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1 The existance of more people in an area than the available resources is called sparce population over-population under population dense population 2 Which of the following lakes in East Africa was formed as a result of lava damming? Bunyonyi Victoria Rukwa Natron 3 Temperature inversion in East Africa is mainly experienced in the Lake Victoria basin Kigezi highlands the coastal region Nyika plateau 4 Which of the following rocks are metamorphic? Basalt Sandstone Granite Marble 5 Agricultural production in East Africa can best be increased by employing more labour acquiring more capital improving the roads stabilizing agricultural prices 6 Soda ash in East Africa is obtained from lake Magadi Mburo Turkana Rukwa 7 Which of the following best represents natural vegetation zonation on Mt. Kilimanjaro ? Savannah, forests and moorland Forests, savannah and moorland Moorland, savannah and forests Savannah, moorland and forests 8 Over-fishing on Uganda's lakes has mainly resuted from increased demand for fish improved transport routes use of wrong nets improved fishing methods 9 Which of the following commodities are handled by the port of Mombasa ? Coal and coffee Crude oil and cement Cotton and wheat Sugar and pyrethrum 10 Diamonds in Tanzania are found in igneous rocks sedimentary rocks metamorphic rocks leached areas 11 The East African countries predominantly export fish products agricultral products mineral products forestry products 12 The high population density in Kabale district is mainly due to availability of food immigration from Rwanda high fertility rates land fragmentation 13 The renewed erosive activity by a river is called river regime siltation rejuvenation hydrolysis 14 Lateritic soils in East Africa develop as a result of sedimentation exfoliation leaching water-logging 15 The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure at a weather station is called hydrometer barometer hygrometer anemometer 16 Ahero scheme in Kenya obtains its irrigation waters from river Nyando Sondu Gucha Nzoia 17 In which one of the following towns in East Africa is cement manufactured? Lodwar Mbale Dodoma Tanga 18 Mangrove forests in East Africa are found along the coast on mountain peaks on Lake Victoria shores in the Miombo woodlands 19 The greatest problem facing the fishing industry in East Africa is low fishing population limited market poor fishing gear limited fish species 20 Which of the following fish landing sites is found on Lake Edward ? Butiaba Musoma Rwampanga Rwenshama 21 Afforestation programmes in East Africa are mainly intended for conserving the environment promoting eco-tourism providing wood fuel increasing humus in the soil 22 River transport is not well developed in East Africa because most rivers have shallow valleys suspended boulders waterfalls meanders 23 The feature formed when a sheet of magma cools along a bedding plane is called a dyke laccolith batholith sill 24 In Tanzania, cattle ranching is mainly carried out around Mbeya Kongwa Songea Kigoma 25 North-Eastern Uganda is sparsely populated due to limited social services hostile tribes unreliable rainfall leached soils 26 Which one of the following mountains is a block mountain ? Kilimanjaro Rwenzori Elgon Kenya 27 The Kigezi highlands experience soil erosion because of land fragmentation cultivating steep slopes draining wetlands torrential rainfall 28 The seasonal changes in the volume of water in a river is called profile rejuvenation watershed regime 29 Coral reefs in East Africa grow in temperatures below 10 deg. C near river mouths in deep waters in salty waters 30 The major problems facing pastoralists in North-Eastern Uganda are tsetse flies and water shortage poor roads and pastures limited skilled labour its low grade 31 Coal in Southern Tanzania has not been mined due to low market demand poor transport system limited skilled labour its low grade 32 Wildlife conservation is mainly intended to minimize poaching attract tourists provide medicine modify climate 33 The transport sector in North-Eastern Kenya is poorly developed because the area is hilly and rugged tsetse fly infested under-populated unproductive 34 The most common method of fish preservation used on Lake Kyoga landing sites is Salting sun-drying freezing smoking 35 In East Africa, most game reserves are located in areas of low rainfall high population very fertile soils rugged terrain 36 One of the natural resources in North Eastern Uganda which is developed is :- minerals wildlife mountains fertile soils - volcanic in nature 37 On which of the following mountains are glacial features found? Mt. Kenya Mt. Moroto Mt. Longnot Mt. Meru 38 The development of latenitic soils in central Uganda is a result of :- leaching erosion weathering decomposition 39 The North-Western shores of Lake Victoria experience a type of climate whicjh is :- warm and dry cool and wet cool and dry warm and wet 40 The savannah woodlands of Central Tanzania have been used for :- pastoral farming commercial ranching tourism and wildlife bee keeping