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Agri Climotology Question Paper

Agri Climotology 

Course: Bachelor Of Agriculture In Agronomy And Horticultural Sciences

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
AGRI 102: AGRI CLIMOTOLOGY
Date: 2012
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer ALL questions.
1. a) “The higher you go the cooler it becomes”, True or False? Explain your answer.
b) Briefly explain the main causes of different seasons on the earth’s surface.
c) What is global warming?
2. a) Describe two instruments used to measure atmospheric pressure.
b) Briefly describe the wind flow patterns and the weather associated with the following systems;
i) Low pressure system
ii) High pressure system
3. a) What is %Relative Humidity (%RH) and how is it measured.
b) Draw a sketch graph(s) to show the variations of %RH and temperature in a normal 24 hour
day.
4. a) What is Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)?
b) Describe the annual movement of the ITCZ.
c) Describe the weather in the ITCZ zone.
5. a) Discuss the importance of reliable weather forecasting in Agriculture.
b) In your own words discuss the successes and failures of weather forecasting in Kenya.
c) “The Sahara Desert is expanding to the South”, True or False. Explain your answer.






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