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Agricultural Geography (Geog 401) Question Paper

Agricultural Geography (Geog 401) 

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013



TIME : 2 HOURS


Instructions:
Answer any three questions
Question One
Explain any three approaches in the study of agricultural geography.
(9 marks)
What is nomadic pastrolism?
(5 marks)
Explain four characteristics of shifting cultivation.
(8 marks)

Question Two
Explain five ecological factors that influence agriculture.
(10 marks)
Explain five problems facing agriculture in Kenya.
(10 marks)

Question Three
Name the Whittesey’s classification criteria of agricultural regions.
(5 marks)
Give two problems of shifting cultivation.
(2 marks)
Differentiate between intensive and extensive agriculture.
(4 marks)
Explain three physical factors that influence agriculture.
(6 marks)
Outline three ways in which the government influences agriculture.
(3 marks)

Question Four
Explain the role of Agriculture in our society.
(10 marks)
Discuss any five problems experienced by livestock farmers in pastoral communities.
(10 marks)

Question Five
Give four assumptions concerning the physical aspect of Von Thunen’s Isolated State.
(4 marks)
Evaluate Von Thunens theory of location.
(6 marks)
What is diffusion?
(1 mark)
Explain two factors that enhance or impede diffusion of agricultural innovation.
(4 marks)
Outline five characteristics of plantation agriculture.
(5 marks)






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