SECTION A (40 Marks)
1. Name the element of weather that enables farmers to dry harvested crops easily.
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2. Give one reason why the culture of greeting is important in a society.
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3. Why do areas near the Equator have high temperatures in the months of March and September?
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4. Mention one common problem faced by people who settle in wetland areas.
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5. Name the bank which funds the activities of the East African Community.
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6. How were the legislative councils useful to the colonial government?
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7. Why do people prefer using modern means of communication to tradition ones?
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8. In the space provided below, draw a map symbol for a dam.
9. Why was the cement industry built in Tororo but not in Kampala?
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10. What type of wood is obtained from forests that in areas which receive plenty of rainfall?
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11. Why were there few Europeans who travelled across the Sahara Desert?
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12. Mention any one activity carried out on the school assembly.
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13. Give one method of preserving fish in Uganda.
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14. What is the main cause of the refugee problem in Africa?
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15. Name the type of climate which is wet and hot throughout the year.
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16. Give one reason that causes changes in population distribution in different places.
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17. Mention any one way how waterfalls are important to the power industry.
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18. State any one reason why family planning services are good in a country.
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19. What is the use of an anemometer at a weather station?
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20. Give any one way how hotels promote the tourism industry in East Africa.
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21. Give one reason why we need teachers at school.
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22. Name the side of a highland which receives heavy rainfall.
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23. Give the main reason why African leaders didn't want slave trade to end.
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24. How was the formation of Atlas Mountains in Morocco different from that of the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho?
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25. Name the kind of tax which is charged on goods locally made in Uganda?
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26. Why was the first Pan African Conference in Africa held in Ghana in 1958?
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27. Give one reason why subsistence farming is cheap to carryout.
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28. Mention any one product made from clay.
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29. Give one way how the movement of blacks was controlled during Apartheid rule in South Africa.
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30. State one factor that forced to give independence to the Africans.
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31. Give one reason why the government is putting a lot of money in building markets.
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32. State one reason why monkeys enjoy to stay under the canopies of forests.
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33. Why is it good for a school child to wear a uniform with a badge?
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34. Give any one reason why Uganda is called a landlocked country.
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35. What is population census?
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For questions 36 to 40, answer either Christianity or Islamic but not both alternatives in a number.
36. Either: Give one way how a prayer is important in the life of a Christian.
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Or: Give one way how a prayer is important in the life of a Muslim.
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37. Either: Why is Mount Sinai important to Christians?
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Or: Why is the Hira Cave on Mount Jabal-al-Noor important to Muslims?
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38. Either: Mention any one way how Christians show love and kindness to those who are in need.
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Or: Mention any one way how Muslims show love and kindness to those who are in need.
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39. Either: State one reason why a Christian should repent after sinning.
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Or: Why should a Muslim repent after sinning?
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40. Either: How is Namugongo important to Christians today?
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Or: How is Mecca important to Muslims today?
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SECTION B (60 MARKS)
41. Study the map below and use it to answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the national park located in the shaded area on the map.
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(b) Give the compass direction of town A from town B.
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(c) Name the river marked Q.
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(d) Which suitable industry can be established in the area marked XX?
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42. (a) Name the units for measuring rainfall.
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(b) Give any two reasons why some areas of Uganda lack reliable rainfall.
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(c) State one way how the planting of trees helps to improve on the climate of an area.
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43. (a) Name the major cash crop grown on the Gezira Irrigation Scheme.
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(b) Mention the method of irrigation used on the Gezira Irrigation Scheme.
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(c) Give any two benefits of the Gezira Irrigation Scheme to the people.
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44. (a) Write UNICEF in full.
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(b) State any two ways how UNICEF has helped to promote the health of the people of Uganda.
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(c) Mention any one challenge facing the above organisation in its work.
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45. (a) Name the feature which helps pedestrians to cross busy roads.
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(b) State one other way of ensuring safety on the road.
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(c) Give one reason why the road network is not well developed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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(d) State one way how bad roads affect trade activities in a country.
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46. (a) Which international organisation unites all oil producing countries in Africa?
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(b) Mention the largest oil producing country in Africa.
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(c) Give any two ways how the organisation named in (a) above is of benefit to its member states.
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47. Match and re-write the people in List A with their historic contribution in List B.
| List A | List B |
| Nuwa Mbaguta | Signed the provisional Namirembe Agreement |
| Michael Kintu | Was the first Chief Minister of Uganda |
| Benedict Kiwanuka | Extended British rule to Western Uganda |
| Zakaria Kisingiri | Was one of the regents of Kabaka Daudi Chwa |
(a) Nuwa Mbaguta:
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(b) Benedict Kiwanuka:
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(c) Michael Kintu:
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(d) Zakaria Kisingiri:
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48. (a) Name any one pastoral tribe that lives in the semi-arid areas of Uganda.
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(b) State any two problems faced by people living in semi-arid areas of East Africa.
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(c) How can the semi-arid areas of East Africa be put under effective agriculture?
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49. (a) Which body in Uganda educates people about the need to respect human rights?
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(b) Give one how women's rights have been promoted in Uganda.
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(c) State any two ways how the rights of a girl child are violeted in some parts of Uganda.
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50. (a) Give any two ways through which leaders are got in Uganda.
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(b) State one conditions that allows one to vote in Uganda.
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(c) Mention any one challenge faced during elections in Uganda.
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For questions 51 to 54, answer either Christianity or Islamic but not both alternatives in a number.
51. Either:
(a) Name the celebration which marks the end of Lent Period.
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(b) Give one reason why Christians fast during Lent Period.
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(c) Mention any two things Christians do during Lent Period.
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Or:
(a) Name the celebration which marks the end of
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(b) Mention any two things Muslims do during Ramadhan.
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(c) Give one reason why Muslims fast during Ramadhan.
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52. Either:
(a) What is the first commandment according to the Bible.
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(b) Mention any two ways in which Christians observe the commandment.
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(c) Give one way how God rewards people who observe His commandments.
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Or:
(a) What is the first pillar of Islam?
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(b) Mention any two ways how Muslims observe the above mentioned pillar of Islam.
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(c) Give one way how Allah rewards Muslims who observe the pillars of Islam.
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53. Either: "It is not good for ma to live alone. I'll make a suitable companion for him." (Genesis 2:18)
(a) Who said these words?
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(b) Why were the above words said?
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(c) Where did the the people talked about in the above verse live?
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(d) Name any one of the sons the above people had.
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Or: "O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, who created you from a single person and from him, he created his wife and from them both, he created and men and women. (Quran 4:1)
(a) Who said the above words?
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(b) Name the two people who are talked about in the above verse.
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(c) Mention any one duty of Muslim men to women according to Islam.
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54. Either:
(a) Name the prophet who was thrown in a den of lions.
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(b) Why was the above prophet disliked by the governors of the Medes and Persians?
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(c) What did the above prophet refuse to do?
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(d) Mention any one lesson that we learn from the story of the above prophet.
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Or:
(a) Name the prophet who escaped from being killed by the people of Mecca.
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(b) Why was the above named prophet hated by the people of Mecca?
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(c) How did Allah protect His prophet from being killed by the people of Mecca?
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(d) Mention any one lesson we learn from the story of the above named prophet.
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FOR BOTH
55. (a) Mention any two common beliefs between Muslims and Christians.
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(b) State any two common practices between Christianity and Islam.
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