Primary Production

What is aquaculture?

• The process of extracting minerals from the earth
• The farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic plants
• The process of cutting down trees for wood
• The process of catching fish from the ocean

Which factors increase agricultural production?

• Gravity, radiation, and magnetism

• Sunlight, nutrients, and water

• Wind, temperature, and pressure

• Humidity, altitude, and soil

Which of the following is an example of mining?

• Underground mining
• Aquaculture
• Clear-felling forestry
• Longline fishing

Which of the following is an example of fishing?

• Longline fishing
• Subsistence farming
• Plantation farming
• Selective logging

Which of the following is an example of forestry?

• Drilling mining
• Intensive farming
• Aquaculture
• Selective logging

What is agriculture?

• The process of cutting down trees for wood
• The process of extracting minerals from the earth
• The process of catching fish from the ocean
• The production of crops and livestock for food, fiber, and other products

Which of the following is an example of agriculture?

• Selective logging
• Intensive farming
• Driftnet fishing
• Open-cut mining

What is selective logging?

• The process of burning down a forest
• The process of planting new trees in a forest
• The process of cutting down only certain trees in a forest
• The process of cutting down all trees in a forest

What is the most common marine species used in aquaculture?

• Salmon

• Oysters

• Carps and Barbels

• Prawns and Shrimps

How many metric tonnes of Carp and Barbells are fished each year?

• 29,000

• 27,000

• 31,500

• 24,700