Assessment questions

A. Human origin theories

1. Explain the mythical theory of origin or your community.

2. The creation theory suggest that the fiest person too be created by God was ____ and ____.

3. What is evolution?

4. List the stages through man evolved.

 

B. Pre-historic sites

1. The remins of ____ were discovered by Louis Leakey at Fort Ternan.

2. List 5 ercheological site in each of the following countries.

   a. Kenya

   b. Uganda

   c. Tanzania

3.Who discorverd the first human remains at Rusinga Island?

 

C. Communities interactions

1. Explain 5 ways in which African communities interacted.

2. State the effects of interaction between African communities.

 

D. Modern migrations

1. Differentiate between internal migrations and external migrations, stating examples in each case.

2. Decribe the following types of migrations.

   a. rural-urban migration

   b. urban-rural migration

   c. rural-rural migration

   d. urban-urban migration 

3. Define the following types of external migration.

   a. immigration

   b. emigration

4a. List 5 reasons for immigration.

 b. list 5 reasons for emigration.

 

E. Population distribution

1. What is population distribution?

2. Explain factors that influence population distribution in Kenya.

3. List 5 effects of population distribution.

 

F. Population structure

1. Decribe  the population structures of Kenya in terms of

   a. age structure

   b. dependency ratio

   c. life expectancy

   d. sex structure 

2. Compare the population structure of Kenya, Germany and India based on the characteristics shown on the table below.

 

3a. What is a population census?

 b. After how many years is population census conducted in Kenya?

 c. When was the last population census conducted in Kenya?

 d. When is the next census expected in Kenya?

 

G. Population growth

1. What is population growth?

2. Explain the difference between the following phrases;

    a. positive population growth

    b. negative population growth

3. When does natural population growth occur?

4. Explain how birth rate and death rate can be used to determine the population growth.

 

H. Language groups

1. List 3 language groups

2. List 3 sud-groups of nilotes

3. State the reasons for migration of the main language groups into Eastern Africa