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Unit 01- Food and Agriculture in Canada Flashcards

1
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A food Calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celcius

A

FALSE

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2
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Canadians waste approximately 10% of the food we purchase

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FALSE- We actually waste much more, almost 30%

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3
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Our food exports are greater (in terms of dollar value) than our food imports

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TRUE

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4
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Canada ranks in the top 10 of global producers of freshwater fish and seafood

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FALSE- We only rank 19th for fish and seafood

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5
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The secondary sector of the Canadian agri-food industry involves transportation

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FALSE- Food transportation is a part of the tertiary sector

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6
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A hectare is larger than an acre

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TRUE

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7
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Canada’s “prime” agriculture land is made up of Class 1 and 2 soils

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FALSE- also includes Class 3

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8
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In the Canada Land Inventory sub-class P refers to limitations due to stoniness

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TRUE- P as in pebbles

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9
Q

On approximately how much of Earths land can we grow crops?

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11%

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10
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The Green Revolution involved:

a) the development of high-yielding grain varieties
b) the development of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers
c) the expansion of irrigation infrastructure
d) all of the above

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D) All of the above

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11
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Where does more than half of our imported food come from?

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United States

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12
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How much of Canada’s land mass is free from severe limitations for crop production?

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5%

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13
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According to the Canada Land Inventory how many classes of agricultural land exist in Canada?

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7

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14
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Which province has the highest concentration of urban land in Canada?

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Ontario

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15
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The Neolithic Revolution occurred approximately 100, 000 years ago

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FALSE

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16
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The agricultural revolution that coincided with the scientific and industrial revolutions is considered to be the British Agricultural Revolution

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TRUE

17
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The main benefit of the Green Revolution was that it increased agricultural production worldwide

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TRUE

18
Q

Agriculture is considered to have originated first in…

A

The fertile crescent of the Middle East

19
Q

The largest source of food waste in Canada is associated with:

A

The consumer

20
Q

Canada is #1 in the world in the production of the following crop…

A

Canola (Rapeseed)

21
Q

Which of the following has decreased over the last 100 years in Canada:

a) Cropped land areas
b) Wheat production
c) Aquaculture production
d) Number of farms

A

D) Number of farms

22
Q

What does Ag Canada, and OMAF stand for?

A

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

23
Q

What is the CLI and what does it do? There are __ classes and __ subclasses for mineral soils

A 
Canada Land Inventory helps us with land use planning.
There are 7 class and 13 subclasses for mineral soils
24
Q

What do the different classes for the CLI mean?

A

Class 1- non significant limitations
Classes 1-3- “prime”
Classes 4-6- severe limitations that restrict range of crops
Class 7- no capacity for arable culture

25
Q

75% of Canada’s agricultural land come from which 3 provinces?

A

Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario

26
Q

What are the three sectors for the AgriFood industry?

A

Primary Sector- agriculture and fisheries
Secondary Sector- food related manufacturing (food and beverage, fertilizer and pesticide manufacturing etc.)
Tertiary Sector- food related services (transportation etc.)

27
Q

Cultivation

A

Managing wild populations of plants

28
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Domestication

A

Human modification of a plant/animal, identifiably different from wild counterpart

29
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Neolithic Revolution- What/When/Why?

A
  • Move from hunter gatherers to agriculture
  • 10,000 to 12,000 years ago
  • The driving force was the cultivation and domestication of crops
30
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British Agricultural Revolution- What/When/Example

A
  • Essentially “organic” culture was replaced by a farming system that depended on energy-intensive inputs (inventions etc.)
  • After 1750 to the end of the 19th century
  • Jethro Tull- Invented the Seed Drill
31
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Green Revolution- What/When/Example

A
  • 1940’s to 1960’s
  • Father considered- Norman Bourlaug- developed disease resistant wheat varieties that created high yields of wheat
  • Greed revolution resulted in increased food population
  • Other things happening: modernization of management techniques, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides etc.
32
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Place in order of date:

a) British Agricultural Revolution
b) Neolithic Revolution
c) Green Revolution

A

B
A
C

33
Q

What do some of the 13 subclasses mean (CLI)

A 
C- adverse climate
E- erosion
F- low fertility
P- stoniness
T- topography
M- moisture deficiency

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