Intensive vs Extensive Agriculture Concepts

The video tutorial by Professor Courter introduces the concepts of intensive and extensive agriculture, explaining their characteristics and differences. Intensive agriculture involves high human and capital input, resulting in high food or product yield per acre. In contrast, extensive agriculture requires less input and covers larger areas, producing lower yields per acre. The tutorial uses visual examples to illustrate these concepts and applies them to subsistence and commercial agriculture, helping viewers understand how these practices are utilized in different agricultural contexts.

What are the two main types of agriculture discussed in the introduction?

• Traditional and Modern

• Organic and Inorganic

• Intensive and Extensive

• Local and Global

Which of the following is a characteristic of intensive agriculture?

• High capital investment

• Large land area

• Low-value food production

• Low human input

What distinguishes intensive agriculture from extensive agriculture?

• Less market value

• Lower food production

• Higher human and capital input

• Larger land area

What is a common result of extensive agriculture?

• High human input

• High-value food per acre

• Rapid market transportation

• Low food production per acre

Which type of agriculture is associated with low-value food per acre?

• Organic

• Commercial

• Extensive

• Intensive

In the visual examples, what type of agriculture is represented by goats grazing over a large area?

• Extensive

• Intensive

• Commercial

• Subsistence

Which type of agriculture involves spreading cows over a large grazing area?

• Subsistence

• Commercial

• Extensive

• Intensive

Which type of agriculture is likely to involve a strawberry field with many workers?

• Commercial

• Intensive

• Extensive

• Subsistence

How does intensive agriculture relate to commercial farming?

• It focuses on high-value crops

• It uses minimal resources

• It only applies to subsistence farming

• It is not used in commercial farming

What is a key feature of extensive agriculture in commercial farming?

• High capital investment

• Rapid market transportation

• Minimal human input

• High-value food production