GEOGRAPHY TOPICAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Primary industry
Concerned with extraction and exploitation of natural resources.
Secondary industry
Also called manufacturing industry concerned with conversion of raw materials into finished goods.
Tertiary industry
Also called service industry. These industries offer services such as banking, administration, banking.

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State Factors influencing location and development of industries.

4/5/2022

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Factors influencing location and development of industries.

Raw materials
Source of power
Capital
Human resource
Infrastructure
Market
Government policies
Water availability
Availability of land.

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What is an industry?

4/5/2022

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WHAT IS AN INDUSTRY?

A set of productive activities that enables or leads to production of goods and services.

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Highlight three types of industries.

4/5/2022

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Highlight three types of industries.

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

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What is an industry?

7/10/2021

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What is an industry?

A set of productive activities that enables or leads to production of goods and services.

Explain three main factors that influence the location and development of industries

Factors influencing location and development of industries.

Raw materials
Source of power
Capital
Human resource
Infrastructure
Market
Government policies
Water availability
Availability of land.

Using relevant example explain the following terms

i) Primary industries

Concerned with extraction and exploitation of natural resources.

ii) Secondary industries

Also called manufacturing industry concerned with conversion of raw materials into finished goods.

iii) Tertiary industries

Also called service industry. These industries offer services such as banking, administration, banking.

Highlight four negative significances of industrialization to Kenya

Negative significances of industrialization

Pollution
Displacement of people
Imbalance in economic development
Neglect of some economic sectors
Unemployment
Moral decay

What is cottage industry?

This is a kind of industry in which employees work in their homes using their own equipment and human skill.

Name two challenges facing cottage industries in India

Challenges facing cottage industries in India

Inadequate capital
Exploitation by middlemen
Competition for market

Briefly explain five factors that have favoured industrialization in the Ruhr region

Five factors that favoured industrialization in Ruhr region.

Availability of coal
Availability of raw materials
Presence of limestone
Well developed infrastructure
Available skilled labour
Capital availability
Large market
Central location of Ruhr.

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Highlight three types of industries

7/10/2021

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Highlight three types of industries.

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

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Give four reasons why Kenya should become an industrialized country

1/3/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2000 Section B Question 8 with Answers.

(a) Give four reasons why Kenya should become an industrialized country

Diversity- to diversify her economy
Employment - to create more employment opportunities
Self sufficiency- For self sufficiency/ reduce importation/ save foreign exchange
Use resources – To make maximum use of her resources/ raw materials
Standard of – To uplift the standard of living of the citizens
Value/ quality – to be able to increase the value of her exports/ quality
B.O – To improve balance her trade

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Name three agricultural non food manufacturing industries in Kenya.

26/2/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2003 Section B Question 8.

a) Name three agricultural non food manufacturing industries in Kenya.

Tobacco processing
Soap manufacturing
Foot wear making
Vegetable chemical products making/ pyrethrum processing
Textile manufacturing
Saw milling/pulp/paper making
Leather tanning

b)i) Draw outline map of Kenya (map should have a frame / outline correct).

ii) On the outline map, mark and name two towns where motor vehicles are assembled.

Thika
Nairobi
Mombasa

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Name three agricultural food processing industries in Kenya.

18/2/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2007 Section B Question 7.

a) Name three agricultural food processing industries in Kenya.

Tea processing
Coffee processing
Milk processing
Sugar refining
Fruit canning / fruit processing
Brewing
Bakering
Graining milling
Meat canning / meat processing
Oil pressing / processing
Vegetable canning/ processing.

b) Explain how the following factors have favoured the development of industries in Thika town:

i)Proximity

Nairobi provides some inputs required by the industries in Thika
There is industrial interdependent among the industries in Nairobi and Thika.
The short rail and road connection between Nairobi and Thika provided cheaper movement of goods and services for the industries in Thika.
Nairobi provides a ready / large market for the manufactured goods from Thika

ii)Availability of water

River chania which passes through Think town provides fresh water for industrial use especially for coffee processing and fruit canning measures.

iii)The hinterland

Thika town has rich agricultural hinterland which provides raw materials for the industries.
The hinterland is densely populated hence provides cheap labour for the industries.

d) (i) Name two towns in Kenya where moto-vehicle assembling plants are located.

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Below is a sketch map showing part of the great Lakes and St. Lawrence Sea way.Use it to answer question (a).

18/2/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2007 Section A Question 4.

Below is a sketch map showing part of the great Lakes and St. Lawrence Sea way. Use it to answer question (a).

a) Name
(i) the port marked P.

Quebec

(ii) the canal marked Q

New York State Barge Canal. Erie Canal

(iii) the lake marked R

Lake Ontario

b) State three ways in which the great lakes and st. Lawrence Sea way has contributed to the growth of industries in the region.

It has increased (internal and external ) trade
It has facilitated the transportation of bulky products
It has reduced the cost of transportation of bulky products
The dams along the sea way provide HEP for industrial use
It has led to the development of lake ports and towns which provide market / labour / housing facilities.

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Name three agricultural non- food processing industries in Kenya

15/2/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2009 Section B Question 9.

(a) (i) Name three agricultural non- food processing industries in Kenya

Tobacco processing
Footwear making
Leather training
Beeswax processing
Sisal processing
Pyrethrum processing

(ii) State four ways in which Kenya has benefited from the motor- vehicle Assembly industry

Kenya saves foreign exchange
Kenya earns foreign exchange through motor-vehicles export
The industry has created employment opportunities
The industry has created employment opportunities
The industry has promoted transport sector by availing buses/lorries/vans/cars

(b) Explain three problems arising from industrialization in Kenya

Industrialization has led to rural-urban migration which has increased the urban population leading to congestion/shortages of houses/ increase in crime
Some industries emit toxic gases which are harmful to people/ wildlife
Industrial effluent pollutes water sources making the water unfit for human/animal use.
Fumes from chemical industries corrode metallic roofs of buildings hence destroying them.
Fumes from chemical industries corrode metallic roofs of building hence destroying them
Congestion of infrastructure and social services in the industrial waste has led to the degradation of land
Some industries have led to the displacement of people thus disrupting their social and economic life.

(a) (i) Name three agricultural non- food processing industries in Kenya (ii) State four ways in which Kenya has benefited from the motor- vehicle Assembly industry (b) Explain three problems arising from industrialization in Kenya (c) Explain three factors which influenced the location of iron and steel industry in the Ruhr region of Germany in the 19th century (d) You intend to carry out a field study of furniture – making industry in the local market centre

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