Assignment Geography f3
PART ONE: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Circle the correct answer. For each question there is only one correct answer
1. The type of erosion which involves uniform removal of soil from a large area is
called
A. Rill erosion
B. Gully erosion
C. Sheet erosion
D. Splash erosion
2. The removal of top soil by agents of erosion is known as
A. Soil nutrients
B. Soil erosion
C. Soil degeneration
D. Soil catena
3. Which of the following components of soil is associated with humus?
A. Water and air.
B. Organic matter.
C. Minerals and rocks.
D. Inorganic matter
4. In Somaliland, soil erosion is likely to be more dominant in the:
A. Coastal lowland of Guban.
B. Highland of Golis range.
C. Plateau of Ogo.
D. Lowland of Nugaal
5. The following diagram represents one type of soil erosion
Which type of soil erosion is?
A. Splash erosion
B. Sheet erosion
C. Gully erosion
D. Rill erosion
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6. Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is best for areas that have
experienced gully erosion?
A. Strip farming
B. Use of gabions
C. crop rotation
D. mulching
7. Terraces are important because they prevent
A. Leaching
B. wind erosion
C. water erosion
D. Crop farming
8. Mono culture means
A. extensive farming
B. one crop only is grown
C. farming in remote area
D. intensive farming
9. A mixture of mineral, humus, air, and water on earth’s surface
A. Castings
B. Minerals
C. Soil
D. Rock
10. Which of the following components of soil is associated with humus?
A. Water and air.
B. Organic matter.
C. Minerals and rocks.
D. Inorganic matter.
11. The arrangement of soil along a slope as shown by the diagram below is known as:
A. soil profile
B. zonal system
C. soil catena
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D. chernozems
12. The process of breaking down of rocks into small particle is referred to as
A. Erosion
B. Denudation
C. Weathering
D. Deposition
PART TWO: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
1) Define the following terms
a. Soil
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b. Soil profile
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c. Soil catena
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d. Soil erosion
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2. List down any four components of the soil.
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3. Study the diagram below and answer the following question.
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B. ………………………………...
C. ………………………………...
D. ………………………………...
a) What does the diagram illustrate? (1marks)
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b) Name the marked of A, B,C and D in the diagram (2 marks)
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c. State any three factors that affect this diagram?
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d. Define the term humus?
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4. Explain any three functions of soil for plants
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5. Briefly explain how climate influences formation of soil.
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6. Differentiate between soil profile and soil catena
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7. Define the term soil degeneration
Explain any two way in which the soil degenerated
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8. State any four significance of soil
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9. Explain any three function of soil for insects and other organism
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10. Explain the three basic types of soil
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