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Geography of food resources

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are economic indicators?

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Employment opportunities

2.

Rise in income leads people to change their diet from...

a)

Crop based to vegetarian

b)

Crop based to meat based

c)

Meat based to crop based

d)

Crop based to organic food

3.

Causes of food price crisis

a)

Restriction on export of rice

b)

Growing demand for biofuels

c)

Rising transport costs

d)

All of the above

4.

Food security means

a)

Food available at all times

b)

Proper handling of food

c)

Stable food supply

d)

All of the above

5.

Vitamin A helps to

a)

Build a strong heart

b)

Keep healthy tissues and immune system

c)

Fight infection

d)

Maintain good eyesight

6.

Productivity means

a)

Input per unit area / Output per unit area

b)

Number of workers / land area

c)

Output per unit area / Input per unit area

d)

Land area / number of workers

7.

Characteristics of a subsistence farming:

a)

Labour intensive

b)

High output

c)

Capital intensive

d)

Low output

8.

Food supply chain includes

a)

Farming

b)

Distribution

c)

Retail

d)

All of the above

9.

High yielding varieties are

a)

Produced by farmers

b)

Produced by cross fertilisation

c)

Produced by genetically modification

d)

Produced by cross breeding species with good traits

10.

Eutrophication is

a)

Having excess nutrients leading to algae bloom

b)

Having excess nutrients leading to crop growth

c)

Having excess water to irrigate the land

d)

Having excess water to flood irrigation

11.

Food Silos are meant for

a)

Storage of grains, oil and wheat

b)

Storage of grains, wheat and feeds

c)

Storage of water and oil

d)

Storage of livestocks

12.

Genetically modified food

a)

are produced by modifying the genetic makeup of food

b)

can withstand extreme weather conditions

c)

can be grown by small Farmers

d)

are food produced by cross breeding of crops with good traits

13.

Mutiple cropping

a)

Growing of two or more crops on different parts of the world

b)

Growing of two or more crops on the same plot of land

c)

Growing different crops at different parts of the year

d)

Reduce dependence on one crop so that Farmers will not suffer much from poor harvest or volatile prices

14.

Soil conservation means

a)

practicing weeding

b)

avoiding irrigation

c)

avoiding weeding

d)

practicing no-till farming

15.

The advantages of land leasing...

a)

help Farmers improve their farming methods

b)

generate income for the country

c)

improve international ties

16.

Technology can improve the problem of food shortage but is hindered by

a)

High cost of implementation

b)

Damages to the environment

c)

Inequality in socio-economic status in society

d)

All of the above