Explain four economic factors that influence settlement.

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2014 Section B Question 6.

​Study the photograph below and use it to answer question (a)

​(a) (i) Identify the type of photograph shown above.

• Ground general view/Ground oblique.

​(ii) Name the type of settlement shown on the photograph. 

• Informal settlement/urban/slum.

​(iii) What time of the day was the photograph taken?

• Afternoon/mid morning.

​(iv) Draw a rectangle measuring 15 cm by 10 cm. On it, sketch and label five human features shown on the photograph.

​(b) Explain four economic factors that influence settlement.

• Mining/fishing/water points/fertile soils attracts workers who settle near by.
• Trade leads to development of market centres thereby attracting many people.
• Industrialisation leads to creation of jobs hence encouraging many people to live near industries.
• Transportation results to accessibility of services/goods thus attracting more settlement.
• Agriculture leads to siting of collection centres hence development of urban centres/new settlements.
• Administration provides security thereby encouraging settlement.
• To sustain nomadic pastoralism. temporary settlements are put up.

​(c) Describe four negative effects of urbanization. 

1. Inadequate housing leads to development of slums/shanties iii urban centres /resulting in delays.
2. There is traffic congestion in urban centres due to poorly planned roads/traffic control systems resulting in delays.
3. Unemployment in  urban centres leads to high crime rate/prostitution.
4. There is pollution in urban centres due iii dumping of garbage/disposal of waste into drainage systems/noise from vehicles and industries/emission of smoke from vehicles and industries.
5. There is strain on social amenities in urban centres due to rapid population growth.
6. There are street families in the urban centres due to poverty.
7. Cultural erosion due to cosmopolitan population.

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