Tourism In Kenya.
TOURISM IN KENYA Geography Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania. Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 38 00 E Area: total: 582,650 sq km land: 569,250 sq km water: 13,400 sq km Area - Comparative: Slightly more than twice the size of Nevada Land boundaries: Total: 3,446 KM Border countries: Ethiopia 830 KM, Somalia 683 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km. Coastline: 536 KM Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: Varies from tropical along coastline to arid in interior Terrain: Low plain rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west. Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Indian ocean 0M Highest point: Mount Kenya 5,199M Natural Resources: Gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife & hydropower. Land use: Arable land: 7% Permanent crops: 1% Permanent pastures: 37% Forests and woodland: 30% Other: 25% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 660 sq KM (1993 est.) Natural hazards: Recurring drought in northern and eastern regions; flooding during rainy sessions. Environment - current issues: Water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water
What factors contributed to the expansion of the Barnwell area from a small village in 1801 to a busy suburb of Cambridge by 1901?
Question: What factors contributed to the expansion of the Barnwell area from a small village in 1801 to a busy suburb of Cambridge by 1901? * At the end of the eighteenth century Cambridge was suffering a significative diminuish of the population. We can notice this by looking at the statistics provided. Meanwhile in 1674 the population exceeded 9000, by 1728 Cambridge's population was under 8000. There were many reasons that could explain this sudden fall in population. One of them was the problem of overcrowding, and the repercussions that overcrowding causes. Possible consequences of this factor could have been: poor hygenical conditions ( lack of clean water for everyone, or excessive amounts of sewage which were hard to get rid of), lack of employment places for everyone, and also very high prices on the property market. This latter problem is strictly related with the expansion issue in Cambridge, which we will explore further on. Another factor which contributed to the fall in population towards the beginning of 1700, was the attraction that cities in the north exercised: this was the period of time in which the Industrial Revolution was fluorishing. In cities such as Manchester or Leeds ( typical northern cities), there was great possibility for employment, in the newly born industries. We will now analyze in more detail the expansion issue in Cambridge. The city of
What is meant by the term urbanisation?
A-Level Geography What is meant by the term urbanisation? [5] (a) Urbanisation is an increase in the percentage of a population living in urban areas. It is caused by migration to urban areas, higher birth rates in urban areas and higher death rates in rural areas due to famine decreased standard of living and poor water and hygiene. It can also be caused by incorporation of rural areas into urban areas. Explain the changing distribution of the world's largest cities in recent years [20] (b) In the past fifty years there have been dramatic changes in the distribution of the world's largest cities. In 1960 only one third of the world's population lived in urban areas, by 1999 this figure had reached almost one half of the world's population. In 1950 the world's largest cities were in mainly developed countries. In 2000 the distribution of the world's ten largest cities has changed to be in mainly developing countries. London, Moscow, Chicago and Paris are no longer in the top ten of the world's largest cities. Mexico city is now the largest city in the world, and it is over twice the size of the largest city in 1950. All cities have continued to grow rapidly. In 1950 only New York was a 'mega-city' with more than 10 million inhabitants. In 2000 all of the top ten largest cities are mega-cities and 7 of these are in developing countries. Rapid urban growth is
