Population Geography B(Geog 303) Question Paper
Population Geography B(Geog 303)
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.
Question One
Describe the population theory by Thoma Robert Malthus (1766 – 1834)
(14 Marks)
Highlight the shortcomings of the Malthusian theory of population.
(6 Marks)
Question Two
Describe the demographic transition theory.
(16 Marks)
Explain the relevance of the theory today.
(4 Marks)
Question Three
Explain five consequences of slow population growth rate to an economy.
(10 Marks)
Highlight the reasons for rural to rural migration in a country.
(3 Marks)
Outline four factors that may retard or inhibit migration in a country.
(4 Marks)
State any three effects of migration to the individual migrant.
(3 Marks)
Question Four
Show how the following factors apply in census.
Dejure versus defacto census.
(4 Marks)
Self enumerated (household) versus a canverser method.
(4 Marks)
Examine how the following factors affect fertility in a population:
Biological factors.
(4 Marks)
Social factors.
(8 Marks)
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