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Population And Natural Resources In Kenya Question Paper

Population And Natural Resources In Kenya

Course:Bachelor Of Science

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE
EED 310: POPULATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN KENYA

DATE: Friday 28th August, 2009
TIME: 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any other THREE.
1.
(a)
Define the following terms:
(i)
Total fertility rate
(ii)
Environmental refugee
(iii)
Life expectancy
(iv)
Population momentum
(v)
Dependency load
[10 marks]
(b)
Briefly discuss the concepts “Carrying Capacity” in relation to human population. [5 marks]
(c)
State the factors that affect population in growth in Kenya. [5 marks]
(d)
Discuss the major challenges facing human population control in Kenya. [5 marks]
2.
Discuss the strategies that local communities can employ in order to care for their own environments and natural resources. [15 marks]
3.
a)
Explain the term urbanization? [3 marks]
b)
Discuss the factors responsible for rapid urbanization in Kenya citing the environmental consequences. [12 marks]
4.
Discuss the laws of supply and demand citing how it affects the use of a named resource and its conservation. [15 marks]
5.
a)
Discuss the ‘ecological approach’ to human settlements planning. n[8 marks]
b)
What is hunger and how does it affect human health? [7 marks]