INTERNAL LAND FORMING PROCESSES

EARTH MOVEMENTS
1. 1991 Q 3a
a) List three agents of deposition on the surface of the earth

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2. 1999 Q 1
Give four proofs that the earth is spherical

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3. 2007 Q 5
(a) Name the two types of earth movements that occur within the earth’s crust (2 marks)

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(b) Describe the origin of the continents according to the Theory of continental Drift (3 marks)

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4. 2008 Q 1
a) Give three reasons why it is necessary to study the plate tectonics theory. (3 marks)

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 b) Name two types of tectonic plate boundaries. (2 marks)

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FOLDING
1. 1993 Q 4b
b) With the aid of diagrams, describe how Fold Mountains are formed. (10 marks)

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2. 1998 Q 9
(a) On the outline map of Africa provide, name the features marked X,Y and Z

(b) (i) Name four folds

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(ii) With the labelled diagrams, describe the formation of Fold Mountains

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(iii) Explain four ways in which fold Mountains influence human activities.

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3. 2003 Q 4
a) i) In your answer booklet draw a diagram to show a simple fold and on it mark and
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 b) Name two fold mountains in Africa

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4. 2005 Q 8a-c
(a) Name one fold mountain in:
(i) Asia (1 mark)

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(ii) North America (1 mark)

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(iii) South Africa (1 mark)

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(b) (i) Apart from fold mountains, name three other features resulting from folding
(3 marks)

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(ii) With the aid of a labelled diagram, describe the formation of a thrust fold

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 (c) Explain four effects of fold mountains on human activities (8 marks)

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5. 2009 Q 5
The diagram below shows some types- of folds Use it to answer question (a)

Anticline
E F Fault

Increasing stress
(a) Name the types of folds marked E, F and G (3 marks)

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 (b) In which countries are the following fold mountains found?
(i) Andes (1 mark)

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(ii) Cape ranges (1 mark)

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(ii) Alps (1 mark)

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6. 2011 Q 8b, c
b) i) Apart from fold mountains, name three other features resulting from folding.
(3 marks)

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ii) With the aid of labeled diagrams, describe how Fold Mountains are formed. (10 marks)

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 c) Explain the significance of Fold Mountains to human activities. (8 marks)

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FAULTING
1. 1994 Q 3 A, B and C
(a) Name three types of faults

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(b) (i)With the aid of well labeled diagrams explain how compressional forces can
lead to the formation of a rift valley (4 marks)

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(ii) Give two examples of horst–mountain in East Africa (2 marks)

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(c) Explain two ways in which features resulting from faulting are of
economic importance (4 marks)

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2. 1996 Q 2
The block diagram below represents part of earth’s crust which has been subjected
to tensional forces.

a) Name the slope marked A (1 mark)

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 b) State three ways in which faulting can influence drainage systems. (3 marks)

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3. 2002 Q 1a, b
The diagram below represents features produced by faulting. Use it to answer
questions that follow.

a) Name the features marked P, Q, and R

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b) Differentiate between a normal fault and a reverse fault.

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4. 2004 Q 7a,b
a) i) A part from the Rift Valley name two other relief features that were formed as
result of faulting. (2 marks)

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 ii) With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe how a Rift Valley is formed
by tensional forces. (8 marks)

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b) Explain four effects of faulting (8 marks)
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5. 2009 Q 8
(a) (i) Name three types of faults. (3 marks)
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(ii) Apart from compressional forces explain two other processes that may cause
faulting (4 marks)
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(b) With the aid of diagrams, describe how compressional forces may have led to the
formation Great Rift Valley (8 marks)

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 (c) Explain five ways in which faulting is of significance to human activities. (10 marks)

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6. 2012 Q4 P2
a) Identify two causes of earth movement (2 marks)
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The diagram below shows some features formed as a result of faulting.

b) Identify
i) The angle marked J. (1 mark)
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ii) The features marked K and L (2 marks)

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VULCANICITY
1. 1996 Q 1a,b
a) List two features resulting from extrusive volcanic activity. (2 marks)

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b) State four ways in which vulcanicity has influenced human activities in Kenya.
(4 marks)

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2. 1998 Q 2
(a) What is magma?

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(b) Differentiate between a sill and a dyke

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(c) The diagram below represents a composite volcano. Name the features marked
P, Q, and R

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3. 2000 Q 7a-c
(a) Differentiate between plutonic rocks and volcanic rocks

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(b) Describe how lava plateau is formed

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(c) (i) Name three volcanic features found in the rift valley of Kenya

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(ii) Explain four negative effects of vulcanicity in Kenya

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4. 2002 Q 7a (i),(iii)
The map below shows the physical regions of Kenya. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.

a) i) Name the regions marked X,Y and Z

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iii) Describe how Mt. Kenya was formed.

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5. 2004 Q 9a-c
The diagram below shows some intrusive features formed by vulcanicity.
Use it to answer question (a)

a) i) Name features marked X,Y, and Z (3 marks)

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ii) Explain how a sill is formed (4 marks)

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b) Describe the characteristics of a composite volcano (4 marks)

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 c) Explain four ways in which volcanic mountains positively influence human activities.

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6. 2008 Q 7
a) Differentiate between magma and lava (2 marks)

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c) Describe how the following features are formed and for each give an example from
Kenya: i) crater (3 marks)

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ii) geyser (5 marks)

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iii) lava plateau (4 marks)

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d) Explain four ways in which volcanic features influence human activities. (8 marks)

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EARTHQUAKES
1. 1998 Q 3
(a) State three causes of earthquakes
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(b)Give two effects of earthquakes in built up areas
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2. 2002 Q 9c
(a) (i) What are earthquakes

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(ii) Name two types of earthquakes.

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(iii) State the five ways in which the earths’ crust is affected by earthquakes.

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3. 2006 Q 4
(a) Name two scales used to measure the intensity of an earthquake (2 marks)

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(b) Give three causes of earthquakes (3 marks)

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4. 2010 Q 3
(a) Give three causes of earthquakes. (3 marks)

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(b) Name two major earthquake zones of the world. (2 marks)

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