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Q4 Lesson 3: The Agriculture Sector Flashcards

1
Q

The Philippines is primarily an (____________) country

Describe

A

agricultural

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2
Q

Most of its citizens still live in rural areas and support themselves through (____________).

Facts

A

agriculture

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3
Q

It is considered the (________) of the Philippine economy,

Facts

A

backbone

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4
Q

it makes up (____) of GDP as of 2019

Percent?

A

8.82%

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5
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and comprises (________) of employment as of 2019.

Percent?

A

22.52%

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6
Q

(_) is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock.

Answer to the meaning

A

Agriculture

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7
Q

The Philippines’ agricultural sector is made up of four subsectors namely (_)

Complete the sentence

A

crops, livestock and poultry, fisheries, and forestry.

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8
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Crops

  • Cereal: (_)

Examples of cereal

A

Palay and corn

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9
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Crops

  • Cereal: Palay and corn
  • Major crops: (_)

Example of major crops

A

Sugarcane, coconut, pineapple, banana

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10
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Crops

  • Cereal: Palay and corn
  • Major crops: Sugarcane, coconut, pineapple, banana
  • Minor crops: (_)

Examples of minor crops

A

Root crops, spices

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11
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  • Cereal: Palay and corn
  • Major crops: Sugarcane, coconut, pineapple, banana
  • Minor crops: Root crops, spices

The answer to this meaning

A

Crops

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12
Q

Livestock and Poultry

  • Livestock: (_)

Examples of livestock

A

Cattle, carabao, goat, pig

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13
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Livestock and Poultry

  • Livestock: cattle, carabao, goat, pig
  • Poultry: (_)

Examples of poultry

A

chicken and duck

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  • Livestock: cattle, carabao, goat, pig
  • Poultry: chicken and duck

Answer to this meaning

A

Livestock and Poultry

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15
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  • Commercial fisheries
  • Aquaculture

Answer to this meaning

A

Fisheries

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16
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  • Wood
  • Lumber

Answer to this meaning

A

Forestry

17
Q

Agriculture plays a vital role in the lives of (_)

Complete the sentence

A

Filipinos as well as the Philippines economy.

18
Q

Here are some of the importance of agriculture to the economy:

Give atleast four reason why

A
  • Provides food and raw materials for production
  • Acts as a consumer of Industrial products
  • Provides Income and Employment
  • Source of Foreign Exchange
19
Q

(Provides food and raw materials for production)

Raw materials help industries in (_).

Complete the sentence

A

carrying out their activities.

20
Q

(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

A

saving the country from spending money on imports.

21
Q

(Acts as a consumer of Industrial products)

Though the agricultural sector provides the raw material, it also consumes the (_).

Complete the sentence.

A

finished products of the industrial sector.

22
Q

(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

A

Machines, chemicals for pesticides, and fertilizers

23
Q

(Acts as a consumer of Industrial products)

The income from supplying the raw materials is spent in (_)

Complete the sentence

A

purchasing the products of the industrial sector.

24
Q

(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.

A

income to people who work in this sector

25
Q

(Source of Foreign Exchange)

Some of the Philippines’ agricultural products can compete with other (_).

Complete the sentence.

A

foreign products.

26
Q

(Source of Foreign Exchange)

Some of the major products being exported by the Philippines are (_).

Complete the sentence

A

coconut oil, banana, mango, etc.

27
Q

(Source of Foreign Exchange)

Agricultural products that are of export quality, help the country earn more foreign currencies thereby increasing (_).

Complete the sentence.

A

its foreign exchange reserves.

28
Q

Even the agricultural sector has problems. This sector experiences many problems in areas like (_) that can hinder its development.

Complete the sentence

A

modern technology, capitalization, and shortage

29
Q

Some of the problems faced by the agricultural sector are:

Give 7 problems of agricultural sector

A
  • Environmental damage
  • Land conversion
  • Lack of capital
  • Insufficient Infrastructure
  • Competition from foreign products
  • Lack of modern equipment and technical know-how
  • Widespread animal diseases
30
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A

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