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Population Sources of Population Data Population Distribution in E. Africa In 2005 was estimated to be 90m people spread out thus: Factors Influencing Population Distribution in East Africa Distribution of population on the earth‟s surface isn‟t uniform due to the…

Industry Industry – Any form of economic activity through which people produce goods and services for their consumption.Industrialisation– Process through which a country establishes manufacturing industries. A country is referred to as industrialised when production of manufactured goods is the main…

Land Reclamation Is the process of converting wasteland into farm land for growing of crops and keeping of animals while land rehabilitation is the process of restoring land to its former productive state.Major Importance of Land Reclamation1. Intensify food production…

Lakes A lake is a depression on the earth”s surface where water has accumulated. Classification /Types of Lakes According To the Nature of Water a) Fresh water lakes which contain fresh water.b) Salty lakes which have salty water According To the Mode…

Statistics II Statistics is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. Compound/Cumulative Divided Bar Graph 1. Step one, set the cumulative total of each year.2. Draw vertical axis(Y) to represent dependent variable3. Draw horizontal axis(x)…

Hydrological / Water Cycle – This is the endless interchange of water between the sea, atmosphere and land. Processes in Which Circulation Is Carried Out 1. Evaporation– Changing of water into water into water vapour when it‟s heated by solar…

Map Work The study and analysis of maps, especially prior to, or in relation to fieldwork. Description of Relief a) Describe the general appearance of the entire area e.g. hilly, mountainous, plain, undulating landscape, has many hills, isolated hills, etc.b)…

External Land Forming Processes – Processes operating on the exterior of the earth resulting in the formation of natural physical features.– These are: Weathering – Mechanical breakdown or chemical decay of rocks “in situ” (without movement)Agents of weatheringThings that work…

Folding Process in which crustal rocks are distorted by compressional forces by being caused to bend upwards and downwards.It occurs on fairly young sedimentary rocks. Parts of a Fold (a) Anticlines (upfolds)-parts of the earths surface which bend upwards when…

What are Faults? Faults are fractures or cracks that develop in the crust. Parts of a Fault 1. Upthrow – part of the land displaced upwards.2. Downthrow – part of the land displaced downwards.3. Throw – vertical displacement.4. Heave – horizontal displacement5. Hade – inclination of fault to vertical plane6. Fault…