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Form 2 Geography: Forestry Topical Questions and Answers

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1. a) i) What is forestry?
Is science of planting caring and using trees/forests and their associated
resources or the practice of managing and using trees/ forests and their
associated resources.
ii) Explain three factors that favour the growth of natural forests on
the slopes of Mt. Kenya.
- The area receives high rainfall/1000 mm-2200mm throughout the year
which
- encourages continuous growth of trees.
- The area has deep fertile volcanic soil that allow the roots for
penetration deep
- into the ground support trees.
- The area is a gazetted reserve prohibiting cultivation and settlement
hence
- allowing growth of trees
- The steep slopes discourage settlement thus forests thrive.
iii) State five factors that have led to the reduction of the area under
forest on the slopes of Mt Kenya.
- The government policy of degazetement has allowed illegal cultivation
and settlement in forest areas.
- Increased population of elephants that destroy trees
- Prolonged droughts have caused drying up of some trees.
- Plant diseases and pests destroy parts of forests.
- Over exploitation of certain species of trees
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