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KNEC KCSE Geography Paper 2 Question Paper / 2015 KCSE Kirinyaga West

KNEC KCSE Geography Paper 2 Question Paper / 2015 KCSE Kirinyaga West

2015 KCSE Kirinyaga West

Geography Paper 2

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in section A.

1.

(a) State two features of pastoralism in Kenya (2mks)
(b) State three problems facing dairy farming in Kenya (3mks)

 5 marks

2.

(a) Nametwo methods used to preserve fish (2mks )
(b) Give three reasons why it is important to encourage fish farming in Kenya. (3mks)

 5 marks

3.

(a) Differentiate between afforestation and reforestation (2mks)
(b) Give three reasons why hardwood tree species in Kenya are in danger of extinction (3mks)

 5 marks

4.

(a) Nametwo factors influencing the occurence of minerals in the earth’s crust (2mks)
(b) State three negative effects of mining on the environment (3mks)

 5 marks

5.

(a) State two major causes of noise pollution in urban centres (2mks)
(b) State three problems associated with windstorms (3mks)

 5 marks

SECTION B: (75 Marks)

Answer question 6 and any two other questions from this section.

6.

The table below shows the number of tourists who visited East African Countries from other parts of the world.

Geography Paper 2 Question Paper - 2015 KCSE Kirinyaga West
Use it to answer questions (a) and b(i) In the Rift Valley Province in ( 000,000)
(a) Using a vertical scale of 1cm to represent 5000
(i) Draw a comparative bar graph to represent the data above (6mks)
(ii) State two advantages of using comparative bar graph to represent geographical data (2mks)
(b) (i) State two reasons for the decline of tourists who visited Kenya from 2010-2012 (2mks)
(ii) State three problems associated with tourism in Kenya (3mks)
(c) Name two game reserves found in the Rift Valley of Kenya (2mks)
(ii) Explain three problems experienced by Kenya government in the effort to conserve wildllife (6mks)
(d) State four differences between tourism in Kenya and Switzerland (4mks)

 25 marks

7.

(a) (i) State three physical condtions that favour coffee growing in the central highlands of Kenya (3mks)
(ii) Describe the stages involved in coffee production from picking to marketing (6mks)
(b) (i) Mention one cocoa growing area in Ghana (1mk)
(ii) State four problems that are faced by cocoa farmers in Ghana (4mks)
(c) (i) State three physical conditions that favour large scale sugarcane farming in Kenya (3mks)
(ii) Your class visited a sugar factory for a field study on sugar cane processing
(a) Outline four stages for sugar processing that the class may have observed (4mks)
(b) Name twoby- products of sugarcane that the class may have identified during the study (2mks)
(c) Give two reasons why a working schedule was necessary during the field study (2mks)

 25 marks

8.

(a) Name three agricultural food processing industries in Kenya (3mks)
(b) State two ways on how government of Kenya can help in curbing pollution caused by industries (2mks)
(c) Explain four factors that have contributed to the development of iron and steel industry in the Ruhr Region of Germany (8mks)
(d) (i)State three benefits that can be derived from rural electrification (3mks)
(ii) Explain two likely effects of recent oil discovery to the economy of Kenya (4mks)
(e) Your class visited a Jua Kali industry in the near by town
(i) State three reasons why you were required to carry out a pre-visit (3mks)
(ii) State two problems facing Jua Kali artisan in Kenya you were likely to identify (2mks)

 25 marks

9.

(a) State five reasons as to why it is necessary to carry out regular population census (5mks)

(b) State three cultural practices that contribute to high birth rate in Kenya (3 mks)
(c) Outline three effects of rural -urban migration on the rural areas (3mks)
(d) Explain four problems associated with high population growth rate in developing countries (8mks)
(e) Describe three ways in which the population of Kenya differs from that of Sweden (6mks)

 25 marks

10.

(a) (i) Differentiate between the term transport and communication (2 mks)
(ii) Name two modern methods of communication beside cell phones (2 mks)
(b) State three reasons why River transport is less developed in Africa (3 mks)
(c) Explain two reasons why containerization has become popular at the port of Mombasa (4 mks)
(d) Explain two factors that hinder the development of railway lines among African countries (4 mks)
(e) Give three ways in which the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence has benefited the economies of U.S.A and Canada. (3mks)
(f) State three reasons why Kenya experiences an unfavourable balance of trade (3mks)
(ii) State four ways through which Kenya will benefit from the renewed East African Co-operation (4mks)

 25 marks

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