i.Natural environment can be continuous by doing what? [ ]
Building modern houses
keeping and conserving them
cutting trees and burning charcoal
ii.Geography and environment helps human beingto get knowledge on how _____ [ ]
He can make fish
He understand natural calamities and how he can avoid them
He can build bee hives
iii.The environmental conditions of one place differs with that of another place because of____ [ ]
animals available in that environment
people available in that environment
The appearance of vegetation present in that area
iv.Which among the following criteria differentiates between mountain and hill? [ ]
Height and slopes
Rocks and soil
shortness and quantity of snow
v.Kitulo reserve is in which region? [ ]
Iringa and Mbeya
Mbeya and Njombe
Rukwa and Katavi
2. Answer the following questions by choosing words from the box
Geography, Lake, Kilimanjaro, Southern highlands, Science, Morogoro, Tanga, River, Meru
The highest mountain in Tanzania and African continent___________
A large water body that is surrounded by land is called ____________
Uluguru mountains ranges are found in which Region? ___________
Subject that deals with human and his environment is called? ________
Mbeya,Iringa, Songwe and Njombe regions are __________
3. Match List A and B to have the correct meaning
List A
Answer
List B
(i) Mountains
Moderately elevated landforms with round flat peaks
There are no mountains, Hills or any higher elevation
Highly elevated above the earth’s surface
Area of lower land often deep down between two Hills or mountains
(ii)Valleys
(iii) plains
(iv) Hills
4.Fill in the blanks
i) Mention two Hills that are found in Tanzania _______________ and _______________
ii)What are the importance of lakes and rivers __________________________________________
iii) What is the importance of valleys in the environment? Mention one. __________________________
iv) We are advisedto build houses in which landforms? ________________________________
v) Earth surface has two main relief features which are _________________ and _______________
5. Read the following passage then answer the questions that follow:
Environment is everything that surround the human being. There are two types of environment which are natural environment and man-made environment. Example of natural environment are forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and valleys.Man-made environment was made by human being. We are supposed to conserve our environment by planting trees, watering flowers and conserving them.
Questions:
What is environment? ____________________________________________________________
House, road, and hospital are in which type of environment? _____________________________
There are two types of environment which are _____________________ and _____________________
One of the ways of conserving environment is _______________________________________
This passage is concerned about ____________________________________________________
LEARNINGHUBTZ.CO.TZGEOGRAPHY STANDARD THREE EXAM SERIES 135
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PRIMARY EXAMINATION SERIES
STANDARD THREE
ANNUAL EXAMINATION NOVEMBER 2025
SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIROMENT
SECTION A: (28 MARKS)
Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the box provided
i. On the Earth’s surface human beings are surrounded by various things. What is the general term for all the things that surround human beings?
A.Living things
B.Non-living things
C.Environment
D.Atmosphere
ii. Which of the following is man-made component of environment?
A.Land
B.Water
C.Mountain
D.House
iii. What is the lowland between two hills or mountains called?
A.Plain
B.Plateau
C.Valley
D.Basin
iv. Which tool is used to sweep the school pathways?
A.Mop
B.Dustpan
C.Broom
D.Dustbin
v. Why is it important to clean our environment?
A.To get fresh air
B.To look bad
C.To attract diseases
D.To get bad smell
vi. The following regions border lake Victoria, except:
A.Mwanza
B.Kagera
C.Mara
D.Arusha
vii. Standard three pupils were picking the rubbish around their school. In which tool did they put the rubbish?
A.Dustpan
B.Dustbin
C.Cup
D.Mop
viii. Last week my parents visited the deepest lake in Tanzania. Which lake did they visit?
A.Lake Tanganyika
B.Lake Nyasa
C.Lake Victoria
D.Lake Rukwa
SECTION B : ( 22 MARKS)
3. Read the passage below and answer the items (i) - (vii) by writing the correct answers in the space provided.
Geography is a subject that deals with the study of human beings and their environment. It is concerned with the earth, the atmosphere and that the things that exist on the earth’s surface. The earth’s surface comprises of the continents and the oceans.
Ontheearth’ssurface,humanbeingsaresurroundedbyvariousthings.Thesethings andhumanbeingsarepartoftheenvironment.Therefore,theenvironmentincludesall thethingsthatsurroundhumanbeings.Thesethingscanbeeithernaturalorman-made.Naturalthingsarethosewhicharenotcreatedbyhumanbeingssuchas mountains,plants,animals,rivers,landandair.Man-madethingsarethosewhichare created or made by human beings. Such things include houses, gardens, tables and cars
Questions
i. Which subject deals with the study of human beings and their environment?
LEARNINGHUBTZ.CO.TZGEOGRAPHY STANDARD THREE EXAM SERIES 131
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PRIMARY EXAMINATION SERIES
STANDARD THREE
ANNUAL EXAMINATION NOVEMBER 2025
SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIROMENT
SECTION A: (28 MARKS)
Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the box provided
i. On the Earth’s surface human beings are surrounded by various things. What is the general term for all the things that surround human beings?
A.Living things
B.Non-living things
C.Environment
D.Atmosphere
ii. Which of the following is man-made component of environment?
A.Land
B.Water
C.Mountain
D.House
iii. What is the lowland between two hills or mountains called?
A.Plain
B.Plateau
C.Valley
D.Basin
iv. Which tool is used to sweep the school pathways?
A.Mop
B.Dustpan
C.Broom
D.Dustbin
v. Why is it important to clean our environment?
