Development Of Geographic Thought Question Paper
Development Of Geographic Thought
Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2007
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 200612007
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE
AGE 101: DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT
DATE: Tuesday 16 January 2007
TIME: 4.3Op.m-6.3Op.m
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO Questions.
1. Write concise notes on the following:
(a) Chorology
[5 marks]
(b) Quantitative Revolution.
[5 marks]
(c) The Gnomon
[5 marks]
(d) Social Darwinism
[5 marks]
(e) Geographia Generalis
[5 marks]
(f) Prolemy's Geography
[5 marks]
2.
(a) Define the term Geography. [6 marks]
(b) Outline the main concerns of scientific Geography. [14 marks]
3. Explain the contributions of Immanuel Kant and Alexander Von Humboldt to the
development of Geographical Thought. [20 marks]
4. Differentiate between Environmental Determinism and Possibilism citing the major proponents of these two schools of thought. [20 marks]
5.
(a) Define the concept paradigm. [4 marks]
(b) Describe the attributes of any four paradigms used in geography. [16 marks]
6. Examine the role of geographers in development. [20 marks]
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