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This is the ZIMSEC O-Level Geography study guide for Paper 1. It is a free study guide for revision. The paper code is 2248/1.
MAPWORK DEMYSTIFIED A map is a diagram drawn to scale to represent features on the earth'ssurface. The features are both human and natural. Map work is a component of geography paper 1 and has 12 questions of the 40 questions asked in 2248/1. The main concepts asked are grouped into six compounds listed below: 1.International symbols 2.Location of features using 4 figure and 6 figure grid reference 3. Measurement of the following: a) Length b) Bearing c) Gradient d) Altitude e) Direction f) Area 4. Features in map work a) Drainage features. b) Sites for dam construction. c) Landforms and type of slopes 5.Patterns in map work a) Drainage patterns b) Settlement patterns c) Street patterns 6. Land use in map work Each map work question contains two or more of these concepts as they are seldom asked in isolation.An apt example would be the November 2005/1 number 2 question 2. What is the length of the wide tarred road between the junction at 717170 and the junction at 754134 ? - Three concepts have been tested in this question... i] Six figure grid reference (711170 and 754134) ii] International symbols (wide tarred road) iii] Measuring length 01 IT GROWS ASIT GOES