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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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