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Farming to raise animals such as pigs is known as pastoral farming.

UK Farming 01

UK farming produces much of the food in your fridge. In this KS3 Geography quiz you explore different farm types, where they are and what affects them.

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Fascinating Fact:

Many UK farms are mixed farms, where farmers grow crops and keep animals on the same land to spread risk and make better use of manure as fertiliser.

In KS3 Geography, you investigate how UK farms work, where different types of farming are found and how climate, soil, technology and markets all influence what farmers can grow or rear.

Key Terms

Arable farming: Farming that mainly grows crops such as cereals, vegetables or oilseeds on ploughed fields.
Pastoral farming: Farming that focuses on raising animals like cattle, sheep or pigs for meat, milk or wool.
Mixed farm: A farm where both crops and animals are kept on the same land and managed together.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are the main types of farming in the UK?

The UK has arable farming on good lowland soils, pastoral farming in cooler, wetter upland areas and mixed farming where crops and livestock are combined on the same farm business.

How do physical factors affect farming in the UK?

Climate, relief and soils all matter. Warmer, drier lowlands suit crops, while steeper, wetter uplands are better for grazing animals such as sheep and beef cattle.

How is UK farming changing today?

UK farming is using more technology, larger machinery and data to improve yields, while also responding to supermarket demands, environmental schemes and the impacts of climate change.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

In the UK, which slopes get the most sun?

East facing

North facing

South facing

West facing

In southern hemisphere farms, the opposite is true

2 .

What word means the height and shape of the land?

Altitude

Gradient

Relief

Slope

Only relief means the height AND shape

3 .

Growing fruit and vegetables on a large scale is called what?

5-a-day farming

Allotment agriculture

Market gardening

Organic farming

A lot of it goes on in the south-east of England

4 .

Which of these factors affecting farming is not a human one?

Disease

Labour

Technology

Transport costs

Pests and diseases are a physical factor

5 .

Producing high output from a small area of land is called what?

Extensive farming

Impossible farming

Intensive farming

Uneconomic farming

It is made possible by the heavy use of fertilisers or injections that make animals grow bigger and faster. Battery farming is a form of intensive farming. In the UK it is illegal to use injections to make animals grow faster.

6 .

CAP stands for what Agricultural Policy?

Central

Combined

Common

Controlled

It was created by the EU to try and help farmers

7 .

What is the lowest temperature at which crops grow?

0°C

2°C

4°C

6°C

This is an approximate figure, it is different for different crops

8 .

Farming to raise animals is called what?

Pastoral farming

Pedigree farming

Seasonal farming

Subsistence farming

The highest farms in the UK are usually sheep farms

9 .

A farm that only grows crops has what name?

Arable

Emmerdale

Lowland

Pastoral

Arable farms are most commonly found in the lowland areas of the UK

10 .

Farming is what type of economic activity?

Primary

Quaternary

Secondary

Tertiary

Primary industry gets raw materials from the ground or the sea

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)

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