P&E - Agricultural Systems

Question 1

What factors affect agricultural productivity?

Answer 1

• soil quality
• climate
• types of agricultural systems

Question 2

what factors of climate affect agricultural productivity?

Answer 2

• availability of water
• availability of land
• temperatures

Question 3

What are the 4 types of agricultural systems?

Answer 3

Subsistence farming - self sufficient farming, with little to no profit
Commercial farming - producing with the intention to sell commercially and make a profit
Intensive - high input for a high output
Extensive - low input for a low output

Question 4

What impacts of climate change affect agriculture?

Answer 4

• soil problems
• rising sea levels
• droughts
• extreme weather events

Question 5

How do extreme weather events affect agriculture?

Answer 5

• reduce productivity
• unpredictable

Question 6

How do soil problems affect agriculture?

Answer 6

• can make arable land unusable
• however, in colder regions thawing permafrost can increase yields

Question 7

How does rising sea levels affect agriculture?

Answer 7

Increase in low lying land being flooded