Rural Areas (Farming)- Human Environments Flashcards
- changes in the rural landscape in developed countries related to modern developments in farming such as: diversification, impact of new technology, organic farming, genetic modification, current government policy. - Changes in the rural landscape in developing countries related to modern developments in farming such as: genetic modification, impact of new technology, biofuels.
Define the term ‘arable farming’
Farms where the main activity and income source is the growing of crops.
Define the term ‘Biofuels’
Non-fossil fuels, obtained from various sources such as gas from animals and crops.
Define the term ‘cereal crops’
Crops that are grain crops such as oats, barley or wheat
Define the term ‘diversification’
Adding different enterprises to a farm in order to improve income and allow the farmer to be less dependent on income from farm produce
Define the term ‘drainage’
If the underlying rock in an area is clay then bog, and marshland may develop in the fields. Pipes are laid to drain excess water from the surface and allow the land to be farmed.
Define the term ‘fertilisers’
Substances that are added to the soil to increase fertility and improve crop yields. They may be organic or chemical
Define the term ‘high technology’
This is the use of advanced, sophisticate machinery which requires a high degree of skill to operate
Define the term ‘insecticides’
Chemicals that are sprayed onto crops to kill insects that may be attacking the crops and damaging the yields
Define the term ‘yield’
Define the term ‘intermediate technology’
This is machinery and equipment which is more advanced than basic, primitive equipment but not as much as high technology.
Define the term ‘low technology’
This is equipment which is very basic and cheap, such as ox-drawn ploughs and wood burning stoves
Define the term ‘organic farming’
producing crops and rearing livestock without the use of
- harmful chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers
- antibiotics and growth hormones
- no genetically modified or feed additives
Define the term ‘organic fertilisers’
Define the term ‘chemical fertilisers’
Define the term ‘genetically modified crop’
Define the term ‘processes’
The wide variety of types of work done on a farm, including for example seeding, ploughing, harvesting and stock rearing.
Define the term ‘quotas’
Limits imposed on farmers in order to limit the output of certain types of produce to avoid surpluses and therefore a drop in prices.
Look at Diagram Q12. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of recent developments in farming in developed countries such as the UK. (5)
Look at Diagram Q10. Explain the benefits and problems which recent changes in farming have brought to developing countries. (6)
Look at Diagram Q14. For a named country that you have studied, in either the developed or developing world, explain the impact of recent changes in farming
