Name three agricultural non- food processing industries in Kenya

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.

(c) Explain three factors which influenced the location of iron and steel industry in the Ruhr region of Germany in the 19th century

• Availability of coal- iron ore as well as limestone from the Rhine valley provided raw materials needed in the industry.
• River Rhine/Ruhr/lipped/wupper/Escher provided water required for cooling machines in the industry/industrial use.
• The region is served by navigable rivers e.g. R. Rhine/ruhh/ port manual ems, cheap transport for the bulky raw materials and finished products.
• The region is served by navigable rivers e.g. r. Rhine canals e.g. which provided Rheine
• Cheap transport for the bulky raw materials and required for cooling machines in the industry/ industrial use.
• Coal from the Ruhr region/imported petroleum provided power required in the industry
• The local population had acquired skills on iron working/availability of local skilled labour and this formed the foundation of iron and steel industry.
• Presence of rich companies e.g. Ruhr Khlet Krupp provided capital for the development of the industry 
• The dense and affluent population in (central and Western) Europe /Germany provided ready market for iron and steel.

​(d) You intend to carry out a field study of furniture – making industry in the local market centre
(i) State two reasons why it would be necessary for you to visit the area of study in advance 

• To be used to be used to prepare a route map
• To determine the suitability of the area for the study
• To be able to formulate appropriate objective for the study
• Preparation of work schedule
• To be able to formulate appropriate objective for the study.
• Preparation of work schedule
• To be able to prepare appropriate data collection methods
• To find out possible problems likely to be experienced during the field study
• To seek permission for the visit.
• To determine appropriate tools for the study-to determine the likely cost to be incurred during the study.

(ii) For your field study you have prepared a work schedule. State two items you would include in the schedule 

• Time for departure
• Time to spend in the study
• Time for lunch
• time to end the study

​(iii) Give two advantages of studying about furniture making through fieldwork.

• It enables one to get first hand information
• It makes learning real
• It enables one to share information
• It enables one to retain information learned
• It enables one to apply skills learned
• It enables one to apply skills learned/acquired skills.

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