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Borabu Masaba District Mock-Geography Paper2 Question Paper

Borabu Masaba District Mock-Geography Paper2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2012

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GEOGRAPHY
PAPER2
JULY/AUGUST - 2012
Time: 2 ¾ HOURS

BORABU-MASABA DISTRICTS JOINT EVALUATION TEST– 2012
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

312/2
GEOGRAPHY
PAPER2
JULY/AUGUST - 2012
Time: 2 ¾ HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This paper has two sections; A and B
2. Answer ALL questions in section A
3. Answer question 6 and any two other questions from section B.
4. All answers must be written in the answer booklet provided.

SECTION A
Answer all the question in this section.
1. (a) A part from draining swamps, state two other methods used to reclaim land in Kenya.
(2mks)
(b) State three benefits that resulted from the reclamation of the Jemps plains in Baringo
district (3mks)
2. (a) Give three physical conditions that favor the growth of tea in Kenya (3mks)
(b) A part from the palm oil, name two other products of oil palm tree (2mks)
3. (a) What is a ‘Hinterland’? (2mks)
(b) State any three ways in which the problem of traffic congestion is currently being solved
in the city of Nairobi (3mks)
4. (a) A part from crude oil, give two other types of minerals fuels. (2mks)
(b) State any three disadvantages of overdependence on crude oil as a source of energy.
(3mks)
5. (a) Define the following terms as use don geography:
(i) Factory farming (1mk)
(ii) Factory fishing (1mk)
(b) State any three benefits Kenya gets by engaging in foreign trade. (3mks)

SECTION B
Answer question 6 and any other two questions in this section.
6. The table below shows milk yield in kilograms per dialy cow in Denmark between 1990 and
1995.
Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Yields in kg 5243 6693 7398 7610 7792 7946
(a) (i) Draw a divided circle of radius 3-5cm to represent the milk yield in Denmrk,
Show all your calculations (2mks)
(ii) State two advantages of using the divided circle to represent data (2mks)
(iii) Name two other methods, apart from the divided circle, that could be used to
represent the above data. (2mks)
(b) (i) Explain three physical factors that have favoured farming in Denmark (6mks)
(ii) State three problems facing dialy Farmers in Kenya (3mks)
(c) Explain two reasons why beef farming is more developed in Argentina than in Kenya.
(4mks)

7. The pyramid below represent the population structure of country X.Use it to answer the questions below.

(a) (i) Name type of country named X above (1mk)
(ii) Describe the characteristics of the population represented by the pyramid (5mks)
(b) (i) Identify two sources from which population data can be acquired. (2mks)
(ii) State four factors that may hinder physical counting of people in Kenya. (4mks)
(c) Describe the problem posed by aging population in a country. (5mks)
(d) Explain how the following factors influence population distribution in E.Africa
(i) Government policy (2mks)
(ii) Soils (2mks)
(e) Explain two ways in which population of Kenya differs from that of Sweden (4mks)
8. (a) Make a difference between fishing and fisheries (4mks)
(b) Define the following types of fish
(i) Pelagic fish (1mk)
(ii) Anadromous fish (1mk)

(c) Outline five problems of the fishing industry in Kenya (5mks)
9. (a) (i) State any two forms in which minerals occur (2mks)
(ii) Name any three places where limestone is mined in Kenya (3mks)
(b) Explain how the following factors influence the exploitation of a mineral
(i) Market (2mks)
(ii) The quality of ore (2mks)
(iii) Technology (2mks)
(c) (i) Name two provinces in south Africa where gold is mined (2mks)
(ii) Explain three problems facing gold mining in south Africa (6mks)
(d) Describe the processing of diamond in south Africa. (6mks)
10. (a) (i) Distinguish between management and conservation of Environment (2mks)
(ii) A part from flooding, give two other forms of environmental hazards experienced
in Kenya (2mks)
(b) (i) Identify three district that are prone to frequent flooding in Kenya (3mks)
(ii) Explain four measures that are being taken to control flooding in Kenya. (8mks)
(iii) State four problems resulting from flooding (4mks)
(c) Explain three reasons why it is necessary to manage and conserve the environment.(6mks)

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