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WorksheetsGeography of food resources
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are economic indicators?
Gross Domestic Product
Literacy rate
Life expectancy
Employment opportunities
Rise in income leads people to change their diet from...
Crop based to vegetarian
Crop based to meat based
Meat based to crop based
Crop based to organic food
Causes of food price crisis
Restriction on export of rice
Growing demand for biofuels
Rising transport costs
All of the above
Food security means
Food available at all times
Proper handling of food
Stable food supply
All of the above
Vitamin A helps to
Build a strong heart
Keep healthy tissues and immune system
Fight infection
Maintain good eyesight
Productivity means
Input per unit area / Output per unit area
Number of workers / land area
Output per unit area / Input per unit area
Land area / number of workers
Characteristics of a subsistence farming:
Labour intensive
High output
Capital intensive
Low output
Food supply chain includes
Farming
Distribution
Retail
All of the above
High yielding varieties are
Produced by farmers
Produced by cross fertilisation
Produced by genetically modification
Produced by cross breeding species with good traits
Eutrophication is
Having excess nutrients leading to algae bloom
Having excess nutrients leading to crop growth
Having excess water to irrigate the land
Having excess water to flood irrigation
Food Silos are meant for
Storage of grains, oil and wheat
Storage of grains, wheat and feeds
Storage of water and oil
Storage of livestocks
Genetically modified food
are produced by modifying the genetic makeup of food
can withstand extreme weather conditions
can be grown by small Farmers
are food produced by cross breeding of crops with good traits
Mutiple cropping
Growing of two or more crops on different parts of the world
Growing of two or more crops on the same plot of land
Growing different crops at different parts of the year
Reduce dependence on one crop so that Farmers will not suffer much from poor harvest or volatile prices
Soil conservation means
practicing weeding
avoiding irrigation
avoiding weeding
practicing no-till farming
The advantages of land leasing...
help Farmers improve their farming methods
generate income for the country
improve international ties
Technology can improve the problem of food shortage but is hindered by
High cost of implementation
Damages to the environment
Inequality in socio-economic status in society
All of the above
