BUISNESS OF FARMING
BUISNESS OF FARMING
CONTINUED
AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION & WORLD HUNGER
DIFFERENT TYPES OF AGRICULTURE
CANOLA
100
used to increase yield and profits
What is Fertilizers
100
Located within 80 km of the 23 largest cities
What is Canada's best farmland.
100
There are 926 million hungry people in the world and 98% of them live in ____________ countries.
What is Developing Countries
100
what are the 4 natural systems for agricultural success?
What is soil topography climate biology
100
in which province was canola developed?
What is Manitoba
200
Since the 1880’s in Canada, the amount of people working in farming has been ____________.
What is Decreasing
200
As a city expands, why does the surrounding farmland become more valuable?
What is Supply and Demand: The land becomes more in demand; prices soar
200
What three countries does the United Nations expect to be the world’s most populous by 2050?
What is China, Nigeria, India
200
A crop grown for sale rather than for subsistence is a?
What is Cash crop
200
List 3 major uses of canola
What is canola oil, biodiesel & animal feed
300
As a city expands, the surrounding farmland becomes ____________. This is an ________________ factor.
What is more valuable. What is economic factor.
300
kills insects that destroy fruits, vegetables, grains and trees
What is Pesticides
300
what is the population of the world expected to be by 2050?
What is 9 Billion
300
what are some examples of intensive farming in Canada ?
What is fruit & vegetable growing( eg: Grape growing farm near Niagra), livestock feedlots, and hog factory farms
300
Where do we export most of our Canola Oil ?
What is Japan and the USA
400
An approach to agricultural production that can be maintained indefinitely without harming the environment.
What is Sustainable agriculture
400
Name 3 different sustainabke agricultural practices that prevent soil erosion?
What is non till cropping, contour plowing and shelter belts
400
A ______________ person finds that their body has difficulty doing normal things such as growing and resisting disease.
What is Malnourished
400
What are some examples of extensive farming in Canada?
What is grain and oil-seed farming, ranching, and most forms of mixed farming
400
What product did canola originate from
What is Rapeseed
500
Plowing across hilly fields, rather than up and down the slope of a hill to reduce the damage caused by soil erosion. In this way, each crop row prevents the water from running down the slope and taking the topsoil with it.
What is Contour plowing
500
An effective conservation method whereby stubble left from previous year’s crop forms a cover holding soil in place, protecting it from wind erosion.
What is Non-till cropping
500
List 3 technological breakthrough’s in agriculture and explain how each increased food production (point form)
What is Selective breeding of crops and animals Strongest/healthiest Increased emphasis on cash-crop farming Large farms producing/selling more food Green Revolution Introducing Western style agriculture to developing countries… allowed for more successful farming/crop yields Increased corporate ownership of farms, More money! Development of genetically modified organisms Disease resistant, longer lasting, quicker growing…
500
Grow crops and raise live-stock to meet the immediate food needs of their families -Produce many products on small farms -Dominant form of agriculture in developing countries
What is Subsistence farming
500
how did canola get its name ?
What is canada's - oil - canola
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