Chapter 5: The overview of Philippine agriculture

Question 1

• all the primary means of production, including the land, soil, water, air, plant communities, watersheds, human resources, natural an physical attributes, and man made development.

Answer 1

Agricultural resources

Question 2

• The Philippine is an archipelago of island covering 300,000 square kilometers.

Answer 2

7, 107

Question 3

square kilometers of land

Answer 3

298,170-

Question 4

square kilometers of water

Answer 4

1,830

Question 5

The country major agricultural crop are -

Answer 5

rice, corn , coconut, sugarcane, banana, cassava, pineapple, and vegetables.va, pineapple, and vegetables.

Question 6

The major livestock product are-

Answer 6

hog, cattle, carabao, goat, and dairy products

Question 7

-are the leading poultry products

Answer 7

Chicken and ducks

Question 8

Agricultural food production system

Answer 8

1. Subsistence farming
2. Pastoral or luivestock farming
3. Nomadic farming
4. Shifting farming
5. Arable farming
6. Plantation or tree crop farming
7. Mixed farming

Question 9

form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmers family, leaving little, if any surplus for sale or trade.

Answer 9

Subsistence farming -

Question 10

(also known in some regions as ranching, livestock farming or grazing) is aimed at producing livestock, rather than growing crops.

Answer 10

Pastoral livestock farming -

Question 11

the farming methods that involves Herder and farmers traveling from place to place with their flocks of animals.

Answer 11

Nomadic farming -

Question 12

slash and burn farmers would cut the native vegetation and burn it, then plants Crop in the exposed, ash fertilized soil for two or three seasons in succession

Answer 12

Shifting farming -

Question 13

• involved growing crops such as wheat and barley rather than keeping animals or growing fruits and vegetables

Answer 13

Arable farming

Question 14

• is a form of agriculture that is human- led cultivation of plant and animals in which single type of crop is grown on a large area of land.

Answer 14

Plantation or three crop farming

Question 15

• is a type of farming that involves both the growing of crops and the raising of livestock on the same farm.

Answer 15

Mixed farming

Question 16

intensive farming practices can lead to soil erosion, water pollution, and biodiversity loss

Answer 16

Environmental Degradation -

Question 17

• small scale farmers often face challenges in accessing markets, technology, and resources, leading to poverty and economic disparity .

Answer 17

Social inequalities

Question 18

overproduction and fluctuating marker prices can lead to financial instability for farmers, making it difficult to sustain their livelihoods.

Answer 18

Financial instability -