AGRISCIENCE 801 Test Review
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What is the difference between agriculture and agriscience?
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What are some of the sciences or divisions related to agriscience?
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Describe the role of agriculture in the development of human civilization. (Guns, Germs, and
Steel episode). Review the agriculture timeline.
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What is the difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture? Does subsistence
agriculture still exist in the world? If so, where?
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Describe 5 ways in which today’s PEI farms differ from those 100-150 years ago. (History article,
Real Dirt “What’s gone up? What’s gone down?”)
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List some examples of how agriscience and new technologies have impacted the amount of food
produced over the years.
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Has the “move off the farm” caused us to lose touch with the value of our food and how it’s
produced?
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How much of our income is spent on food? How does this compare with the past? With other
parts of the world?
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What are some practices and agriscience contributions which have led to reducing the amount
of money we spend on food in Canada?
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How does the agricultural industry on PEI impact our economy? environment? society?
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What are some challenges faced by PEI farmers?
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What are some successes had by PEI farmers?
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List the 4 types of family farms in Canada.
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List as many commodities as you can that are grown on PEI.
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What is the difference between food sovereignty and food security?
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Is food security an issue on PEI? Explain your answer.
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How have political and corporate decisions affected global economies and developing nations in
the past?
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Enough food is produced to feed the entire world population at a level adequate enough to
ensure that everyone can be free of hunger and fear of starvation. How could we fairly
distribute food to Islanders who can’t afford to pay it?
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Compare farming in PEI to farming in Kenya. (Ms. Ching’s presentation)
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What is Farmers Helping Farmers? What has their role been in Kenya?
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Know important stats from PEI, Canadian, and global agriculture (All About Food, Real Dirt
questions, and PEI Agriculture brochure/internet assignment).
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Other Definitions to know:
 Economy
 Commodity
 Foreign aid
 Multinational company
 Globalization
 Sustainable development (Sustainability)
 Government subsidies
 Quotas
 Marketing boards
 Organic farming (what is required to be “organic”?)
 Fair trade
 10 basic human rights