Question 1
- Name two methods of under ground mining
- State three factors that influence mining
Answer
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- Slope mining
- Solution mining -
- Mode of occurrence of minerals
- Demand for the mineral
- Transport cost
Question 2
- State three conditions that favour the growing of oil palm in Nigeria
- State two problems that face oil palm farming in Nigeria
Answer
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- High rainfall that is evenly distributed through out the year / 1500mm to 2100mm.
- High R. humidity 80% - 90%
- Plenty of sunshine during ripening season. -
- Disease such as anthracnose attack the leaves making them turn black or brown
- Repaid increase of population means that land under palm oil has been converted to production of food crops.
Question 3
- Give two examples of softwood trees found in Kenya
- State three problems facing forestry in Canada
Answer
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- podo
- cypress
- bamboo -
- Fevere winters which make tree seedlings to take too long to mature & delay – harvesting
- The rugged landscape hinders smooth exploitation of forests.
Question 4
- What is external trade?
- State three reasons why Kenya trades in raw material rather than finished products
Answer
- - External trade is the trade that involves exchange of goods and services at global scale
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- Inadequate capital to process raw materials into finished goods
- Low technology
- Inadequate machinery
Question 5
- State three reasons why Northern parts of Kenya are sparsely populated
- Give two types of information obtainable from a population pyramid
Answer
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- Low rainfall / it is very dry
- Thin / soils unsuitable for agriculture
- Scanty vegetation to support livestock -
- Size of population
- Population by age