6. Rural

Question 0

Intensive Peasant (Subsistence) Agriculture - main characteristics, including crops grown, level of technology used, settlement pattern & population density

Answer 0

South-East Asia (China / Bangladesh / Vietnam / Cambodia / India)
Importance of Monsoon climate
Rice growing
Paddy fields
Bunds
Maize
Wheat
Very high population density
Scattered village settlement pattern
Influence of irrigation systems on settlement pattern
Low, but improving technology levels e.g. mini rotovator
Impact of Green Revolution (good and bad) e.g HYVs

Question 1

Shifting Cultivation - main characteristics, including crops grown, level of technology used, settlement pattern & population density

Answer 1

Amazon basin
Central Africa
Indonesia / Malaysia/ Papua New Guinea
Low population density
Low technology 
Shifting settlements 
Manioc 
Maize
Sugar cane
Yams
Malocca 
Chagra
Impact of climate / leaching
Recent changes due to large scale deforestation, mining & settlement

Question 2

Extensive Commercial Farming - main characteristics, including crops grown, level of technology used, settlement pattern & population density

Answer 2

American / Canadian prairies
South-East England
Low population density
Linear settlement pattern located along roads & railway lines
Very high technology levels
Heavy use of chemicals (fertilisers, pesticides)
Cereal crops such as wheat & maize
Cotton in the south
Changes involving swing to organic crops resulting in a drop in demand, overuse of underground aquifers (Ogallala Aquifer)
Migration of young people away from area
Swing to biofuels