A.To get fresh air
B.To look bad
C.To attract diseases
D.To get bad smell
vi. The following regions border lake Victoria, except:
A.Mwanza
B.Kagera
C.Mara
D.Arusha
vii. Standard three pupils were picking the rubbish around their school. In which tool did they put the rubbish?
A.Dustpan
B.Dustbin
C.Cup
D.Mop
viii. Last week my parents visited the deepest lake in Tanzania. Which lake did they visit?
A.Lake Tanganyika
B.Lake Nyasa
C.Lake Victoria
D.Lake Rukwa
2. Match the items in LIST A with those in LIST B and write the letter of the correct answers in the answers space
LIST A
i. Lake Victoria
ii. Indian, Pacific and Atlantic
iii. Kilimanjaro, Rungwe and Meru
iv. Mountains, hills and valleys
v.Thestudyhumanbeingsandthe environment
vi. The top of a mountain or hill
LIST B
A.Human activities
B.Summit
C.Basin lake
D.Mountains
E.Relief features
F.Plains
G.Oceans
H.Geography
SECTION B : ( 22 MARKS)
3. Read the passage below and answer the items (i) - (vii) by writing the correct answers in the space provided.
Geography is a subject that deals with the study of human beings and their environment. It is concerned with the earth, the atmosphere and that the things that exist on the earth’s surface. The earth’s surface comprises of the continents and the oceans.
Ontheearth’ssurface,humanbeingsaresurroundedbyvariousthings.Thesethings andhumanbeingsarepartoftheenvironment.Therefore,theenvironmentincludesall thethingsthatsurroundhumanbeings.Thesethingscanbeeithernaturalorman-made.Naturalthingsarethosewhicharenotcreatedbyhumanbeingssuchas mountains,plants,animals,rivers,landandair.Man-madethingsarethosewhichare created or made by human beings. Such things include houses, gardens, tables and cars
Questions
i. Which subject deals with the study of human beings and their environment?
LEARNINGHUBTZ.CO.TZGEOGRAPHY STANDARD THREE EXAM SERIES 126
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PRIMARY EXAMINATION SERIES
STANDARD THREE
ANNUAL EXAMINATION NOVEMBER 2025
SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIROMENT
SECTION A: (28 MARKS)
Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the box provided
i. On the Earth’s surface human beings are surrounded by various things. What is the general term for all the things that surround human beings?
A.Living things
B.Non-living things
C.Environment
D.Atmosphere
ii. Which of the following is man-made component of environment?
A.Land
B.Water
C.Mountain
D.House
iii. What is the lowland between two hills or mountains called?
A.Plain
B.Plateau
C.Valley
D.Basin
iv. Which tool is used to sweep the school pathways?
A.Mop
B.Dustpan
C.Broom
D.Dustbin
v. Why is it important to clean our environment?
A.To get fresh air
B.To look bad
C.To attract diseases
D.To get bad smell
vi. The following regions border lake Victoria, except:
A.Mwanza
B.Kagera
C.Mara
D.Arusha
vii. Standard three pupils were picking the rubbish around their school. In which tool did they put the rubbish?
A.Dustpan
B.Dustbin
C.Cup
D.Mop
viii. Last week my parents visited the deepest lake in Tanzania. Which lake did they visit?
A.Lake Tanganyika
B.Lake Nyasa
C.Lake Victoria
D.Lake Rukwa
2. Match the items in LIST A with those in LIST B and write the letter of the correct answers in the answers space
LIST A
i. Lake Victoria
ii. Indian, Pacific and Atlantic
iii. Kilimanjaro, Rungwe and Meru
iv. Mountains, hills and valleys
v.Thestudyhumanbeingsandthe environment
vi. The top of a mountain or hill
LIST B
A.Human activities
B.Summit
C.Basin lake
D.Mountains
E.Relief features
F.Plains
G.Oceans
H.Geography
SECTION B : ( 22 MARKS)
3. Read the passage below and answer the items (i) - (vii) by writing the correct answers in the space provided.
Geography is a subject that deals with the study of human beings and their environment. It is concerned with the earth, the atmosphere and that the things that exist on the earth’s surface. The earth’s surface comprises of the continents and the oceans.
Ontheearth’ssurface,humanbeingsaresurroundedbyvariousthings.Thesethings andhumanbeingsarepartoftheenvironment.Therefore,theenvironmentincludesall thethingsthatsurroundhumanbeings.Thesethingscanbeeithernaturalorman-made.Naturalthingsarethosewhicharenotcreatedbyhumanbeingssuchas mountains,plants,animals,rivers,landandair.Man-madethingsarethosewhichare created or made by human beings. Such things include houses, gardens, tables and cars
Questions
i. Which subject deals with the study of human beings and their environment?
Thingswhichcauseslossofpeoples’ properties and live
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
Infrastructures
Environment
Hazards
Resource
Human activities
Water sources
Political activities
(a) Arrange the following physical feature by regarding their elevation. Arrangethemfrom thehighlyelevatedfeaturetothelowestelevatedfeatureby giving them numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 and fill in the given blanks;
Theweatherconditionexperiencedoveralongperiodoftimeinaregion always over 30 years is called ..............................................................................................................
Whenacting,wenormallywearspecialclothesforperformingseveralact.Howdo we call them? ...................................................................................................................
Modellingisanartthatproducesvariousobjectsusingclaysoil.Shapeslike sculpturescan also be made using cement, paper, glue and artificial clay. Communities living in areas with clay soil model various vessels such as pots, jars, cups, plates and bowls. In these communities, clay soil is mostly found alongside rivers, in anthills and in valleys. There are two ways of clay modelling. These are manual and machine modelling.