What are the answers to these Social Studies questions about Kenya?

Here are the solutions to the Social Studies questions:

WEEK WEDNESDAY

1. Countries neighboring Kenya:
   • a) South: Tanzania
   • b) North: Ethiopia, South Sudan
   • c) West: Uganda
   • d) East: Somalia
2. The water body which borders Kenya to the South East is the Indian Ocean.
3. The size of Kenya is approximately 580,367 km².
4. Three uses of a map in daily life are:
   • To locate places.
   • To determine distances between places.
   • To plan routes for travel.

WEEK THURSDAY

1. The physical feature marked C on the map is called D. Mt Kenya.
2. Kenya is made up of A. 47 counties.
3. The current president of Kenya is D. William Ruto.
4. All the options (Dressing, Marriages, Artefacts, Songs and dances) are generally considered aspects of culture. However, if a distinction is being made between practices/expressions and objects, C. Artefacts could be considered a product of culture rather than a direct practice.
5. The following are economic activities except C. Weeding.

WEEK FRIDAY

1. The photo marked letter A is not visible in the image.
2. The river which drains water into the swamp labeled B is not visible in the image.
3. The inland water body marked letter D is not visible in the image.
4. R. Gana and R. Ade drain water into is not visible in the image.
5. The physical feature shaded in the map is not visible in the image.
6. Three elements of weather are:
   • Temperature
   • Precipitation
   • Wind
7. The average weather condition of an area for a period of time especially 30 years and above is called Climate.
8. Five elements of weather are:
   • Temperature
   • Precipitation
   • Wind
   • Humidity
   • Atmospheric Pressure
9. Plains are large areas of low-lying flat land.
10. Places where plants like papyrus reed grow are called Swamps or Wetlands.
11. Makena, a grade 5 learner, comes from Mt. Kenya. The type of climatic region there is Highland climate.
12. There are C. 5 different main climatic regions found in Kenya.
13. In Lake Victoria, the climate is Equatorial (hot and wet). In Mombasa, the climate is Coastal (hot and humid).
14. Four main historic built environments found in Kenya are:
    • Fort Jesus
    • Gede Ruins
    • Lamu Old Town
    • Thimlich Ohinga