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Development Of Geographical Thought Question Paper

Development Of Geographical Thought

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING & INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAM

EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION, BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
AGE 101: DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT
DATE: Friday 29th August, 2008
TIME: 2.00 p.m. ? 4.00 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any Three Questions. Illustrations should be used where
appropriate.

1.
Write concise notes on any four of the following:

(a)
Chorology

(4 marks)

(b)
Quantitative Revolution

(5 marks)

(c)
Geographical exemplars

(5 marks)

(d)
The Gnomon

(4 marks)

(e)
Masterman?s Paradigms

(6 marks)

(f)
Geographia Generalis

(5 marks)

(g)
Ptotemy?s Geography

(5 marks)

2.
Examine the contributions of the Greeks to the pre-history of geographical
ideas.

(23 marks)

3.
Using Fenneman?s model explain how the controversy of the subject matter
of geography was resolved.

(23 marks)

4.
Explain the contributions of Ratzel and Vidal to the development of
Geographical thought.

(23 marks)

5.
Examine the impact of Darwinian ideas and concepts to the development
of geographical thought.

(23 marks)

6.
Assess the role of geographers in national development.

(23 marks)

7.
?The question of whether geography is a nomothetic or an idiographic
science is one of methods rather than content?. Discuss.

(23 marks)

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