Study the map of Kijabe 1: 50,000 provided and answer the following questions:

KCSE Geography Paper 1 2001 Section B Question 6.

(i) What is the appropriate height of the top of Kijabe hill?

• Between 2660 and 2680 above sea level

​(ii) Measure the length of Nairobi – Naivasha railway line from landhies (grid reference 257978) to the level crossing near Kijabe station ( grid reference 308984). Give your answer in kilometers.

• 5.6 km (0.1) (5.5 – 5.7 Km)

​(iii) What relief feature on the map may have created problems in the construction of the railway line?

• Escarpment steep slopes / Kijabe hill

​(b) Describe the drainage of the area covered by the map

• The main drainage feature are rivers, and  are  many
• There  are also hot springs
• Most of the rivers are permanent
• Rivers originating from Kijabe hill are short and disappear underground
• Rivers on Kijabe hill form parallel  and radial drainage  pattern
• Most rivers from dendrite patter
• Main rivers are upper Ewaso Kedong and Bathi which flow southwards while river  Gatamaiyu and its  tributaries flow South – Eastwards
• Most rivers are in Their youthful stage
• There are  more rivers to the East of the escarpment

​(c) Explain how relief has influenced the distribution of settlement in the area covered by the map.

• Most of the settlement are found at the  foot of the escarpment because the land is gently sloping
• The escarpment has no settlement because  the  land is steep
• Kijabe hill has a few settlement  on the eastern side because the land is gently slopping/ the Western  side of the hill has no settlement as the land  is steep
• The land immediate to the east  of the  escarpment has many settlement because it is plateau/  gently sloping

​(d) Citing evidence from the map, state four economic activities carried out in the area covered by the map.

Economic activities -Evidence

• Forestry / raw industry/ lumbering - Forest station/ forest guard post/ saw mills
• Cattle keeping/ livestock rearing / dairy - Dairy/ cattle dip
• Quarrying - Qua murram pit
• Transportation - Road/ Railway/ Tracks/ foot path
• Trading/ commerce - Shops/ stores/ petrol station/ post office/ post house
• Processing/ manufacturing - Kagwe carbacid plant
• Farming/ Agriculture - Plantations

​(e) Suppose you were a student in the school at Kinari ( Kinale) and you plan to carry out a field study of Wakagwe forest,
(i) Design a working programme (schedule) you would use during the day of the study

• Assemble equipment
• Depart for the area  of study
• Arrive at the area of study
• Report to the forest authorities
• Embark on data collection
• Report back to the forest authorities
• Report back to school

​(ii) Give three reasons why it would be necessary to sample part of the forest for the study

• Save on time
• Save on energy
• Teach the learners the art of swimming
• They will be able to identify the tree species that are suitable for the area 
• They will be  able to work out solutions to the problems affecting the forest

​(iii) State two ways in which your findings would be useful to the local community.

• The community will use the report to identify the importance of conserving forests
• People will  be  able to adopt appropriate methods of utilizing the forest sustainable

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