Question 1
- State three roles played by transport in the economy of Kenya
- Name two highways created in Africa to ease transport across the continent
Answer
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- Influencing the movement of raw materials/finished products
- Makes movement of goods/services possible.
- Create employment opportunities . -
- Great North road
- Trans-African highway
Question 2
- Apart from wood name two other sources of renewable energy
- Give three disadvantages of Using wood fuel and source of energy
Answer
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- Solar/sun
- Biomass -
- Leads to deforestation/desertification
- Its dirty/soot
- Produces less energy/low calorific value
Question 3
- Other than Ghana, name two countries in West Africa where cocoa is grown
- Physical conditions that favor the growth of cocoa in Ghana.
Answer
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- Nigeria
- Cote-de-voire -
- High/ well distributed rainfall, -exceeding 1200mm p.a.
- High temperatures- /between 240c-300c
- High relative humidity- throughout the year
Question 4
- State three causes of mortality in East Africa
- Give two causes of rural-rural migration in Kenya
Answer
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- Low nutritional standards
- Low hygiene standards
- Prevalence of Natural calamities like floods -
- People move in search of employment
- Insecurity in some rural areas
Question 5
- what is industrialization
- Give three efforts that have been made to decentralize industries in Kenya
Answer
- Industrialization is the process ad pace at which a country establishes enterprises that produce goods and services for consumption/sale
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- By providing part of capital for industries located in rural areas.
- By providing cheap land for industrial sites.
- By offering lower interest rates on bank loans to industrialists