GEOGRAPHY TOPICAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - ATIKA SCHOOL

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State five characteristics of bar graph

1/3/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2000 Section B Question 6 with Answers.

The table below shows items exported from countries A and B. Use it to answer questions (a), (b, and (c)

The table below shows items exported from countries A and B. Use it to answer questions (a), (b, and (c)

(a) (i) Name the main export item of each country

A- Maize
B- Fertilizer

(ii) Calculate the percentage of the export item with the least tonnage in each country

Calculate the percentage of the export item with the least tonnage in each country

Define international trade

22/2/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2005 Section B Question 9.

a) i) Define international trade

International trade is the exchange of goods and services between different countries

ii) Name three major imports from Europe to Kenya

Machinery
capital equipment
Capital equipment
Pharmaceutical products /medicine
Fertilizers
automobiles

a) i) Define international trade ii) Name three major imports from Europe to Kenya b) State four factors that influence external trade in Kenya c) Explain four ways through which Kenya will benefit the renewed East Africa Cooperation d) Explain four negative effects of international trade

b) State four factors that influence external trade in Kenya

Government policy/government legislation/imposition of tariffs on imports.
Demand for goods both locally and outside Kenya
Variation of natural resources/ goods / quality of goods
Availability of transport /communications
The purchasing power the level of industrialization
Quota system/tariffs imposed on Kenya’s imports

State two economic benefits of the common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to the member countries.

17/2/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2008 Section A Question 5.

a) State two economic benefits of the common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to the member countries.

It has created a large market for goods produced in members countries
It has resulted in the availability of a variety of goods
It has led to the establishment of common tariff
The removal of visa requirements has mad it easier for traders to move across borders within the region.

b) Give four factors that limit trade among countries of Eastern Africa.

Membership to different trading blocks by different countries.
Lack of a common currency.
Underdeveloped infrastructure/poor transport network
Restriction of movement of people and goods/high taxes rates
Political instability
Political differences

a) State two economic benefits of the common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to the member countries. b) Give four factors that limit trade among countries of Eastern Africa.

What is visible trade?

15/2/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2009 Section B Question 8.

(a) (i) What is visible trade?

Visible trade involves exchange of goods between countries / visible trade
Involves the import and export of goods.

(ii) List three major imports to Kenya from Japan

automobiles/Motor vehicles parts
textiles
Machinery/electronic appliances/radios /TVs
Watches/precision instruments.

(a) (i) What is visible trade? (ii) List three major imports to Kenya from Japan (b) Explain four factors that influence internal trade in Kenya (c) State four ways in which trade is of significance to Kenya (c) Explain four benefits which members states of ECOWAS derive from the Formation of the trading bloc

Differentiate between internal and regional trade.

11/2/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2010 Section B Question 10.

(a) (i) Differentiate between internal and regional trade.

Internal trade is the buying and selling of goods and services within a country’s borders while regional trade is trade between countries that are found within the same geographical region.

(ii) List three major exports from Kenya to the European Union (EU).

Coffee
Tea
Fluorspar
Horticultural products/flowers/fruits/vegetables
Soda Ash/Pyrethrum Extracts.

(a) (i) Differentiate between internal and regional trade.

Name two countries to which Kenya exports petroleum products.

5/2/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2013 Section A Question 3.

(a)Name two countries to which Kenya exports petroleum products.

Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Sudan
Tanzania
Comoros

(b)State four factors that influence external trade in Kenya.

Demand for goods/services.
Similarities / differences in the goods produced.
The purchasing power of the people/availability of capital.
Availability of transport / communication networks.
Political stability/relationships of trading partners.
International trade agreements / restrictions.
The level of technology.
Varying exchange rates.
Availability of aids to trade

(a)Name two countries to which Kenya exports petroleum products. (b)State four factors that influence external trade in Kenya.

Describe the distribution of the natural vegetation in the area covered by the map.

4/2/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 1 2013 Section B Question 6.

