Paper 2 · Agro-ecological regions, deforestation and rainfall
Natural Region I of Zimbabwe lies in the eastern highlands and receives more than 1 000 mm of rainfall a year, with low temperatures and frequent mist. Which set of enterprises suits it best?
ACotton, irrigated wheat and dryland groundnuts for export
BExtensive beef ranching on veld with a little drought sorghum
CIrrigated sugar cane, citrus estates and winter wheat blocks
DTea, coffee, macadamia nuts and plantation forestry
Explanation: Region I is cool, wet and misty, with more than 1 000 mm of rain spread over a long season, so it carries crops that need continuous moisture: tea, coffee, macadamia and timber plantations, together with deciduous fruit and intensive dairy. The lowveld enterprises in the other options belong to Regions IV and V, where irrigation or extensive ranching is the answer to low rainfall.
Derived from ZIMSEC Agriculture 4001/2 Paper 2, November 2018, Q1