KITENGELA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

FORM 2
AGRICULTURE
MIDTERM 1 2024
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1. Define Agriculture. (1mk)

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2. Giving examples explain way agriculture is both an art and science.

a) An art (3mks)

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b) Science (3mks)

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3. Give five branches of agriculture (5mks)

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4. Define the following terms as used in horticultural farming

a) Floriculture (2mks)

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 b) Olericulture (2mks)

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c) Pomology (2mks)

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5. Briefly describe the following farming methods

a) Pastoralism (2mks)

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b) Aquaculture (2mks)

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c) Apiculture (2mks)

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d) Shifting cultivation (2mks)

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e) Organic farming (2mks)

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f) Agro-forestry (2mks)

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6. List five roles of agriculture in the economy of the country. (5mks)
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7. State the characteristics of the following farming systems
a) Intensive system (4mks)

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b) Extensive system

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8. State four advantages of trees. (5mks)

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9. Give three advantages of organic farming. (3 mks)

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10. Give three disadvantages of shifting cultivation (3 mks)

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11. Define Agroforestry (1 mk)

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