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P250/2
GEOGRAPHY
(World
Problems and
Development)
PAPER 2
3 hours
WAKISSHA
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
GEOGRAPHY
(WORLD PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT)
Paper 2
3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
This paper consist oftwo sections, A and B.
Answer four questions in all.
Question 1 in section A is compulsory.
The other three questions must be answeredfrom
section B.
Any additional question(s) attempted will not be marked.
Credit will be given for the use of relevant sketch
maps, diagrams and examples.
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SECTION A (Compulsory Question)
1. Study the table below showing tourist destinations to
Africa from selected continents for 1970 and 2000 in
'000s'.
COUNTRY 1970 2000
Europe 82,000 93,400
North America 56,000 64,000
South America 2,400 3,000
Australia 3,900 5,800
a) Using the base map provided and the figures in the
table, use a flow map to represent the above
information. (10 marks)
b) State the merits and demerits of the method used.
(5 marks)
c) Calculate percentage change of the total number of
tourists between 1970 and 2000. (2 marks)
d) With reference to any one country in either Africa
or Europe, outline the physical factors favouring
the development of tourism industry.
(8 marks)
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SECTION B
Answer three questions only.
2. To what extent have cooperatives influenced the
development of Dairy farming in either Denmark or
Netherlands? (25 marks)
3. Examine the factors that have influenced the distribution
of population in either
Nigeria or China. (25 marks)
4. a) What is marine fishing. (5 marks)
b) Account for the development of fishing industry in
either Japan or Norway.
(20 marks)
5. Discuss the effects of urbanization in environment with
reference to either Great
Lakes region of USA or Egypt. (25 marks)
6. a) Discuss the problems affecting the exploitation of
minerals in any one tropical African country. ( 15marks)
b) Outline the measures being taken to solve the above
problems in the country chosen. (10 marks)
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7. Examine the contribution of either River Rhine water way
or Tanzania Railway line to the economic development of
the area where it is located. (25 marks)
8. Account for the destruction of natural resources in
either Sahel or Kalahari region of Africa? (25marks)
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