A desert is an arid land of sparse vegetation
Types of desert surfaces
Sandy deserts
Stony deserts
Rocky deserts
The major categories of deserts
The hot continental interior deserts such as the Sahara desert
Coastal deserts of the western margin of continents such as Namib desert
Mid latitude deserts of continental interiors such as Gobi desert
The ice and snow deserts of Polar lands such as the Antarctica desert
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(a) Give any three causes of aridity and desertification in sub-Saharan Africa. (b) Highlight any four steps the government of Kenya has taken towards solving aridity and desertification in the Northern part of the country
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(a) Give any three causes of aridity and desertification in sub-Saharan Africa.
(b) Highlight any four steps the government of Kenya has taken towards solving aridity and desertification in the Northern part of the country
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February 7, 2018
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Describe the formation of kettle lakes in area affected by glaciation.
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Describe the formation of kettle lakes in area affected by glaciation.
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February 7, 2018
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Highlight any five characteristics of the tundra or ice cap climate.
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Highlight any five characteristics of the tundra or ice cap climate.
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February 7, 2018
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Give three characteristics of the cold temperate eastern margin climate.
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Give three characteristics of the cold temperate eastern margin climate.
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February 7, 2018
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What are the factors affecting the distribution of forest and woodlands in Zimbabwe?
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What are the factors affecting the distribution of forest and woodlands in Zimbabwe?
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February 7, 2018
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Explain the continental drift theory
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Explain the continental drift theory
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February 6, 2018
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Explain three ways of representing relief
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Explain three ways of representing relief
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February 3, 2018
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What is ecological dominance?
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What is ecological dominance?
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February 3, 2018
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What is a paradigm?
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What is a paradigm?
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February 3, 2018
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What are metamorphic rocks?
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What are metamorphic rocks?
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February 2, 2018
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Give five problems affecting conservation areas in Kenya and offer possible solutions to these problems
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Give five problems affecting conservation areas in Kenya and offer possible solutions to these problems.
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February 2, 2018
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Give the likely implications of the standard gauge railway on the tourism industry in Kenya
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Give the likely implications of the standard gauge railway on the tourism industry in Kenya.
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January 31, 2018
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Give three negative effects of low population growth in a country.
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Give three negative effects of low population growth in a country.
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January 31, 2018
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Explain three positive effects of urbanization to a country.
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Explain three positive effects of urbanization to a country.
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January 31, 2018
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Explain how the following factors influence the occurrence of minerals:
(i) evaporation;
(ii) vulcanicity;
(iii) metamorphism
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Explain how the following factors influence the occurrence of minerals:
(i) evaporation;
(ii) vulcanicity;
(iii) metamorphism
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January 31, 2018
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Explain four problems facing railway transport in Africa.
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Explain four problems facing railway transport in Africa.
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January 31, 2018
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State four ways in which communication contributes to economic development in Kenya
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State four ways in which communication contributes to economic development in Kenya
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January 31, 2018
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Describe how the following features are formed and for each give an
example from Kenya:
(i) A crater
(ii) A geyser
(iii) A lava plateau
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Describe how the following features are formed and for each give an
example from Kenya:
(i) A crater
(ii) A geyser
(iii) A lava plateau
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January 31, 2018
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Explain the significance of oceans to human activities
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Explain the significance of oceans to human activity
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January 31, 2018
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Define the term barometric pressure as used in meteorologists.
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Define the term barometric pressure as used in meteorologists.
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January 30, 2018
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