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(a) Explain four ways in which vegetation of the Nyika plateau of Kenya has adapted to the climate experienced in the area
(b) Give five factors that have led to a decline of the natural grasslands in Kenya

Answer Text:
a) -Some plants have thick leaves and banks for storing water.
-Some plants produce seeds which lie dormant for along time and germinates when the
rain falls
-Some plants sheds leaves during the onset of the dry season to reduce loss of water
through transpiration
-Trees in the region have long roots to tap water from the water table below
-Tress in the region are umbrella shaped to provide shade that reduces the rate of evaporation around the stem
b) - Frequent outbreak of bush fires destroy grass and retard its regeneration
-frequent drought destroy the grass and so the vegetation degeneration into a semi- desert type.
-Overgrazing of domestic and wild animals causes stunted growth of grasses
-Human activities due to increased population which encroaches grasslands
-Pests such as army worms and locusts destroy the grass, thus reducing the rate of growth