Question 1
- Define natural population growth
- Give two reasons why there has been a reduction in fertility rate in Kenya’s population as shown by the last population census
Answer
- - This is the natural increase (positive growth) or decrease (negative growth) in the number of people in a given area
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- More girls are attending schools hence they don’t get married early.
- Urbanization has led to people opting on small families due to cost of bringing up children.
Question 2
- Give two types of fish farms
- State three conditions necessary for the establishment of a fish pod
Answer
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- Subsistence farms
- Commercial fish farms -
- Presence of clay or loamy soils which are impervious
- Permanent rivers of water supply
- Presence of inlets and outlets in the pod.
Question 3
- A part from soda ash list two minerals mined in Kenya.
- State three factors necessary for mining
Answer
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- Fluorspar (Kerio Valley)
- Diatomite (Kariadusi) -
- Methods of mining
- Value of minerals
- Size of deposits
Question 4
- Mention two ways in which game parks and national parks differ.
- Give 3 reasons why wildlife conservation is encouraged in Kenya
Answer
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- National parks are set-up and controlled by central government while game reserves are set up by local authority.
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- To protect the endangered plant species/animals
- To promote tourism/tourists
- To generate foreign exchange/revenue
- National parks are restricted areas while in game reserves wildlife interact freely with local community e.g. wildlife and domestic animals.
Question 5
- Name two wheat growing provinces in Canada
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Compare wheat farming in Kenya and Canada under the following subheadings
(i) Marketing of wheat
(ii) Transportation of wheat
Answer
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- Alberta
- Saskatchewan -
(i) Marketing of wheat
- All wheat produced in Kenya is consumed locally/sold in the local market while in Canada the bulk of wheat (63%) is exported (mainly to the European countries)
(ii) Transportation of wheat
- In Kenya wheat is transported through road/lorries and tractors are used while in Canada railways and waterways are used to transport wheat to the ports for export.