Agricultural Concepts and Career Pathways

What is agriculture?

• the science or practice of farming to provide products

• the science or practice of farming to provide fields of grass

What is an import?

• a foreign car

• a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold

• a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be borrowed

What is an export?

• send (goods or services) to another country for providing humanitarian relief

• send (goods or services) to another country for rent

• send (goods or services) to another country for sale

What is agribusiness?

• the group of industries dealing with agricultural produce and services required in farming

• the group of industries dealing with automobiles and farm equipment

What is aquaculture?

• the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food

• the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for pets

What is biotechnology?

• the exploitation of biological processes for military purposes

• the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes

What is forestry?

• the science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests

• the science or practice of planting flowers on the side of the road

What is a natural resource?

• natural materials or that can be used for economic gain

• natural materials or that can be used for economic production

Which of these was NOT something available to us before the invention of agriculture?

• Luxury Items

• Farm equipment

• hot pockets

Which career pathway involves production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing and development of agricultural products?

• Agribusiness

• Agricultural advances