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MARKING SCHEME FOR SS3 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE MOCK 2 EXAMINATION
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TEST
Allocation of Marks: 1/2 mark each = 30 marks
SECTION B: ESSAY
- (a) Six reasons why Agriculture has not been fully mechanized in West Africa are:
- The problems of the land tenure system.
- Inadequate farm machinery.
- High cost of purchasing farm machinery.
- Different types of soil.
- Topography of West African land.
- Inadequate manpower.
- Scattered farm holding.
- Poverty level of farm. (Any 6 @ ½ mark= 3marks)
(b) Four sources of farm power
- Animal power.
- Human power.
- Wind power.
- Solar power.
- Mechanical power.
- Water power.
- Electrical power.
- Biogas. (Any 4 @ ½ mark= 2marks)
(c) Subsistence Agriculture is practised in rural areas and involves planting crops and rearing livestock to cater for the needs of the farmer and his family. (1 marks)
- Land can be defined as the solid part of the earth’s crust which supports the cultivation of crops and the rearing of animals for man’s use.
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