5.1 Types of Agriculture

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

• Pastoral

• Subsistence

• Commercial

• Surplus

Plantation farming is a type of

• subsistence farming.

• intensive farming.

• commercial farming.

• grain farming.

Which factor plays the most crucial role in deciding which agricultural activities throughout the world?

• Temperature

• Climate

• Rainfall

• Humidity

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

In intensive farming-

• Maximum usage of maximum land in done

• Minimum usage of maximum land is done

• Minimum usage of minimum land is done

• Maximum usage of minimum land is done

Agriculture is defined as a

• primary activity.

• secondary activity.

• teritiary activity.

• none of these.

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• pastoral nomadism

• Livestock Ranching

• Commercial Gardening

• grain farming

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants? (Use the Image)

• Wheat

• Rice

• Taro

• Soybeans

• Millet

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

• cotton

• tea

• surgarcane

• rubber

• wheat

All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT

• olives

• grapes

• dates

• figs

• corn