Name two functions of calcium in dairy cows.               ( 1 mark )

Give four reasons why indigenous cattle breeds are more suited to semi-arid areas of  Kenya than exotic breeds.   ( 2 marks )

State one use of each of the following farm tools.                      ( 2 marks )

(a) Mason’s trowel

(b) A pair of tin snips

 List down two reasons that make Agriculture                                              ( 2 marks )

 (a)  An art

(b)  A science

(a) Name two breeds of dairy cattle reared in Kenya.       (2mks)

(b) State four factors that favour dairy farming in Denmark      (4mks)

(c) State five problems faced by dairy farmers in Kenya.          (5mks)

(d) Explain six factors that favour beef farming in Argentina.          (6mks)

(e) Explain four ways in which the government of Kenya could assist nomadic pastoralists to improve the quality of their livestock.     (8mks)

(a) Apart from Mwea, name five large irrigation schemes in Kenya.        (5mks)

(b) Explain four conditions that made Mwea a suitable location for irrigation scheme.  (8mks)

(c) Explain three benefits to farmers in the Pekerra irrigation scheme.   (6mks)

(d) Explain three problems experienced by farmers in the Perkera irrigation scheme.  (6mks)

(a) Name four major fishing grounds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.                      (4mks)

(b) State five main factors favouring these fishing grounds.         (5mks)

(c) Name three types of fishing and for each one, state one method of fishing used.      (6mks)

(d)

i) Give four reasons why the marine fishing industry in East Africa is not well developed.  (4mks)

ii) State six ways in which the fishing industry is of significance in Kenya.                  (6mks)

(a)

 i) Name three types of minerals.                            (3 marks)

 ii) State three ways in which minerals occur.             (3 marks)

(b)

i) Describe shaft mining method.                       (5 marks)

ii) Outline three challenges faced by shaft miners.           (3 marks)

 (c) Explain four problems facing the mining industry in Kenya.             (8 marks)

(d) Highlight three ways in which mining derelicts can be reclaimed.            (3 marks)

The table below shows three main crops produced in Kenya in the years 2008 – 2010(amounts in metric tonnes). Use it to answer questions below.

(a)

i) using a scale of 1cm represent 50,000 metric tonnes, draw a comparative bar graph to represent the data above.     (8mks)

ii) State two advantages of using comparative bar graph.        (2mks)

(b)

i) Name two countries in Kenya where wheat is grown in large scale.                         (2mks)

ii) State three conditions that favour wheat farming in Kenya.                                      (3mks)

 (c) State four benefits of wheat growing in Kenya.                       (4mks)

(d) Explain three factors that make Canada produce more wheat than Kenya.                    (6mks)

(a) State two reasons why some industries are located near the sources of raw materials.      (2 marks)

(b) State two reasons why the new county government system should encourage the Jua Kali industries in their regions.    (2 marks)