World Geography 3202
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Unit 4 Food From the Land (Ch. 9 pg. 144-161)
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World Geography 3202
Unit 4A Terminology
Over the next couple of classes, we will be studying about Farming Practices. In
order to familiarize yourself with this topic, you are to define the following terms,
giving examples where appropriate. (Be sure to do a great job on this, as it will serve as a
resource for your tests, quizzes and exams!)
A) What are the three conditions that determine if a natural material is potentially a
resource? (Hint: see the first page or two of ch 8)
1. Define input, natural input and human input, giving an example of each.
Input:
example:
natural input:
example:
human input:
example:
2. Processes
3. Outputs
4. Commercial Farming/Agriculture (provide an example)
5. Subsistence Farming/Agriculture (provide an example)
6. Extensive Farming/Agriculture (provide an example)
Course objectives: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, and 4.4.7
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World Geography 3202
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7. Intensive Farming/Agriculture (provide an example)
8. Shifting Cultivation (provide an example)
9. Agribusiness (provide an example)
10. Nomadic Herding (provide an example)
11. Small Scale Farming (provide an example)
12. Large Scale Farming (provide an example)
Small-Scale Farming: pages: 144 -151
13. Using Figure 9.1 (page 144) identify each of the following as an: input, farm
process, or output.
Vegetable Stand
Piece of Cheese
Irrigation spraying
Animals
14. Read the case study on page 145-146 and answer the following questions.
a. Complete the following systems model for Ferguson’s Vegetable Farm
Inputs (natural and Human)
Processes
Outputs
Course objectives: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, and 4.4.7
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b. Identify the components in the above model which would be difficult for a farmer
to control.
c. Explain why farming activities vary throughout the year.
15. Read the case study on page 147-149 and answer the following questions.
a. In what ways is Kajal’s farm different from that of the Canadian farming
operation described in the earlier case study?
b. What type of farming activity goes on at Kajal’s Farm (Subsistene/Commerical)
c. What type of farming activity goes on at Ferguson’s Farm (Subsistene/Commerical)
d. Complete the following chart based on the two cases studies.
Size of Farm
(Large/Small)
Equipment
(Much/Little)
Yield
(High/Low)
Canada
Bangladesh
Population
Density
% of Pop.
In
Agriculture
3.0/km2
3.4
833.9/km2 65.1
Literacy
Rate (%)
96.6
38.1
16. Read the case study on page 149-151 and answer the following questions.
a) What makes shifting cultivation a unique type of farming? Consider:
i.
Methods of land preparation:
ii.
The types of crops grown in the region:
iii.
The lifestyle and routine of shifting cultivators:
Course objectives: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, and 4.4.7
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iv.
The ratio of labour to land:
v. The climatic and ecological factors that cause these unique characteristics:
b. Identify each of the three farms as either intensive or extensive farming:
Farms
Mixed-Vegetable Farm
Rice Farm
Shifting Cultivation
c. Which two of the following four terms describe the farming that the Indonesian
government favours: “subsistence”; “commercial”; “intensive”; “extensive”?
d. How does the agriculture identified in (c) conflict with the way of life of the
Dayak people?
e. Why do you think the Indonesian government opposes shifting cultivation?
Large-Scale Farming: pages: 151 -158
17. Read the case study on page 152-153 and answer the following questions.
a. Complete the following chart for a macadamia-nut tree plantation.
Inputs (natural and Human)
Processes
Outputs
Course objectives: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, and 4.4.7
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b. In what ways does a commercial plantation differ from a family-owned,
commercial mixed-vegetable farm?
Commercial Plantation
Family-owned Vegetable
Size
Ownership
Number of crops
Labour Force
18. Read the case study on pages 153-156 and answer the following questions.
a. Club Wheat, native to Europe, is grown on Ukraine farms. It grows best with an
average temperature of 10 to 16oC and annual rainfall of 60-90 cm.
i. What risks does climate pose for wheat farming on the Ukraina collective?
ii. How is Ukraine’s latitude a factor in these risks?
b. Why is the ratio of labour to land so high on a collective farm?
c. Describe the problems for the collective in getting crops to market.
19. Read the case study on page 156,and answer the following questions.
a. Identify the factors that make agribusiness a unique farming practice.
b. Agribusinesses are more prevalent in developed than in less-developed countries.
How do you account for this pattern?
Course objectives: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, and 4.4.7
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c. What allows the San Miguel Corporation to offer a large variety of products?
d. What gives the San Miguel Corporation the ability to beat its competitors in the
marketplace?
Farming Challenges in Less-Developed Countries: pgs.158–161.
20. Examine Figure 9.14 on page 158 and answer the following questions.
a. Identify two continents where average nutrition is adequate.
i)
ii)
b. Which continent experiences the most severe nutrition shortfall?
Course objectives: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, and 4.4.7
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