Question 1
- Differentiate between horticulture and market gardening
- Mention three factors that have supported the horticultural industry in Kenya
Answer
- Horticulture is the growing of vegetables fruits and flowers on large scale for sale while Market gardening does not involve growing of flowers but the cultivation of vegetables and fruits for local consumption
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- Fertile soils
- Availability of ready market
- Improved infrastructure
Question 2
- Name two ways in which land may be reclaimed
- List three land reclamation projects in Kenya
Answer
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- Draining water bodies and swamps
- Controlling tsetse flies -
- Labwe valley
- Bura / Galole
- Lower Yala
Question 3
- Define eco-tourism
- State three benefits of eco-tourism
Answer
- Eco-tourism is whereby the community living within the environs of the game park is involved in the management and conservation of wildlife and from the proceeds of tourism portion is released to the community for general development
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- Ensures that poaching is minimised
- Stimulates the development of the areas within the parks
- Encourages domestic tourism
Question 4
Use the table below to answer the questions that follow
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(i) Give the population density for districts A and B
(ii) What is the number of people living in district D? - Country X recorded 30 births and 10 deaths in a population of 1,000. Calculate population growth rate of country X
Answer
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(i)
A - 19 per Km2
B - 73per Km2
(ii) 122400 - 2%
Question 5
The diagram below is an idealised pattern of land use in on urban centre. Study it an answer the questions that follow:
- Name the functional zones marked W, Y and X
- State two problems encountered in Zone L
Answer
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W - Central Business District
Y - Transitional Zone
X - High Class residential area -
- Inadequate social amenities
- High rate of social evils
- Unemployment