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Age 405: Geography Of Hazards Question Paper

Age 405: Geography Of Hazards 

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010




KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMME (APRIL SESSION)
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION
AGE 405: GEOGRAPHY OF HAZARDS
DATE: FRIDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 TIME: 2.00 P.M. - 4.00 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any THREE questions.
1. a) Distinguish between disaster and hazards.
b) Describe five characteristics of a hazard.
c) Explain the ‘apparent increase’ of disasters in the world.
2. Discuss reasons explaining why developing countries are more vulnerable to disasters
than industrialized countries.
3. ‘Gender inequality is a root cause of women’s increasing vulnerability to disasters.’
Discuss.
4. Examine the role of Geographic Information Systems in the management of hazards.
5. Examine the long term consequences of disasters to the development of a development
of a third world country.
6. Using the example of a common hazard in your community, discuss the different types
of adaptation and adjustment in the management of the hazard.




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