Resources in Kenya

11 Grade 5 Social Studies questions on Resources in Kenya, with worked marking schemes. 11 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Forests are an important resource in Kenya. One direct benefit of forests is that they

   A. Provide fluorspar

   B. Provide timber and firewood

   C. Make cement

   D. Produce soda ash

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

   A. Wind

   B. Water

   C. Limestone

   D. Sunshine

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   A community cut down all the trees on a hill for firewood and did not replant. The most likely result is

   A. More rainfall

   B. Better roads

   C. More minerals

   D. Soil erosion

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4. Question 4

   2 marks

   Match each mineral with the place in Kenya where it is mined: (a) Soda ash (b) Fluorspar.

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5. Question 5

   3 marks

   Water is an important resource in Kenya. State three ways in which people use water.

   (3 marks)

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   Any 3 (1 mk each): drinking; domestic use (cooking, washing, cleaning); irrigation/farming; watering livestock; generating hydro-electric power; fishing; transport; industrial use; recreation. Accept valid uses.

6. Question 6

   3 marks

   Resources can be renewable or non-renewable.

   (a) Give the meaning of a 'non-renewable resource'.

   (b) Give one example of a non-renewable resource found in Kenya.

   (3 marks)

   Marking scheme

   (a) A resource that gets used up/finished and cannot be replaced once exhausted (2 mks). (b) Any 1 (1 mk): minerals such as soda ash, fluorspar, limestone, gold, titanium, diatomite; coal; oil. Accept a correct named mineral.

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Titanium is a mineral mined in Kwale County. In which region of Kenya is Kwale found?

   A. Coast

   B. Western

   C. Central

   D. Rift Valley

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Fluorspar is a mineral mined in Kenya. It is obtained from the

   A. Kerio Valley

   B. Lake Victoria basin

   C. Coast region

   D. Mount Kenya region

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9. Question 9

   4 marks

   Forests are being destroyed in some parts of Kenya.

   (a) State one cause of forest destruction.

   (b) Suggest three ways of conserving forests.

   (4 marks)

   Marking scheme

   (a) Any 1 (1 mk): cutting trees for timber/firewood/charcoal; clearing land for farming/settlement; forest fires; overgrazing. (b) Any 3 (1 mk each): planting more trees/afforestation; banning illegal logging; creating forest reserves; educating people; using alternative fuels; enforcing laws.

10. Question 10

    1 mark

    A resource that can be used again and again without getting finished, such as sunshine and wind, is described as

    A. Manufactured

    B. Mineral

    C. Renewable

    D. Non-renewable

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Soda ash, an important mineral in Kenya, is mainly obtained from

    A. Lake Magadi

    B. Lake Naivasha

    C. Lake Victoria

    D. Lake Turkana

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