Agricultural Geography(Geog 401) Question Paper
Agricultural Geography(Geog 401)
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.
Question One
Define the following terms:
Agricultural geography.
(2 Marks)
Agro-forestry.
(2 Marks)
Soil temperature.
(2 Marks)
Nomadic pastoralism.
(2 Marks)
Discuss any two types of extensive commercial forms of farming giving merits and demerits of each.
(12 Marks)
Question Two
Discuss J.H. Von Thunen’s Theory of Agriculture land use.
(12 Marks)
Point out four factors that make the model irrelevant in today’s world.
(8 Marks)
Question Three
Discuss how the following factors influence Agriculture:
Climatic factors.
(5 Marks)
Human factors.
(5 marks)
Biological factors.
(5 Marks)
State the main Agricultural; sources of water pollution.
(5 Marks)
Question Four
Discuss problems facing agriculture in Africa and discuss possible solutions. (20 Marks)
Question Five
Discuss the main features of shifting cultivation.
(10 marks)
Explain the main problems facing the nomadic pastoralists in Kenya today.
(10 Marks)
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