Social Sturdies Revision Questions for p5,p6,p7

1.Name the type of rainfall received in the plain areas of Uganda.
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2. State one advantage of a music festival in a community.
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3. Name the most common type of transport used in Uganda.
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4. Who were the first group of foreigners to come to Uganda?
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5. Name any one type of grassland that covers a large portion of Africa.
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6. Why should children greet visitors at home?
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7. How did the people of Kenya struggle to get independence?
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8. How can a market help people to meet their needs?
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9. Why is Arusha an important town to the East African countries?
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10. Give any one reason why the United Nations Organisation sends peace
keeping missions to war torn areas
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12.Give the type of weather suitable for maize harvesting period.
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13. State any one resource we get from water bodies.
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14. Give any one reason why places that have many economic activities
attract a high population.
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15. Why are warm ocean currents important to the areas along the coast of
Africa?
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16. How did the early explorers promote the work of European traders in
Africa?
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17. How does a good road network promote development in an area?
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18. State the importance of Kainji Dam to people of Nigeria.
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19. Why is a sign post important?
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State the major crop grown in the High Velds of South Africa.
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20. Mention one type of tax directly paid by civil servants in Uganda today.
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21. Give any one factor that brings about differences in the vegetation
distribution in mountainous regions.
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22. Apart from controlling soil erosion, give any one other reason why a
school compound should have vegetation cover.
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23. Why is pastoralism not highly developed among the nomadic
communities in Africa?
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