Food Production and Food Security - Year 9

Which of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

• aquaculture

• monoculture

• market gardens

• shifting cultivation

Which of these are staple food?

• cassava

• maize

• legumes

• seafood

Which of the following is incorrect about commercial farming?

• crops that are grown for sale

• family owned farms

• excessive use of fertilisers

• extensive irrigation system

Integrated pest management that is practised in cotton production refers to

• using harmful insecticides

• encouraging good insects to destroy harmful pests

• using less amount of pesticides

• increasing crop yield

One of the advantages of genetically modified crops is

• increased resistance to pests

• decrease in arable land

• increased arable land

• decrease in pest population

What is desertification?

• the expansion of deserts by more crop cultivation

• converting deserts into pastures for animals

• felling of trees

• expansion of deserts by overgrazing, soil erosion and drought.

Mollisol is soil in ________

• rainforests

• grasslands

• deserts

• deciduous forests

The following are factors influencing food production except

• population growth

• food aid

• water scarcity

• soil erosion

Food security includes the following components except

• affordability

• availability

• hunger

• accessibility

Which of the following are causes of water scarcity?

• pollution and irregular rainfall

• climate change and construction of dams

• advanced irrigation system

• population growth and increase in arable land