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GEOGRAPHY FORM TWO: Topic 3: WATER MANAGEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Feb 15, 2017 Topic 3: WATER MANAGEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  Water Is a colorless, odorless and tasteless liquid found naturally on land surface, atmosphere and water ground reservoirs, and essential for most plant and animal life. Water management Refers to the skillful and careful use and control of water and water resources. It is the management of water resources under set policies and regulations. Water should be managed since it is becoming a more valuable commodity due to droughts and over uses. Economic uses and importance of water  Water is used for domestic purposes Water is used for agriculture development [irrigation] Water is used as a source of hydro-electric power Water is used for industrial development Water encourages the development of the fishing industry It encourages the development of the tourist industry Water is used for navigation i.e. it stimulates the development of transport...

GEOGRAPHY FORM TWO: Topic 2: AGRICULTURE Feb 15, 2017 Topic 2: AGRICULTURE  Agriculture is the branch of science which deals with crop cultivation and animal keeping. It is categorised as a primary activity since it involves the production of raw materials that can be used by other industries.  SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE It is the type of agriculture (crop cultivation) where a farmer owns a piece of land covers less than 5 hectares. Characteristics of small farming at subsistence level   1. Labor force involves the use of members of the families 2. Implication of simple tools like hoes, pangas to cultivate and few cases they use animals. 3. There are varieties of ways to improve the fertility such as the use of organic manure, mulching (covering the top soil with dead crops and animal remains to retain moisture), 4. Many crops are grown at once. You can find the farm with mixed crops such as beans, maize, sunflower and some watermelon. 5. Very little or no surplus. This...

 TOPIC 1 HUMAN ACTIVITIES  The Meaning of Human Activities  - Are functions or tasks or work carried out or done by human beings over time for achieving certain purposes or goals.  - It is any task performed by man for the purpose of earning his or her livelihood.  - Are what people do or cause to happen in order to achieve a certain goal in life.   Topic 1 - HUMAN ACTIVITIES Are acts or processes of producing certain things intended by people in a place, which can be a country, region, district or a village.  In Geography, human activities refer to tasks human beings do modify the environment as well as extract the resources from the environment which are needed for survival, that is, satisfying human needs and wants.  To fulfil this goal, man has been modifying the tools needed for obtaining resources from the environment from basic to more advanced and efficient technology.  Goals or Purposes of Human Activities  1. Production of food...