Agriculture and Food Processing
What are the four main factors of production in agriculture?
Land, labour, capital and entrepreneurship
What's the extreme consequence of soil degradation?
Desertification
Why are roots important beyond absorbing water?
They anchor plants and store nutrients.
Why can Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde be considered a Gothic novel?
Because it includes mystery, psychological conflict, fear and dark themes.
What Ocean did the Titanic sink in?
Atlantic Ocean
A farmer relies only on wheat production and a severe drought damages the crop. Which farm strategy could reduce future losses?
Farm diversification
How can intensive farming contribute to soil degradation?
Through overuse of chemicals, erosion, loss of nutrients and soil compaction.
Why is photosynthesis considered essential for life on Earth?
It produces oxygen.
What does Dr Jekyll’s dual personality symbolize?
The conflict between good and evil within human nature.
How many stars are on the American flag, and why?
50 = 50 States
Why was the Common Agricultural Policy introduced in Europe?
To support farmers, increase productivity, stabilize markets and ensure food security.
Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of nuclear energy.
Advantage: high energy output with low carbon emissions; disadvantage: radioactive waste and safety concerns.
Why is multiple cropping better than monocropping?
Because it can improve soil fertility, reduce pests and diseases, increase biodiversity and make better use of resources.
Why is 1984 considered dystopian rather than utopian?
Because it presents an oppressive society with surveillance and lack of freedom.
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Why is extra virgin olive oil generally considered higher quality than virgin olive oil?
Because it has stricter quality requirements, lower acidity levels and better sensory characteristics such as taste and aroma.
Why is water considered a non renewable resource nowadays?
Water is renewable, but it is often treated as non-renewable in practice because we use it faster than it can be naturally replaced, especially groundwater. Pollution and climate change also reduce available clean water.
A farmer lives in an area with limited water availability. Which irrigation system would probably be the most efficient and why?
Drip irrigation, because it delivers water directly to plant roots and reduces water waste through evaporation and runoff.
How does Newspeak help the government control society in 1984?
It reduces vocabulary to limit critical thinking and independent ideas.
What animal has its heart in its head?
Shrimp
What is price volatility?
Price volatility is the rapid and unpredictable change in market prices; it can reduce farmers’ income and make financial planning more difficult.
Explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.
Renewable resources can naturally replenish; non-renewable resources are finite and take very long to replace.
Why is seed selection important in agriculture?
It improves yield, quality, resistance and crop performance.
Compare one theme from 1984 with a modern issue in society.
Possible answers: surveillance, manipulation of information, fake news, social media influence.
What are the Canary Islands named after?
Dogs - from the Latin "Canariae Insulae", which means Islands of Dogs