TYPES OF FARMING

Farming and raising livestock for profit is called

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial farming

• Arable farming

Growing crops and raising live stock to meet family needs is called

• Commercial farming

• Mixed farming

• Subsistence farming

When only crops are grown, we refer to this as _______

• Arable farming

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial farming

A structure built with plastic or glass wherein the conditions of farming are controlled is a ______

• urbanization

• greenhouse

• fertilizer

Moving from the countryside to towns and cities is called _________

• greenhouse

• fertilizer

• urbanization

What is the most basic form of farming, usually run by a family who work their own land?

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial farming

What is the main aim of commercial farming?

• Sell everything the farm produces

• Feed the farmer's family

• Reduce the number of outputs

• Protect the local environment

Farming that involves low input of capital, material and labour with large amounts of land is...

• Extensive farming

• Intensive farming

• Subsistence farming

• Shifting cultivation

Farming that involves high inputs of capital, fertilisers and labour is known as...

• Intensive farming

• Extensive farming

• Organic farming

• Subsistence farming

Inputs into a farm are...

• things put into the farm, such as seeds

• activities or changes, such as irrigating the fields

• items produced by the farm, such as crops

• none of these options