WG10C Review

Which of the following are true of subsistence agriculture but not commercial agriculture?

• low percentage of farmers in the labor force
  
• surplus production
• food grown on the farm is consumed by the farmer
  
• heavy use of machinery

The primary goal of_______________ farming is to make a profit.

• Sustainable
• Subsistence
  
• Commercial
  
• Organic

Farmers that are ______________ only make enough food for themselves

• Local
• Subsistence
• Organic
• Commercial

Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?

• hunting and gathering

• shifting cultivation

• nomadism

• subsistence

IN SUBSISTENCE FARMING, THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF CROPS FOR SALE OR TRADE.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRACTORS ARE NEEDED IN SUBSISTENCE FARMING.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In subsistence farming, the plots are

• small and scattered

• large

• cleared and set on fire

• not suitable for agriculture

Which of the following are features of subsistence farming?

• traditional tools

• depend on modern irrigation

• fertilizers are used

• labour is provided by farmer's family

Commercial farming is a type of farming in which crops are grown for ........... use only.

• commercial

• public

• personal

Commercial Farming is done in

• small scale

• large scale

• cm scale

• km scale