of Nyarweyo map extract.


There are inselbergs both in the North Eastern and North Western direction.
The lowest elevation is 3500 feet along the Bugahya /KibogaCounty.
The Southern part of Nyarweyo is a low land/valley.
The central part of Nyarweyo is a flat land.
There is a saddle between the Luhunga and Baranyuwa inselbergs in the Northern
part or direction of Nyarweyo map extract.
Any four (04 marks]
(ii) The dry weather roads are found concentrating in low lands.
- The dry weather road is concentrated in the flat lands e.g. in South part from
Nyarweyo road junction to Kyekadu.
- The dry weather road from Nyarweyo road junction passes through the saddle in
the Northern direction/part.
- There are roads in the valleys eg in the Southern direction.
Any four = [04 marks]
2.

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