Food and Fibre Production Flashcards
1
Q
Economic
A
Agriculture is one the most economic activities in the world
2
Q
90%
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90% of the global energy intake is provided from 4 plants and 8 terrestrial animals
3
Q
60%
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60% of the global energy intake comes from rice, wheat and corn
4
Q
Plant yielding fibres
A
Plant yielding fibres second most important type of plant after food
5
Q
Top wheat producers
A
China, India, USA
6
Q
Top corn producers
A
USA, China, Mexico, Brazil
7
Q
Top rice producers
A
China, India, Indonesia
8
Q
50,000
A
Edible plant species
9
Q
1000
A
American plant species that produce fibres
10
Q
Wheat
A
Require: dry, mild temperature, sun
11
Q
Corn
A
Require: warm nights, sun
12
Q
Rice
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Require: high temperature, sun, wet
13
Q
Cotton
A
Require: warm temperature, no frost, dry when maturing
14
Q
Natural factors
A
- Temperature
- Soil moisture
- Soil fertility
- Length of growing season
- Frost
- Wind
15
Q
Human factors
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- Level of civilisation
- Cultural, social and political organisation
- Management skills
- Technology
