3.2 Food Production Flashcards
Subsistence farming definition?
When crops and animals are produced by a farmer tofeed their family, rather than to take to market.
Commercial farming definition?
When crops and animals are produced tosellat market for a profit.
Arable farm definition?
Arable farms growcrops.
Pastoral farm definition?
Pastoral farms rearanimals- either for animal by-products such as milk, eggs or wool, or for meat.
Mixed farm definition?
Mixed farms grow cropsandrear animals.
Extensive farming definition?
Where a relativelysmall amountof produce is generated from alarge areaof farmland.
Intensive farming definition?
Where alarge amountof produce is generated from a relativelysmall areaof land.
Sedentary farming definition?
When a farm is based in thesame locationall the time.
Nomadic farming definition?
When a farmermovesfrom one place to another.
Examples of natural farming inputs?
- Temperature
- Precipitation
- Relief
- Soil
Examples of human farming inputs?
- Workforce
- Farm buildings
- Money (capital)
- Energy
Examples of farming processes for growing crops?
- Ploughing
- Planting
- Spraying
- Harvesting
Examples of farming processes for rearing animals?
- Grazing and feeding
- Making hay and silage
- Milking cows and shearing sheep
- Calving and lambing
Examples of farming outputs?
- Crops
- Animals and animal products
- Money (profit)
What is farming feedback?
Profit to be used as an input the following year.
What areas are best for Hill sheep farming?
Areas which are unsuitable for growing crops. (Steep land, high rainfall)
What areas are best for Arable farming?
Areas where summers are warm and the land is low, flat and fertile. (good transport links and good access routes to markets)
What areas are best for Dairy farming?
Areas where the climate is warm and wet. The land may be flat or hilly, but not too steep. (good transport links and good access routes to markets)
What areas are best for Mixed farming?
Areas where the climate and relief suit both crops and animals. (good transport links and good access routes to markets)
List of factors which affect farming?
- Temperature
- Precipitation
- Altitude
- Winds
- Relief
- Transport
Explain why the production of crops varies from year to year?
- Variations in rainfall
- Market demand
- Crop disease
- Temperature differences
- Variation in sunlight
