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Age 101: Development Of Geographic Thought  Question Paper

Age 101: Development Of Geographic Thought  

Course:Bachelor Of Arts

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008



DATE: TUESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2011

TIME: 4.30 P.M. - 6.30 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions.
1.
Write short notes on the following concepts:

a)
Possibilism







(10 marks)

b)
Social Darwinism






(10 marks)

c)
Principle of unity in diversity




(10 marks)

2.
a)
What is Quantitative Revolution?




(5 marks)

b)
Explain any FIVE disadvantages of the use of quantitative methods in


geographical studies.





(20 marks)


3.
Discuss at least FIVE erroneous concepts about the earth that were put forward by the

Greek Philosophers.






(20 marks)

4.
Discus how the Teleological and Agnostic approaches adopted by Carl Ritter and

Charles Darwin respectively influenced their views on the living things and their

environments.







(20 marks)

5.
a)
What is a paradigm?





(4 marks)

b)
Explain Kuhn?s Paradigm of Science.



(16 marks)






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