food production

Question 1

list 5 farming inputs

Answer 1

-labour
-machinery
-land
-fertalisers
-seeds

Question 2

list 3 faming processes

Answer 2

-planting crops
-harvesting
-breeding

Question 3

list 5 farming outputs

Answer 3

-animal products
-crops for sale
-seeds
-profit
-seeds from grown plants

Question 4

whatre the 8 different types of farming

Answer 4

1-intensive farming (high inputs for a high yield)
2-extensive harming (large land areas with small inputs-usually in poorer countries)
3-arable farming(only plants)
4-pastroal farming (only animals)
5-mixed farming (both arable and pastoral
6-commercial farming (max yield to achieve max profits)
7-substinence farming (when produce is entirely consumed by owner/not for sale)
8- organic farming (without pestacides and fertalisers)

Question 5

what are the 5 physical factors that influence agriculture

Answer 5

1-relief (since temp is affected by altitude so crops could grow more in south bc it gets more sun)
2- climate (each crop requires different growing seasons)
3- soil (type and fertility)
4-precipitation (long steady periods are optimal, if short and heavy -> surface runoff and soil erosion)
5-drainage (needed so land isnt waterlogged)

Question 6

what economic factors influence agricultural inputs

Answer 6

-market prices for products constantly varry
- isnt easy for farmers to react to increased demand due to expensive machinery
-transport costs
-status of countries agricultural technology

Question 7

what social/cultural factors influence agriculture

Answer 7

-generatons wanna produce the same crop due to traditions
-land tenure (inhertitance laws)
-woman have unequal access to farms

Question 8

whatre the physical conditions that make rice growth efficient in the ganges valley

Answer 8

-good temp allows rice to be grown annually
-monsoons allow fields to flood which is necessary for wet rice growth
-fertile soil
-dry periods help to harvest dry rice

Question 9

what natural factors effect food shortages

Answer 9

-soil exhaustion
-droughts
-floods
-pests
-diseases

Question 10

what economic/political factors effect food shortages

Answer 10

-low investment
-rising populations
-transport difficulties
-conflict eg:war
-rising food prices

Question 11

whatre the 2 possible solutions to food shortages

Answer 11

• food aid
• green revoulution (developing higher seed variety and agricultural techniques in developing countries)