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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 Only.
Question One
(a) Outline the concerns of Agricultural Geography. (10 Marks)
(b) Explain the origin of Agriculture till the industrial revolution. (10 Marks)

Question Two
Discuss in details any THREE of the following types of farming.
(15 Marks)
Mediterranean agriculture
Plantation farming
Ranching
Horticulture
State FIVE ways in which ranching defers from nomadic pastoralism.
(5 Marks)

Question Three
Discuss how the following factors influence Agriculture.
Climatical factors
(5 Marks)
Human factors
(5 Marks)
Soil
(5 Marks)
Relief
(5 Marks)

Question Four
Discuss J.H Von Thunen’s Theory of Agricultural land use.
(15 Marks)
Outline FIVE criticisms of the above theory.
(5 Marks)

Question Five
Outline TEN problems facing the Agricultural sector in developing countries.
(10 Marks)
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of growing genetically modified organisms (GMO’s in Kenya today.
(10 Marks)






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