Agriculture Unit 1 Test Review

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Aquaculture

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(b) Horticulture

• water environment

• algae

• ornamental plants

• shellfish

• garden crops

• fruits

• fish

• commercial or subsistence

What four components must be taken into consideration for optimal fish growth?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• temperature
• oxygen concentration
• salinity
• amount of sunlight
• space
• type of fish
• location of the operation

Sort the causes that led to the Selkirk Settlement from the consequences of its establishment.

Groups:

(a) Causes

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(b) Consequences

• People could own their own land.

• Scottish Clearances

• hard times (floods, winter, food shortage)

• People could earn 1/4 section for hard work.

• settlers dies because of trade disputes

• There was good farming soil

• Lord Selkirk had money to use

• Canadian government didn't want Americans to get the land

• encouraged others to come to Canada to settle

• displaced First Nations people

Farming has changed. Farmers use computer and GPS systems to collect data to use for detailed analysis called ​ (a)   ​ (b)   .

• precision
• agriculture
• horticulture
• innovation

Sort the ways that farming has changed from characteristics that all farms/farmers have in common.

Groups:

(a) Changes

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(b) Commonalities

• Great stewards of land and livestock

• See as a business first, lifestyle second

• Soybeans, corn, and other new crops

• Passion and grit

• More of a business than a lifestyle.

• Biggest risk is the weather

• High commodity prices

• Manage and live with risk

• University educations

• Computers, GPS, Smartphones

• Increasing production

• High land prices

• Auto-steer tractors

• Family farms

_________ account for 36% of all fresh and processed vegetables consumed in Canada.

Place each of the components of the food system in their correct order.

g

h

i

j

f

e

d

c

b

a

Marketing & Selling of Primary Product

Production

Research and development

Transportation & Distribution

Preparation & Consumption

Retail & Food Services

Education & Advocacy

Technology, Sales, Support Services

Processing & Manufacturing

Health, Safety, Environment

What five skills​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   does Will Bergman think every farmer needs to succeed​ (d)   ​ (e)   ?

• ability to network
• creative thinking
• old money
• time management
• new equipment
• mechanical adaptability
• hands on labour
• a large land base

Which of the following are pulse crops?

• chickpeas

• flax

• lentils

• peas

• beans

_____ of the world's supply of lentils are grown in Canada.

• 73%

• 65%

• 56%

• 91%