HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

Geography standard vi
Week 1
Lesson 1
Short answere
1. The cooled magma is called ____________________________
2. The distance between two successive contour lines is called ______________
3. Which town in Africa I crossed by the Prime Meridian?
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4. The Latitude Zero is called ___________________
5. Latitude 23 South is called _________________

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Lesson 2
When does latitude 23 North experience overhead sun in a year?
The people who study about weather are known as ______________
What are the two major types of tourism?

Lesson 3
9. What are the three (3) classes of industries?
i. ________________________ ii. _______________________ iii. _________________
10. Which weather element is expressed using percentage?
11. List down the three effects caused by the changes of weather in the environment.
i. ________________________ ii. _______________________ iii. _________________
12. Different seasons of the year are caused by ____________________
Week 2
Lesson 1
Definations
13. Weather
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14. Physical features
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15. Tourism
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16. Ranching
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Lesson 2
17. Contours
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18. Disasters
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19. Paddy field

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20. Grid region
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Lesson 3
21. Scale
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22. A resource
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23. Longitudes
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24. Plateau
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Week 3
Lesons 1 & 2
ELEMENT
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Rainfal
Wind Speed
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Atmospheric Pressure
Temperature
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INSTRUMENT
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Hygrometer
Sunshine recorder
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Wind Vane
Wind Sock

Lesson 3
Solve the following questions.
33. 1 cm represent 3 km. change the scale into a representative fraction. _______________
34. When it is 8.00 am GMT, what will be the time in East Africa?
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35. How long does the earth take to rotate 120?
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36. Find the time of town A at 75E if the time of town B at 30W s 7.30 am _____________
Week 4
Lesson 1
Name the following
37. The longest river in the world
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38. The highest mountain in the world
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39. The largest continent
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40. The biggest ocean
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Lesson 2 & 3
Draw the map of Easr Africa and Locate the following features

41. Lake Kyoga, Turkana, Rukwa nad Tanganyika.

42. River Ruvuma, Malagarasi, Tara, Achwa
43. Ukelewe Islands
44. Indian Ocean
45. Mount Elgon
46. Unguja Islands
47. Mikumi National Park
48. Mount Kilimanjaro