EXAMINATION 12

PAPER 2

SECTION A

Section A – Answer all questions in this section

1. (a) Agriculture is________________________________ [1]

(b) Write 2 importance of agriculture. [2]

(c) How many branches of agriculture do we have? [1]

(d)Agricultural engineering deals with__________ [1]

2. (a) State any three seasons found in Zimbabwe. [3]

(b) Give units for measuring. (i) rainfall

(ii)Temperature. [2]

3. (a) What is a balanced diet? [1]

(b) Give two uses of animals in a community. [2] (c) Name any two man made

sources of water used by farmers. [2]

4. (a) Complete the table below.

TOOL USE
(i) Spade A
(ii) Mattock B
(iii) C Cutting tool

(b) State any two materials which can be used to make farm tools.

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5. (a) Give two examples of citrus trees.

(b) What is the difference between indigenous and exotic trees?

(c) State any use of trees.

6. (a) Name any two types of weathering.

(b)Give any two agents of weathering.

(c) From the four components of soil, what is the composition with 5%?

SECTION B

Answer any two questions

7. Choose one vegetable crop and describe how it is grown. Use the following headings.

(a) Name of vegetable.

(b) Land preparation

(c) Planting

(d)Spacing

(e)Harvesting

(f) Give a pest that attacks the crop.

8. Describe the production of a small livestock animal using the following headings:

(a) Name of animal

(b) Care for the animal

(c) Processing and marketing of the animal's products and by products.

9. Your class has been asked to establish a woodlot.

(a) Describe the factors which you consider when choosing a site.

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(b) Care and maintenance of a woodlot.

(c) Give three importances of trees.

10. Mr Chida started his Quail Bird keeping project. Below is his income and expenditure account.

DATE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT DATE INCOME AMOUNT

12/01/17 100 crates $______
Quail chicks $100 11/06/17 eggs at $7
each
2 bags starter
mash at $30 each $_______
2 bags growers
mash at $25 each $_______
5 bags layers
mash at $20 each $______

Chemicals $20
$________

Total expenditure $______ Total Income

(a) i ) Complete the table by filling in the blank spaces.

ii) Calculate the profit or loss the farmer made

(b) Name any two records kept by a good farmer.

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