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i) Give three reasons why there are no ice sheets in Kenya
ii) Explain three factors that influence the movement of ice from the place of accumulation

Answer Text:
i) - Kenya experience high temperature under which ice-sheets cannot form
- Most parts of Kenya have low attitudes
- Kenya is found at low latitudes
ii) - Gradient of the land-ice moves faster when the slope is steep
- Temperatures-higher temperatures result in to thawing leading to faster movement of ice
- Nature of the slope-when the surface on which ice is moving is rough, it causes friction lowering the speed of the movement of ice
- Size/thickness of glacier-large masses of ice exerts pressure
which leads to melting of ice underneath, this increases the speed of ice movement