Question 1
- Define land dereliction.
- Give two reasons why land dereliction occurs
- Give two effects of land dereliction
Answer
- This is a situation where land has been abandoned and left as wasteland after a mineral has been exhausted.
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- Lack of government policy/regulations to enforce land rehabilitation.
- Mining companies not willing to spend money where there is no financial gain -
- Ugliness of the land
- Land losses productivity
- Destruction of property where land subsides/sinks
Question 2
- List two types of major fish communities
- Give two methods used in commercial fishing
- Name three measures taken to conserve and manage fishery resources.
Answer
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- Pelagic fish
- Anadromous fish
- Demersal fish -
- Trawling
- Perse-seining
- Drifting -
- Establishment of fish hatcheries
- Prevent water pollution
- Ban fishing for some period within the year
Question 3
- Differentiate between National Park and Game Reserves.
- Give two importances of wildlife to the economy of a country.
- Name two negative effects of tourism.
Answer
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National park – A national park is set up and controlled by the central government. They are established by an act of parliament or through a legal notice by the minister concerned.
Game reserve – A National Game Reserve is set up and managed by a local authority where it is located and the local communities interact freely with the wildlife -
- Form the basis of tourism industry.
- Forms catchment area for rivers.
- Provides fuel, timber etc. -
- Spread of diseases e.g. HIV/Aids
- Acquisition of foreign culture and erosion of customs.
- Destruction of cash crops by wild animals.
Question 4
- Name two types of dairy cattle in Denmark.
- Give two characteristics of dairy farming in Denmark.
Answer
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- Fresian
- Ayrshire
- Guernsey -
- Cattle kept indoors in winter and autumn.
- Cattle are fed on fodder.
- Dairy farming spread all over the country.
Question 5
- What is urbanization.
- Give two problems facing urban traders in Kenya
Answer
- - It is a process in which a large number of people tend to concentrate in a region thus creating and expanding an urban centre
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- Inadequate security.
- Inadequate transport facilities
- Inadequate water supply