Q4 Lesson 3: The Agriculture Sector Flashcards
The Philippines is primarily an (____________) country
Describe
agricultural
Most of its citizens still live in rural areas and support themselves through (____________).
Facts
agriculture
It is considered the (________) of the Philippine economy,
Facts
backbone
it makes up (____) of GDP as of 2019
Percent?
8.82%
and comprises (________) of employment as of 2019.
Percent?
22.52%
(_) is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock.
Answer to the meaning
Agriculture
The Philippines’ agricultural sector is made up of four subsectors namely (_)
Complete the sentence
crops, livestock and poultry, fisheries, and forestry.
Crops
- Cereal: (_)
Examples of cereal
Palay and corn
Crops
- Cereal: Palay and corn
- Major crops: (_)
Example of major crops
Sugarcane, coconut, pineapple, banana
Crops
- Cereal: Palay and corn
- Major crops: Sugarcane, coconut, pineapple, banana
- Minor crops: (_)
Examples of minor crops
Root crops, spices
- Cereal: Palay and corn
- Major crops: Sugarcane, coconut, pineapple, banana
- Minor crops: Root crops, spices
The answer to this meaning
Crops
Livestock and Poultry
- Livestock: (_)
Examples of livestock
Cattle, carabao, goat, pig
Livestock and Poultry
- Livestock: cattle, carabao, goat, pig
- Poultry: (_)
Examples of poultry
chicken and duck
- Livestock: cattle, carabao, goat, pig
- Poultry: chicken and duck
Answer to this meaning
Livestock and Poultry
- Commercial fisheries
- Aquaculture
Answer to this meaning
Fisheries
- Wood
- Lumber
Answer to this meaning
Forestry
Agriculture plays a vital role in the lives of (_)
Complete the sentence
Filipinos as well as the Philippines economy.
Here are some of the importance of agriculture to the economy:
Give atleast four reason why
- Provides food and raw materials for production
- Acts as a consumer of Industrial products
- Provides Income and Employment
- Source of Foreign Exchange
(Provides food and raw materials for production)
Raw materials help industries in (_).
Complete the sentence
carrying out their activities.
(Provides food and raw materials for production)
If the various industries have an abundant supply of raw materials, they can afford not to import these raw materials thereby (_).
Complete the sentence
saving the country from spending money on imports.
(Acts as a consumer of Industrial products)
Though the agricultural sector provides the raw material, it also consumes the (_).
Complete the sentence.
finished products of the industrial sector.
(Acts as a consumer of Industrial products)
(_) are just some of the products from the industrial sector that the agricultural sector uses.
Complete the sentence
Machines, chemicals for pesticides, and fertilizers
(Acts as a consumer of Industrial products)
The income from supplying the raw materials is spent in (_)
Complete the sentence
purchasing the products of the industrial sector.
(Provides Income and Employment)
So, it not only provides food and raw materials but also provides (_) as many workers in the Philippines depend on agriculture for a living.
Complete the sentence.
income to people who work in this sector
