Geo 121:Introduction To Practical Geography August 2010 Question Paper
Geo 121:Introduction To Practical Geography August 2010
Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2009/2010 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
COURSE CODE: GEO 121
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer questions One and any other Two questions.
2. Sketch maps and diagrams should be used whenever they serve to illustrate an answer.
1. Study the map provided; East Africa, 1:50,000, KENYA, MACHAKOS sheet 162/2, series Y731,
Edition 6-D.O.S, 1976
(a) On the tracing paper provided, delimit the drainage basin with the base level at guide reference
230134 (5Mrks)
(b) Calculate;
(i) Bifurcation ratios (4Mrks)
(ii) Basin area (2Mrks)
(iii) Stream density (4½Mrks)
(iv) Stream frequency (4½Mrks)
(c) Briefly, comment on the distribution of plantation and settlements and show how they
are related to the topography of the Machakos area. (10Mrks)
2. (a) As a part of preparation for an air photo mission, the camera was set with a 304 mm focal
length (f) and the altimeter to read an average of 6560 m above mean sea-level. In addition,
the terrain over which the aircraft was to fly had an average altitude of 2000m above mean
sea level. Using the above information, computer the expected photo-scale (8Mrks)
(b) Explain the merits of photographic parallax in the production of stereo –pairs. (4Mrks)
(c) With the aid of a well-labeled diagram, explain the principal components of a simple
photographic film. (8Mrks)
3. (a) Define a “Topographic Map” (4Mrks)
(b) Giving examples, explain why “basic mapping” is important for the development of a
country (8Mrks)
(c) Using examples from Kenya, explain why there are two “basic map series” covering the
country (8Marks)
4. (a) Explain any four possible sources of research problem in designing a fieldwork project
(4Mrks)
(b) Citing examples, discuss the importance of fieldwork in geography (16Mrks)
5. (a) Which are the most important values in the Rn scale? (4Mrks)
(b) Using Machakos map, apply the nearest neighbour technique to analyse the distribution
of schools in the area bounded by the grid reference 200200,320200,200320,320320 (11Mrks)
(c) Discuss the difficulties encountered in applying the nearest neighbour index in a geographical
analysis (5Mrks)
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