KIBABII UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
(A Constituent College of MasindeMuliro University of Science Technology)
P.O. Box 1699-50200
1699
Bungoma, Kenya
Tel. 020-2028660/0708-085934/0734-831729
020
E-mail:
mail: [email protected]
MAIN EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
(GEOGRAPHY)
(SB)
COURSE CODE:
GEO 205
COURSE TITLE:
GEOGRAPHY OF KENYA
STREAM:
Y2S1
DATE: 18TH AUGUST, 2014
Instructions
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Answer Question One (Q1) Compulsory
Answer any other THREE (3) Questions
Use illustrations where appropriate
TIME: 2:00A.M.-5:00A.M.
5:00A.M.
1. Write concise notes on each of the following concepts
a) Challenges to forest conservation in Kenya
b) The Deltaic Zones
c) Population Structure in Kenya
d) Formation of the Great Rift Valley
(6 marks)
(7 marks)
(6 marks)
(6 marks)
2. a) Describe the major features of the Kenya’s Low Foreland Plateau
(6 marks)
b) Examine the economic relevance of the Low Foreland Plateau as one of the physical
regions of Kenya
(9 marks)
3. Discuss the challenges facing small-scale manufacturing sector in Kenya
(15 marks)
4. a) Define climate
(5 marks)
b) Account for the various climate regimes in Kenya
(10 marks)
5. a) Define transportation
(5 marks)
b) Discuss the challenges facing water transport as a mode of transportation in Kenya
(10 marks)
6. Identify the Kenyan Highlands to the west of the Rift Valley and discuss their geological
formation
(15 marks)