What is the most common land inventory agriculture category in Canada?
What is Class 7- Unsuitable
100
Which crop does Manitoba grow the most of
What is wheat
100
What % of Canada’s farms are organic?
What is 1.7%
100
Introducing Western style agriculture to developing countries… allowed for more successful farming/crop yields
What is green revolution
100
-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
200
Less than __% of Canadian workers today are farmers.
What is 4%
200
Dry peas, lentils dry beans and - Faba beans are all eamples of what?
What is pulse crops
200
The control of pests by interference with their ecological status, as by introducing a natural enemy or pathogen into the environment is called?
What is Biological pest control
200
The predominant form of agriculture in developing countries
What is subsistence farming
200
chocolate was traditionally a drink until these people began to eat
What is the Dutch
300
What is the least common land inventory agriculture category in Canada?
What is Class 1- excellent
300
Manitoba is the leading producer of this livestock
What is Porck
300
define a G.M.O
What is genetically modified organism
300
the branch of agriculture that ncludes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and non-food crops such as grass and ornamental trees and plants.
What is Horticulture
300
List the 4 groups that represent the major type of agriculture found in Canada.
What is
-Grain farming
-Dairying
-Intensive farming
-Ranching (cattle, Beef)
400
Only ___ % of Canada is suitable for any form of agriculture
What is 13%
400
why does the sunflower plant turn during the day?
What is it follows the sun
400
Where does Canada export its largest share of organic products?
What is USA, Europe and Japan
400
plant material (mainly plant leaves and stems) eaten by grazing livestock is called
What is Forage
400
What percentage of developing world farmers are women?
What is What is 43%
500
During the 1960s and 1970s, the federal and provincial governments surveyed most of the land of southern Canada for what reason?
What is they wanted to determine the land capacity for agriculture
500
what fraction of Manitoba is sutable for producing food?
What is one quarter
500
If something is “organic” does it mean it’s healthier than something that is not organic? Explain.
What is
The “organic” label on food does not have to do with how good or nutritious the product is for you…
“Organic” defines how the ingredients in the food were created, prepared or raised!
500
list five factors that cause hunger
What is
nature, war, lack of agricultural infrastructure, poor farming practices poverty trap & over exploitation of the enviroment
500
Explain how land can be both a renewable and non renewable resource.
What is Land is renewable in the sense that it can support new crops year after year – if it’s used properly! Land can also be non-renewable because there is a limited amount of it available especially land suitable for farming