Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises KALA Joint Trials 2024 Geography Paper 2 Exam with Answers and Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Geography Paper 2 (312/2) Joint Trial examination administered in July 2024.

  • Duration: 2 Hours 45 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 100
  • Number of Questions: 10
  • Paper Structure: Two Sections – Section A and Section B.

  The paper was structured as follows:

  • Section A (25 marks): Candidates answered all five short-answer questions.
  • Section B (75 marks): Candidates answered Question 6 (compulsory) and any other two questions from Questions 7–10.

  It covered the following topics:

  • Meaning of environment and areas of interest in practical geography
  • Mining in Kenya including minerals such as fluorspar and titanium
  • Environmental pollution caused by mining activities
  • Land reclamation in Kenya and examples of reclaimed swamp areas
  • Challenges experienced in irrigation schemes such as Mwea-Tebere
  • Sources of non-renewable energy and factors influencing hydroelectric power development
  • Population density and the importance of conducting national population censuses
  • Tourism trends in Kenya and interpretation of tourism statistics using compound bar graphs
  • Eco-tourism and its objectives
  • Effects of human activities on wildlife and wildlife conservation measures
  • Forestry in Kenya including identification of major forest reserves
  • Differences between softwood forests in Kenya and Canada
  • Human factors influencing forestry in Canada and adaptations of softwood trees to cold climates
  • Importance and characteristics of natural forests in Kenya
  • Coffee growing in the Kenyan Highlands and processing of coffee
  • Importance of coffee farming to the Kenyan economy
  • Field study techniques in agricultural geography
  • Beef farming and nomadic pastoralism in Kenya
  • Human factors encouraging pastoralism and solutions to challenges in beef farming
  • Government measures addressing insecurity in pastoral areas
  • Comparison of beef farming in Kenya and Argentina
  • Field study objectives and applications of collected data
  • Meaning and levels of international trade
  • Visible and invisible exports and major export commodities from Kenya
  • Measures for reducing unfavourable balance of trade
  • Regional trade organizations such as COMESA and ECOWAS
  • Benefits of regional trading blocs to African countries
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  GEOGRAPHY

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