Have A Wonderful surfing on Relief From Despair GEOGRAPHY EXAMINATION FOR 2nd TERM. INSTRUCTIONS: CLASSE : S5 HEG & MEG Duration: 3 hours. 1. This examination consists of 3 sections: ® Answer all questions in Section I ® Answer two questions of your choice in Section II ® The section III is compulsory. 2. Be brief and clear in your answers. SECTION I. Answer all questions /40marks 1. Define the following terms (5marks) a) Agriculture b) Fishing c) Mining d) Crops rotation e) Fields rotation 2. Explain 3 main methods used in mining (3mrks) 3. Without explanation, list the main methods used in fishing industry. (3 marks) 4. Briefly but clearly, explain the main stage of lumbering. (2 marks) 5. Referring to different regions of Rwanda, the agriculture outputs decline day to day because the soil is impoverished and eroded. a) State 4 main erosive agents (2 marks) b) Explain the causes of soil erosion based on human activities/practices. (2.5 marks) c) Suggest 5 methods that can be used in soil conservation. (2.5 marks) 6. Plantation farming is a form of specialisation in agriculture where the crops are cultivated for cash not for food through exportation. a) State 2 main products that consisted of the exportation in Rwanda. (2 marks) b) List 5 advantages of plantation farming in Rwanda (2.5 marks) c) List 5 disadvantages of plantation farming in Rwanda. (2.5 marks) d) Outline 5 problems encountered by plantation farming in Rwanda and suggest their solution. (5 marks) 7. The government of Rwanda has adopted the fish consumption as a measure to improve children’s diet habit. a) Define the Inland fishing (1 mark) b) Differentiate salt water fish and fresh water fish (2 marks) c) Discuss the importance of fishing in Rwanda (5 marks) SECTION II: Answer two questions of your choice 1. Despite the development of livestock farming in Rwanda through stabilization at zero pastures, it encounters many problems. 1. List problems encountered by livestock farming 2. State their possible solutions. 2. African continent is one of the most prosperous regions in mineral resources but it is underdeveloped despite the existence of those mineral resources. i. Discuss the main problems of exploiting minerals in the Third world countries. 3. Discuss the socio-economic impacts of mineral exploitation. SECTION III. This Section is Compulsory/ 10 marks 1) For improving agricultural system, land consolidation policy is adopted in Rwanda. a. What does Land consolidation mean? b. Discuss the impacts of Land consolidation in Rwanda.