Unit 6 - Agriculture

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

• Commercial
• subsistence
• seed
• vegetative

Manufacturing of bread is :

• Primary Activities
• Secondary Activities
• Tertiary Activities
• Quaternary Activities

The content of the soil, its depth and texture significantly influence agricultural activity

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

• Pastoral Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Surplus Agriculture

'Slash and burn' agriculture is a -

• Shifting agriculture

• Intensive agriculture

• Commercial agriculture

• None of these

Which on of the following is incorrect as regards to commercial farming?

• Use of heavy doses of modern inputs

• Crops are grown for sale

• Family members are involved in growing crops

• Practised on large land holdings

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 Is Arable Land ?

• Land left empty
• land on which crops are grown

Vegetation is usually cleared to facilitate agriculture. Which TWO impacts are identified here?

• Global Warming

• Pollution

• Deforestation

• Land Development

Which of the following describes a fundamental characteristic of the Green Revolution?

• The application of higher levels of organic fertilizers.
• The addition of calorie, fat, and fiber content to food labels.
• The development of new strains of crops with higher yields.
• Deforestation to provide crops with additional sunlight.