1. a) Differentiate between intensive and extensive farming systems.

      b) Account for the development of intensive farming in either Denmark or the Netherlands.

2. a) Account for the rapid destruction of forests in either the Congo Basin or the Amazon Basin.

    b) Explain the effects of deforestation on the environment in the area chosen in (a) above.

3. ‘The development of the fishing industry in the inland fresh waters of Africa has been mainly limited by low levels of technology.’ Discuss

4. Study the table below showing the farmers calendar in Kikuyu-land, East Africa and answer the questions that follow:

Adpated: Hickman G. et al (1995). Lands and peoples of East Africa: Longman P72.

a) Draw a circular graph to represent the information given in the table above.

b) Outline the:

      i) merits

     ii) demerits
of using the statistical method in (a) above.

c) Explain the relationship between rainfall and farming activities in kikuyu-land.

d) Suggest measures that should be taken to improve farming activities in Kikuyu – land.

5. Examine the factors that have led to the growth of industries in either New England region of USA or the Manchuria region of China.

6. Describe the conditions that have favoured the development of the mining industry in either Liberia or Germany.

7. a) Distinguish between a site and hinterland of a port.

    b) Account for the development of either Europoort or Hongkong as a port.

8. To what extent have physical factors contributed to the famine problem in Sub-Saharan Africa?