Social Sturdies Revision Questions

1.What are physical features?
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2. Give four major physical features of Africa?
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3. Name the ocean that borders Africa westwards?
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4. Why are there many lagoons along the coast of West Africa?
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5. What is the difference between active and dormant volcanoes?
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6. Name two mountain ranges formed as a result of folding.
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7. Why is the Nile delta densely populated?
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8. How was the formation of Lake Chad different from that of lake Malawi?
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9. Why do most rivers in Africa start from highlands?
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10. Which evidence is there to prove that lake Victoria is at a higher altitude than lake
Kyoga?
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11. Name two features of a river which make water transport difficult.
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12. How are rivers important in the economic development of Africa?
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13. Which forces were responsible for the formation of the rift valley?
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14. How is lakeTana important to the Blue Nile?
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15. What is the main economic activity in the Niger delta region?
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16. Why is road construction difficult in Ethiopia?
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17. Which arm of the rift valley passes through Kenya?
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18. Why does river Congo carry the largest volume of water to the sea?
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19. Give two economic activities carried out along the coastal plain?
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20. How was the quattara depression in Egypt formed?
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21. Why is the temperature in the rift valley usually high?
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22. Name the major tributary of River Niger?
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23. Differentiate between a river confluence and a delta.
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24. Why does river Nile flow northwards?
25. Identify one lake in East Africa which is not found in the rift valley.
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26. Why do people choose to live on the slopes of volcanic mountains?
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27. Identify two island countries of Africa?
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28. Which water body connects the Red sea to Mediterranean sea?
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29. How are coral reefs economically important?
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30. Why do many animals enjoy living on plateaus?
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31. How are gulfs different from straits?
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32. In which two ways do lakes influence people’s lives?
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33. Why are landslides common in south western Uganda?
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34. How were the following features formed?
(a) Ox – bow lakes
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(b) Rift Valleys
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35. Which mountain peak in East Africa is covered by snow?
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36. In which two ways are multi purpose projects important?
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37. Give two economic activities carried out on plateaus?
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38. Identify the three types of volcanic mountains?
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39. State any two examples of desert land forms?
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