Food Production Flashcards
What is arable farming
Just crops
What is Pastoral farming
Animals
What is Extensive farming
Large area, limited inputs- labour or money
What is Intensive farming
Small area, lots of inputs
What is Commercial farming
Growing for sale
What is Subsistence farming
growing for self and family
What is sedentary farming
In one place
What is nomadic farming
Moving around
What is mixed farming
Moving around
What is the definition of a process
Any activity that occurs on the farm
What is the definition of an Input
Starts the whole system, is needed for the processes and output.
What is the definition of an output
It is the end result, the final product
Name 5 inputs for an arable farm
Money Farmer Land Aspect Climate Fertile soils
Name 3 processes on a mixed farm
Harvesting
Milking
Ploughing
Feeding
Give 5 inputs that affect agriculture land use
Relief Climate Soil Social factors Economic factors
Define social factors
People
Workers
Protesters
What is relief
How flat or steep the land is. Any higher than 20 ° as machinery will find it hard to work on.
Give 3 physical causes of food shortages
Disease
Drought
Flood
Give 4 human causes for food shortages
Poor transport Wars Increased use of bio fuels Low capital investment Poor distribution
Give 4 impacts on food shortages
Economic- Economy goes down. Less people able to afford to go to school. Less educated people, less work.
Political- Uprisings against the government. Could become reliable on aid sent in from other countries. Becomes less self-sufficient.
Environmental- Disease will spread, can be carried on to children, no work so the economy goes down.
Social- Social unrest between rich and poor. Prices go up. Farmers make ore of a profit.
Definition of Aspect
In the northern hemisphere you would want to be facing south to get the dos sunlight. (equator)
Give 4 outputs
Beef cattle Crop waste Bananas Eggs Hides Peas Wool Wheat Potatoes
