Which of the following is the most likely reason that pastoral farming is the main form of agriculture in the Lake District?
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There are many highways and expressways that farmers can use to get their animals to market
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The climate is too wet and cold and the soil is too poor to grow crops
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The farmers in the Lake District have never learned how to grow crops
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People in the Lake District don't eat vegetables
Q.2.
Which of the following is an example of sedentary farming?
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Slash and burn agriculture
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A farmer moving their cattle from one place to another to find the best grazing
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A market gardening business
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Buying farm land in a different part of the country
Q.3.
In LEDCs, a change to growing cash crops can help the economy. Which combination of words best describe this type of farming?
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Sedentary, commercial, arable, intensive
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Nomadic, commercial, mixed, intensive
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Sedentary, subsistence, arable, intensive
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Sedentary, subsistence, arable, extensive
Q.4.
A Masai farmer lives in Africa on the Serengeti plain. There is a long rainy season but for four months a year, the Serengeti region experiences a dry season during which the grass dies off and the water supplies are extremely limited. The farmer takes his cattle to a different region, several days away, where there is a good water supply and grass. He keeps a small herd of cows to provide his family with meat and milk. Which of the following would describe this type of farming?
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Sedentary, commercial, pastoral, extensive
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Nomadic, commercial, arable, intensive
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Sedentary, subsistence, mixed, intensive
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Nomadic, subsistence, pastoral, extensive
Q.5.
Intensive arable farming has become more mechanized since the end of the Second World War. This means ...
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there are now more people available to repair broken down tractors
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robots are used instead of people to do the farm work
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more machines are being used to help with the farm work
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farmers find it easier to change from arable to pastoral farming
Q.6.
Which of the following happens on arable farms?
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The farmer grows only peppers and zucchinis
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The farmer raises animals for sale at market and grows a few crops to feed their family
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The farmer raises pigs and cows
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The farmer grows crops
Q.7.
In a LEDC, which of the following is not a disadvantage of converting from subsistence to commercial farming?
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Less land to grow food for local people
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Commercial farming often requires the use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides
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Food can be exported to improve the economy of the country
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Water shortages as limited local supplies are used to irrigate the commercial crops
Q.8.
Which of the following is/are example(s) of nomadic farming?
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Slash and burn agriculture
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A farmer who moves their cows from field to field to find the best grazing
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Market gardening
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All of the above
Q.9.
Which of the following is a good description of extensive farming?
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The farm gives a low yield of produce from a large area
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The farm gives a high yield of produce from a large area
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The farm gives a low yield of produce from a small area
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The farm gives a high yield of produce from a small area
Q.10.
A subsistence farmer is a farmer who ...
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grows crops to sell at a local market
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raises animals only
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raises animals and grows crops to feed the family
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makes a large profit from selling their produce
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