Question 1
- Distinguish horticulture from market gardening
- Give three human factors favouring horticulture in Kenya
Answer
- Horticulture is the practice of cultivating fruits, vegetables and flowers while in market gardening its only vegetables and fruits which are cultivated
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- Availability of labour offered by many young and middle aged people.
- Ready market offered by ever ever – expanding population in the urban areas /more overseas markets.
- Large capital investment by large overseas companies such as Delmonte and Oserian / banks give financial support to small scale farmers
Question 2
- Name the traditional methods of fishing used by fishermen in western Kenya
- State three measures the Kenya government should undertake to conserve marine fisheries.
Answer
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- Use of baskets
- Use of spear and arrow.
- Use of barriers. -
- Restricting disposal of untreated waste into the sea for the survival of fish.
- Standardizing the size of nets used in fishing to ensure that only mature fish are caught.
- Licensing the fishermen to control their number / ensuring no over fishing
Question 3
- Identify two push factors in Rural to Urban Migration.
- What three measures has the Kenya government taken to reduce infant Mortality
Answer
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- Widespread unemployment in the rural areas.
- Shortage / total lack of land for meaningful agriculture -
- Improving medical facilities
- Immunization of children to control diseases.
- Providing more educational opportunities for parents to create awareness for better care
Question 4
- Give two benefits of flooding in the lower Tana region
- State three problems resulting from prolonged drought.
Answer
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- It brings fertile alluvial soils to the valleys and plains which is good for agriculture.
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- Diminishing returns from the environment
- Extinction of plant and animal species / loss of biodiversity.
- Leads to diversion of a countries meager resources to food importation hence limited economic growth.
- It brings plenty of fish food / planktons which causes an insurgence of fish.
Question 5
- State three measures being taken by the government to conserve Kenya’s forests
- Identify two problems facing forestry in Cananda .
Answer
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- Carrying out public campaigns through the mass media on the values of forests
- Encourages agroforestry / afforestation / re – afforestation
- Establishment of training institutions in forestry. -
- Wild fires can destroy large chunks of forests
- Rugged landscape makes transportation difficult