Factors of Production of Food

What are the 4 main factors affecting the intensity of food production?

• Environmental, Innovation, Climate Change, Food Preferences

• Physical, Economic, Political, Population

• Physical, Economic, Political, Technological Advances

• Pricing, Population, Landuse, Food preference

Which statement does not show Climate affecting the intensity of food production?

• Crops such as soya bean and tomato require warmer climates. Therefore in tropical regions, the rate of production of such crops is higher.

• Plants like corn require more water, hence the production of such crops is intensified over wet seasons of particular regions.

• Climate change can influence the intensity of food production by modifying the growth season of certain crops due to global warming and extreme weather events.

• Challenges to sustain crop growth past their natural growth season can be overcome by advances in technology.

Soils and drainage is another physical factor that can influence the intensity of food production. Select the 4 factors that make crop growth favourable.

• Availability of air

• Availability of water

• Appropriate and sufficient nutrients from minerals

• Damp and warm conditions for all types of soil

• Proper soil drainage

Which statement describes Relief as a factor affecting the intensity of food production?

• Steep relief increases the stability of topsoil upon saturation, thus it is less likely to be washed down the slope.

• Slopes can be modified to create flat land for farming via terracing. This allows previously unsuitable slopes to be used for farming.

• Gentle relief ensures topsoils are more well-drained than that of topsoils on steep slopes.

• The higher the altitude of a location, the higher its temperature will be. This makes growing crops that require warmer temperatures more feasible.

Select the 3 economic factors affecting the intensity of food production.

• Purpose of farming

• Pricing

• Disposable income

• Demand and Capital

• Agribusiness

An increase in demand for meat will not lead to

• An increase in capital allocated towards the rearing of livestock

• Increased breeding of livestock

• More corn grown/ imported to feel more livestock

• A decrease in meat prices

Select the option that shows the correct main sectors of agribusinesses and their sequence.

• Farms => Processing and Packaging => Distribution => Retail Outlets => R&D

• R&D => Farms => Processing and Packaging => Distribution => Retail Outlets

• R&D => Farms => Distribution => Processing and Packaging => Retail Outlets

• Farms => Processing and Packaging => Distribution => Retail Outlets

Select the statement you think is false on how different agribusinesses affect the intensity of food production.

• Small scale companies are likely to have higher food production as they are self-sustaining and thus less vulnerable to changes in environment.

• Larger companies are more able to have greater food production due to greater capacity and capital to invest in the R&D of food crops.

• Small scale companies are likely to have lesser food production due to lesser financial capital to invest in R&D and overcome environmental changes.

• Larger companies are more able to have greater food production due to greater ability to withstand and overcome the impact of changes in the environment. This is because they have greater financial capacity to absorb losses.

Which example does not show how politics can influence the intensity of food production?

• To ensure greater productivity the Punjab Agriculture Department starting an education programme for its wheat farmers to educate them on more efficient ways of farming.

• The Singapore government stockpiling and diversifying sources of food supply to guard against situations that threaten food security such as COVID-19.

• The signing of The ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve to ensure food security for its members.

• Private companies increasing their use of fertiliser and pesticides to increase food harvests.

Which is the Green Revolution not categorised by?

• High-yielding varieties

• 3D printing of food

• Fertilisers and pesticides

• Mechanisation

• Improved irrigation