Agricultural Systems (AQA A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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What are the three main components of a farm as an open system?
What are the three main components of a farm as an open system?
Inputs, processes, outputs
Which category of farm inputs includes land ownership patterns and inheritance customs?
Which category of farm inputs includes land ownership patterns and inheritance customs?
Cultural inputs
What is the main purpose of subsistence farming?
What is the main purpose of subsistence farming?
Self-sufficiency for own consumption
What characterises intensive farming?
What characterises intensive farming?
High inputs per unit area of land
Which type has substantial investment, few workers, and high output per hectare?
Which type has substantial investment, few workers, and high output per hectare?
Capital intensive farming
Which farming type combines both crop production and livestock raising?
Which farming type combines both crop production and livestock raising?
Mixed farming
What does Total Factor Productivity (TFP) calculate?
What does Total Factor Productivity (TFP) calculate?
Ratio of all outputs to all inputs
Which has been the dominant factor in raising productivity over the past 20-30 years?
Which has been the dominant factor in raising productivity over the past 20-30 years?
Better TFP through efficient use
Which technology helps improve crop productivity through precise resource application?
Which technology helps improve crop productivity through precise resource application?
Precision agriculture with sensors
Which of these is classified as a farming system loss rather than a hazard?
Which of these is classified as a farming system loss rather than a hazard?
Soil erosion from the land