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SUNRISE EVALUATION EXAMS FORM 1 – 2021


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443 AGRICULTURE
PAPER
(THEORY)
SEPTEMBER 2021
DURATION:: 2HRS

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

Instructions to candidates
Answer all the questions in this paper
For Examiner’s Use Only
Candidates Score
Question

1 - 18

Total Score 80

1. Define the term agriculture (2mks)


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2. List four main branches of Agriculture (4mks)
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3. What
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the importance of agriculture in Kenyans economy (5mks)
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4. Explain the meaning of the following terms
a. Shifting cultivation (2mks)
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b. Organic farming (2mks)
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c. Mixed farming (2mks)
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d. Agroforestry (2mks)
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5. Give the advantages of the following
a. large scale farming (2mks)
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b. Small scale farming (2mks)
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6. Why is nomadic pastrolism dying out in Kenya as a method of farming (2mks)
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7. Outline the benefits of agroforestry to man (5mks
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8. State four human factors which influence agriculture (4mks)
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9. Name five biotic factors that influence agriculture (5mks


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10. Name four aspects of rainfall (4mks
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11. State five effects of wind that influences agriculture (5mks)
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12. Name four aspects of light (4mks)
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13. What are the effects of high temperatures on crops (5mks)
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14. Define the term soil (2mks)


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15. Name four physical agents of weathering (4mks)
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16. State four biological agents of weathering (4mks)
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17. State the factors that influence soil formation (4mks)
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18. The following is a diagram of soil profile Study it and answer the following questions

(a) Name parts labeled A, B, C and D above (4mks)


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(b) State three properties of the part labeled A above. (3mks)
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(c) Name four constituents of soil (4mks)
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