Chapter One Flashcards
1
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- What encourages food production?
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2
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- What discourages food production?
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3
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- What percentage of the world population does i.) Asia and ii.) Europe have?
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Asia -59%
Europe- 9%
4
Q
- What does FAO stand for?
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation.
5
Q
- What are environmental reasons for food shortages?
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6
Q
- What are man-made reasons for food shortages?
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7
Q
- What does CAP stand for?
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Common Agricultural Policy
8
Q
- When did CAP come about?
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1970
9
Q
- In 1970 what was the aim of CAP?
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10
Q
- What does EEC stand for?
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European Economic Community.
11
Q
- When did Ireland join the EEC?
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1973
12
Q
- How often is CAP reformed?
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Every 5 years and sometimes more frequently.
13
Q
- The EU have an oversight on legislation and codes of behaviour for areas such-as?
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14
Q
- In Ireland, we commonly can have up to ______ times more beef than we can eat.
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7 times.
15
Q
- What are the organisations in Ireland that promote and protect food quality and safety?
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16
Q
- What is meant by ‘sustainability’?
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17
Q
- What are the three main elements of sustainability of agriculture and rural development?
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18
Q
- Explain the above 3 elements.
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20
Q
- What are the strategies and action plans for sustainable agriculture in place by the Irish Government? Explain them.
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22
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- What do the EU spend considerable money on to attempt to maintain sustainability? What are recent examples?
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