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Cartography, Map Analysis And Statistics Question Paper

Cartography, Map Analysis And Statistics

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AGE 100:
CARTOGRAPHY, MAP ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS
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DATE: WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2010
TIME: 11.00 A.M. ? 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer THREE Questions One from each section.
Illustrations can be used whenever necessary.

SECTION A: CARTOGRAPHY
1.
Define the historical development of cartography emphasizing its key landmarks.
2.
a)
What is Map design?

b)
Explain four factors governing map design?

SECTION B : MAP ANALYSIS
3.
Discuss the nearest neighbour statistic as a technique of point pattern analysis.
4.
a)
Define a map?

b)
Describe any five types of marginal information on maps.

SECTION C : STATISTICS
5.
Discuss the usefulness of statistics of geographic studies.
6.
a)
Enumerate any of the measures of Central tendency.

c)
Determine the mean, mode, median and standard deviation of the following

data: 37, 37, 28, 33, 32, 30, 34.
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