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Factors that influence the choice of a product to produce include;Market/Supply-gapFinance/fundAvailability of and access to raw materialsTechnical implicationsProfitability/MarketablilityAvailability of qualified personnelGovernment policiesGovernment objectives
Factors that may be used to measure the size of a business enterprise;Amount of capital investedNumber of workersThe level of outputSize of marketProfit madeGovernment policyState of technologyNature of the products
Factors that influence the rate of weathering in rocks include;PlantsAmount of waterSlopeClimateHuman activitiesTectonic movementsNature and weight of weathered materials.
Factors that influence importation and exportation of goods include;Government policy through legislation. The government can encourage or discourage trade.Demand for goods both locally and outside Kenya encourages importation and exportation of goods.Availability of means of transport and communication enhances trade inhabit/non-availability.Level of industrialization/development dictates the types of goods to be imported and those exported.Distribution of resources/type of goods determine what a country exports and what it imports.
Physical factors that influenced the location of MweaTeberre irrigation scheme are;Perennial rivers; Thiba, Nyamindi and Murubara that provided adequate water for irrigation.The Mwea plains have black cotton soils, with high water retention capacity, that are suitable for rice farming/growing.The area around Mwea experienced low, unreliable and poorly distributed rainfall hence not suitable for rain fed agriculture thus need for irrigation.Presence of loamy soils ensured cultivation of other crops to support families settle.Presence of gently sloping land which made it possible for irrigation farming.