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August Holiday Assignment Assignment - Form 2 - Geography

The document is an August holiday assignment for Form Two Geography students at Ikuu Boys High School, covering various topics related to vegetation, climate, and environmental factors. It includes questions on the distinction between types of vegetation, factors influencing vegetation distribution, local winds, climate change, and forestry conservation measures in Kenya. Students are also tasked with conducting a field study on vegetation types and their uses.

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August Holiday Assignment Assignment - Form 2 - Geography

The document is an August holiday assignment for Form Two Geography students at Ikuu Boys High School, covering various topics related to vegetation, climate, and environmental factors. It includes questions on the distinction between types of vegetation, factors influencing vegetation distribution, local winds, climate change, and forestry conservation measures in Kenya. Students are also tasked with conducting a field study on vegetation types and their uses.

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IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

P.O BOX 40

CHUKA

GEOGRAPHY FORM TWO (2)

AUGUST HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

1. a) Distinguish between secondary vegetation and planted vegetation (2mks)

b) Explain how the following factors influence the distribution of vegetation (6mks)

I) Aspect

Ii) Precipitation

iii) Soil

c) In which major climatic regions of the world are the following types of vegetation
found?(5mks)

I) coniferous forests

Ii) Maquis/chaparral

iii) prairies and pampas

iv) Acacia trees with umbrella -shaped thorny branches


d) Explain four factors which influence the distribution of vegetation in Kenya (8mks)

e) State four ways in which vegetation is of significance to the physical and human environment
(4mks)

2. a) Define the term precipitation (2mks)

b) i) Distinguish between mist and fog(2mks)

Ii) Name three types of fog(3mks)

iii) Give three conditions that are necessary for the formation of fog(3mks)
c) Describe the following local winds (8mks)

I) Anabatic winds

Ii) The harmattan winds

d) I) State the characteristics of the sirocco and Khamsin local winds of North Africa (2mks)

Ii) Where are the following local winds found(2mks

Berg winds

Föhn winds

e) State two factors that influence wind direction and speed (3mks)

3. a I) State five effects of aridity and desertification (5mks)


Ii) State four possible solutions to aridity and desertification (4mks)

b) Explain how the following could cause climate change (6mks)

I) Volcanic eruptions

Ii) Destruction of vegetation

iii) Continued use of chlorofluorocarbons

c) State two ways in which climate change can results from (2mks)

I) natural causes

Ii) human causes

d) Discuss four consequences of climate change (4mks)


4. a) What is forestry (2mks)

b) Describe the distribution of natural forests in Kenya (4mks)

c) Explain four measures being taken to conserve forests in Kenya(8mks)

d) Name four hardwood trees found in Kenya(4mks)

e) Students from Ikuu boys high school carried out a field study of different types of
vegetation and their uses within the vicinity of their school.

I) Apart from identifying the different types of plants, State two other activities they would carry
out during the field study (2mks)

Ii) How would they identify the different types of plants (2mks)
Iii) State the methods they would use to determine the following aspects of the trees (3mks)

Age of the trees

Height of the trees

Tree species

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