Farming and Fishing for Food (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Quizzes
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What is the main purpose of subsistence farming?
What is the main purpose of subsistence farming?
To feed the farmer's own family
Which technology is used in mechanised commercial farming?
Which technology is used in mechanised commercial farming?
Tractors and combine harvesters
Why does monoculture reduce biodiversity?
Why does monoculture reduce biodiversity?
It replaces diverse ecosystems with one crop
What causes increased soil erosion in mechanised farming?
What causes increased soil erosion in mechanised farming?
Soil exposed to wind and rain after clearing
What chemicals do mechanised farms use to kill weeds?
What chemicals do mechanised farms use to kill weeds?
Herbicides
What happens when land is continuously farmed without rest?
What happens when land is continuously farmed without rest?
Soil nutrients become depleted
What is the main purpose of commercial fishing?
What is the main purpose of commercial fishing?
To harvest fish for sale and profit
What is over-fishing?
What is over-fishing?
Removing fish faster than they replenish
How does bottom trawling damage marine environments?
How does bottom trawling damage marine environments?
Dragging nets destroys seabed habitats
What makes dynamite fishing so destructive?
What makes dynamite fishing so destructive?
It kills everything in the blast radius