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 three effects of liberalization of the oil industry in Kenya.

1/3/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2001 Section A Question 5.

Give three effects of liberalization of the oil industry in Kenya.

It has created variation in prices of petroleum products
It has led to mushrooming of many petroleum products dealers
It has encouraged importation of refined petroleum products
It has caused frequent price adjustments by oil dealers
It has created widespread availability of petroleum products

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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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Give three problems experienced in the implementation of the National Food Policy.

28/2/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2002 Section A Question 2.

a) Give three problems experienced in the implementation of the National Food Policy.

To ensure self sufficiency in foodstuffs.
To ensure that there are sufficient food reserves
To ensure that every citizen has access to sufficient foodstuffs.
To ensure that the available food is of balanced nutritional value
To give government control over exports / import of food
To allow free movement of foodstuffs within the country.

b)Drought / floods have caused food shortages.

Food storage facilities are inadequate.
Farmers have little information on the expected weather trend to enable them plan their calendar.
Inadequate monitoring of food supplies makes it difficult to identify needy areas
Some citizens have inadequate education on the nutritional value of foodstuffs
Inadequate use of the required farm inputs leads to low output of foodstuffs which affects the food reserve.
Laxity / corruption in control of importation/ exportation of foodstuffs.

a) Give three problems experienced in the implementation of the National Food Policy.

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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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Differentiate between manufacturing and tertiary industries

24/2/2021

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KCSE Geography Paper 2 2004 Section A Question 4.

a) Differentiate between manufacturing and tertiary industries

Manufacturing is a process of changing raw materials into a finished product / commodity ready for use while tertiary industries provide services facilities for use by other industries / consumers.

b) State three factors that led to the growth of iron and steel industry in the Ruhr region of Germany

Availability of coal / iron ore / raw materials
Cheap water transport on River Rhine
Availability of capital from rich merchants / krupp family / founders
Abundant sources of power such as coal / H.E.P.
Ready market from control / Western Europe / local market
Availability of water from river Rhine / lipper / Ruhr

a) Differentiate between manufacturing and tertiary industries b) State three factors that led to the growth of iron and steel industry in the Ruhr region of Germany

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