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Define DAIRY
Products containing or made from milk.
Mention 3 HUMAN FACTORS that help you decide the best type of farming for a place.
Technology, machinery, transport, farm size, distance from markets
What is ARABLE farming?
The ploughing of the land and the growing of crops.
Define HARVEST.
To collect a crop from the fields.
What do we call the fruit, vegetable that farmers grow?
PRODUCE
What do we call COWS and BULLS?
CATTLE
What is "to PLOUGH"?
To turn over the soil before putting seeds into it using a plough.
What is PASTORAL farming?
The rearing of animals. / The grazing of animals.
What are PHYSICAL FACTORS?
Climate, soils and relief.
Which are the main types of farming?
ARABLE farming, PASTORAL farming and MIXED farming.
What is MIXED farming?
The raising of animals and growing of crops.
Describe the RELIEF of an ARABLE farm.
Flat or gently sloping land.
Describe the SOILS of a HILL SHEEP farm.
They are poor, infertile; they only support poor grasses.
What is the characteristic of the EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE?
It changes over time.
What is the EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE?
It's the proportion (number) of people working in primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries.
Give 2 examples of tertiary industries.
(Oral checking).
