Question 1
- Name two places in South Africa where diamonds are mined
- State three negative effects of mining on the environment
Answer
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- Kimberly
- Pretoria
- Jagers foutein -
- Encourages pollution i.e air and land
- Leads to clearance of vegetation
- Leaves very large, ugly deposits of sand
- Creates pits which are breeding grounds for disease carrying pests
Question 2
- Name three modern methods of fishing
- State two problems facing fish farming in Kenya
Answer
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- Seining,
- Trawling,
- Line fishing -
- Inadequate fishing equipment
- Inefficient fishing technology
- Presence of predators
Question 3
- Distinguish between domestic tourism and international tourism
- State three factors that hinder domestic tourism in Kenya
Answer
- - Domestic tourism refers to visits within a country by residents of the country while international tourism is the movement of persons from one country to another for a holiday / pleasure.
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- Poor infrastructure i.e most of the roads leading to the parks get muddy and impassible
during the rainy season
- Poverty i.e high cost of accommodation in hotels / lodges or in game reserves
- Kenyans do not appreciate beauty/cultural values of tourists sites
- Foreigners are treated better than locates.
Question 4
- Define the term life expectancy
- State three reasons why dependancy ratio is high in Kenya
Answer
- - The average age to which the people of a country expect to live or average age when people die
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- Because of high birth rate
- Short life expectancy
- Cultural beliefs on sex preference and large families
Question 5
- Define the term urbanization.
- List three functions of a Central Business District (C.B.D)
Answer
- - It’s a process through which a population is transformed from rural based agricultural lifestyles to urban based non-agricultural life style
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- Administration eg offices
- Commercial centre
- Transport and communication centre