Agriculture

Agriculture is best defined as 

• the hunting and gathering
• the altering genetic material of plants
• the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
• using technology to increase production

What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?

• Commercial
• subsistence
• seed
• vegetative

All of the following are physical factors that influence agriculture EXCEPT:

• Labour

• Soil

• Climate

• Water Supply

Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?

• Pastoral Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Surplus Agriculture

All of the following are benefits of agriculture EXCEPT:

• It contributes to the country's GDP

• It provides a country with adequate food

• It provides employment opportunities

• It creates pension for farmers

It is the initial cultivation of the soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil.

• Ploughing

• Soil Preparation

• Leveling

• Sowing

It is the artificial application of water to the land or soil.

• Irrigation

• Propagation

• Revegetation

• Soil consolidation

It is the process of removing unwanted plants.

• Crop filtering

• Grass removal

• Weeding

It is the process of gathering mature plants from the fields and marks the end of the growing season of the crop.

• Marketing

• Harvesting

• Gathering

• Selling

Where would you be least likely to find subsistence farms?

• South America
• Africa
• Europe
• Asia