31 questions
All of the following are physical factors that influence agriculture EXCEPT:
Labour
Soil
Climate
Water Supply
The content of the soil, its depth and texture significantly influence agricultural activity
TRUE
FALSE
Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?
Pastoral Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
Surplus Agriculture
GDP means ____
Gross Domestic Produce
Growing Domestic Penny
Gross Dominion Power
Gross Domestic Product
"The farm lands are usually smaller in size." This statement applies to: ___
Commercial Farming
Extensive Farming
Peasant Farming
"Quite a few of paid workers are employed." This statement applies to: ___
Commercial Farming
Extensive Farming
Peasant Farming
"Simple tools, methods of using irrigation and artificial fertilizers are used." This statement applies to: ___
Commercial Farming
Extensive Farming
Peasant Farming
"The produce from the farm is sold to higglers who then sell the food locally." This statement applies to: ___
Commercial Farming
Extensive Farming
Peasant Farming
Vegetation is usually cleared to facilitate agriculture. Which TWO impacts are identified here?
Global Warming
Pollution
Deforestation
Land Development
In ------ farming , land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock
Mixed
Plantations
Subsistence
None of the above
The ultimate aim of agricultural development is to increase ------
Farming
Plantation agriculture
Food security
None of the above
In which type of farming does genetic modification is not done to increase the yield of the crop?
Organic
Subsistence
Mixed
Commercial
In extensive farming farm work is done by
Manual labour
Machines
Labour
Hands
Shifting agriculture is also known as
Shift and cut
Cut and clear
Slash and burn
Cut and grow
Plantation farming is a type of
Subsistence farming
Intensive farming
Commercial farming
Grain farming
Which of these is a tertiary activity?
Manufacturing wool
Selling grocery
Agriculture
None of these
It is also known as “Monoculture”, i.e. single crop grown over a large area.
Commercial Grain Farming
Plantation Farming
Multiple Farming
Mixed Farming
Which of these is used in organic farming?
Fertlisers
Natural pesticides
Chemicals
Genetic modifications
Land space is becoming less available for agriculture. To gain high yields in relatively small areas, farmers should practice:
intensive farming
extensive farming
organic farming
subsistence farming
Monoculture agriculture is characterized by
I. slash and burn
II. agrochemical usage
III. large scale production
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Agriculture is important in the Caribbean region for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
national security
livelihoods
GDP
Agroprocessing
The condition of the river in the illustration is due to
hormone runoff
fertilizer runoff
antibiotic runoff
pesticide runoff
It is the artificial application of water to the land or soil.
Irrigation
Propagation
Revegetation
Soil consolidation
Pastoral farming is?
growing crops
keeping animals
both growing crops and keeping animals
Arabal farming is
growing crops
keeping animals
both keeping animals and growing crops