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Land Management And Conservation Question Paper

Land Management And Conservation 

Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE
CONSERVATION)
ERC 403: LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

DATE: Monday 24th August, 2009
TIME: 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.


INSTRUCTIONS
Answer questions ONE and any other THREE.
1.
(a)
Explain the following concepts:
(i)
Land use
(ii)
Land tenure
(iii)
Rainfall use efficiency
(iv)
Organic farming
[10 marks]
(b)
Briefly discuss conservation farming. [9 marks]
(c)
State any three land policy issues in Kenya. [6 marks]
2.
Discuss the effects of land registration on land use. [15 marks]
3.
Explain how you would assess and monitor desertification in northern Kenya. [15 marks]
4.
You have been called upon to do landscaping of a newly built institution. Explain in details all the factors that you would consider and why. [15 marks]
5.
Land degradation continues to be a major environmental issue in Kenya despite the advancements made in scientific knowledge. Discuss. [15 marks]






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