Study the map of Karatina 1:50,000 (sheet 121/3) provided and answer the following questions.
(a) (i) What is the four figure grid reference of the Technical Institute at Mathira?

8559

(ii) What is the bearing of Mount Kenya Campus at grid reference 932568 from the cattle dip at grid reference 990529?

304° ± 1° (303° - 305°)

(iii) Measure the distance of the railway line from the Level Crossing at grid square 8652 to the Southern edge of the map. Give your answer in kilometres.

13.3 km±0.1 -(13.2- 13.4km)

Identify the two types of internal trade.

3/2/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2014 Section A Question 5.

(a) Identify the two types of internal trade.

Retail trade
Whole sale trade

(b) Give three factors that limit trade among the member states of the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Poor infrastructure/transport slows/delays movement of goods/services.
Difference in tariffs/custom duties hinders trading activities.
Difference in currency make s trans actions difficult.
Production of similar/duplication of goods limits trade.
Different levels of industrial development creates imbalance in trade.
Movement barriers limit free movement of people/goods/services.
Different political ideologies/political instability/insecurity.

(a) Identify the two types of internal trade. (b) Give three factors that limit trade among the member states of the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

What is visible trade?

31/1/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2016 Section B Question 10.

(a) (i) What is visible trade?

Visible trade, in economics, exchange of physically tangible goods between countries, involving the export, import, and re-export of goods at various stages of production. It is distinguished from invisible trade, which involves the export and import of physically intangible items such as services.

(ii) List three major imports to Kenya from Japan.

Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers
Ships, boats, and other floating structures
Manmade staple fibers
Electrical, electronic equipment

(b) Explain four factors that influence internal trade in Kenya.

Transport and communication.
Availability of products for sale.
Availability of market.
Taxation of goods.
Means of payment or exchange.
Kenyan government policies.
Political stability.

(a) (i) What is visible trade? (ii) List three major imports to Kenya from Japan. (b) Explain four factors that influence internal trade in Kenya. (c) State four ways in which trade is of significance to Kenya. (d) Explain four benefits which member states of ECOWAS derive from the formation of the trading bloc.

Study the data provided below and answer the questions that follow.Value of export earnings of selected crops from Kenya (Ksh millions)

28/1/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2018 Section A Question 6.

Study the data provided below and answer the questions that follow.Value of export earnings of selected crops from Kenya (Ksh millions)

Study the data provided below and answer the questions that follow.Value of export earnings of selected crops from Kenya (Ksh millions)

(a) (i)Using a scale of 1 cm to 50,000 million, draw proportional circles to represent the total export earnings between 2012 and 2014. Use the diameter method.

(a) (i)Using a scale of 1 cm to 50,000 million, draw proportional circles to represent the total export earnings between 2012 and 2014. Use the diameter method.

(a) (i)Using a scale of 1 cm to 50,000 million, draw proportional circles to represent the total export earnings between 2012 and 2014. Use the diameter method.

Give two trading blocs in Africa.

28/1/2021

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2018 Section A Question 4.

(a) Give two trading blocs in Africa.

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
East African Community (EAC).

(b) Identify three political problems facing regional trading blocs in Africa.

Civil wars/insecurity in some countries.
Political differences among leaders.
Negative publicity of goods among countries.
Inadequate institutional/ policy framework.
Ideological differences among countries.
Many African countries are still aligned to their former colonial masters.

(a) Give two trading blocs in Africa. (b) Identify three political problems facing regional trading blocs in Africa.

Define internal trade.

21/1/2021

(a) Define internal trade.

This is the exchange of goods and services within a country

(b) Give three ways in which Kenya has benefited from regional trade.

It earns foreign exchange from experts
Increased employment opportunities
Opens up large market for goods
It reduces tariff making goods cheaper
It promote industrial growth development
Let enhances international cooperation /political understanding
It improves transport/ communication
It promotes exchange of research ideas
It readily avails goods/services needed by the people
It's a source of government revenue in the form of tariffs

(a) Define internal trade. (b) Give three ways in which Kenya has benefited from regional trade.

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