Differences in the development of agriculture between the GDA and BMW

Question 1

Agriculture in the GDA (4)

Answer 1

• Grazing of livestock
• Cattle fattening
• Tillage crops
• Horticulture

Question 2

Agriculture in the BMW is based on (3)

Answer 2

• Pastoral hill farming
• Rearing of sheep in uplands
• Rearing of cattle on lowlands

Question 3

Comparison of climate (2)

Answer 3

• Both cool temperate oceanic

- Drier in the GDA due to its location in the rain shadow of the western mountains

Question 4

The mild maritime climate in the GDA allows…

Answer 4

Long growing season for grass, making specialist beef fattening the most common

Question 5

Farmers in the BMW tend to…

Answer 5

Rear young cattle and sell them on to farmers in the GDA for fattening

Question 6

Cattle do not fatten well in the BMW due to…

Answer 6

Cooler, wetter climatic conditions

Question 7

Low-lying relief in the GDA allow…

Answer 7

Large intensive commercial farms

Question 8

Crops grown in the GDA…(3)

Answer 8

• Barley
• Wheat
• Maize

Question 9

Because of large farm sizes…..

Answer 9

Yields are higher than in the BMW

Question 10

The mountainous relief in the BMW….

Answer 10

Has led to smaller, fragmented farms

Question 11

The mountains also cause…

Answer 11

Relief rain preventing cereal growth

Question 12

Soils in the GDA (4)

Answer 12

• Fertile
• Well-drained loam
• Boulder clay
• Sandy soils

Question 13

Soils in the BMW that are an obstacle to agriculture (3)

Answer 13

• Infertile peat
• Gley
• Podzol

Question 14

Soil in Border region and use

Answer 14

Boulder clay soil used for pasture and cattle rearing

Question 15

Other productions found in border counties (2)

Answer 15

• Poultry and mushroom

- Not dependent on soil quality

Question 16

As a result of the poor soils and high relief..

Answer 16

Much of the land in the BMW is classified by the EU as disadvantaged for farming and is used for sheep and forestry