Question
(a) i) Give the latitudinal and the longitudinal position of the south west corner of the map extract
ii) Calculate the magnetic declination of the map extract
(b) i) Which adjoining sheet is to the S.E of the area covered by the map?
ii) What is the general flow of river Chanya.
iii) Give three social function of Nyeri town
(c) Calculate the area of Nyeri Forest to the East of Easting 69 and North of Northing 56.
(Give your answer in Kilometre squared(Km 2)
(d) Citing evidence from the map. Give
i) Two reasons why the area is covered by the map is suitable for coffee growing
ii) Two factor that favor saw milling in the area covered by the map
(e) Describe drainage of the area covered by the map.
Answer
(a) i)
Latitude: 0° 30'S
Longitude 36° 45'E
(b) i) Fort Hall(Muranga)
ii) Eastwards / West to East
iii)
- Educational centre
- Religious centre
- Health centre
- Recreational centre
- Administrative centre
Complete = 2
Incomplete = 20
Area = = 12Km2
- The area receive high rainfall suitable for crop farming as evidenced by many permanent rivers/forest vegetation..
- Gentle sloping landscape for proper drainage as evidenced by widely spaced contours.
- High altitude above 1500 metres that provides cool condition suitable for coffee farming.
- Availability of transport as evidenced by many roads.
- Availability of labor evidenced by dense settlements.
- Presences of extensive forest to provide raw materials.
- Availability of transport by roads for transporting sawn timber and logs.
- Presence of many settlements which provide markets for products.
- The main drainage features are rivers.
- There are many permanent rivers.
- Most of the rivers form dendritic drainage pattern.
- The main rivers in the area are the river Chanya and Ambani.
- Most of the river flow from Aberdare forest.
- Most of the rivers flows to the East of the area covered by map.
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