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Economic Activity (Part 1)

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  • What do we call the fruit, vegetable that farmers grow?
    PRODUCE
  • Describe the RELIEF of an ARABLE farm.
    Flat or gently sloping land.
  • What is PASTORAL farming?
    The rearing of animals. / The grazing of animals.
  • Give 2 examples of secondary industries.
    (Oral checking).
  • Give 2 examples of tertiary industries.
    (Oral checking).
  • What is the EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE?
    It's the proportion (number) of people working in primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries.
  • What is the characteristic of the EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE?
    It changes over time.
  • What help us decide the best type of farming for a particular place?
    Physical and human factors.
  • What is "to PLOUGH"?
    To turn over the soil before putting seeds into it using a plough.
  • What are PHYSICAL FACTORS?
    Climate, soils and relief.
  • 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 do people do in secondary industries?
    People make things (from raw materials) or assemble parts into finished products.
  • What do we call COWS and BULLS?
    CATTLE
  • 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.
  • Define DAIRY
    Products containing or made from milk.
  • Describe the SOILS of a HILL SHEEP farm.
    They are poor, infertile; they only support poor grasses.
  • What is ARABLE farming?
    The ploughing of the land and the growing of crops.
  • Define HARVEST.
    To collect a crop from the fields.
  • What are tertiary industries?
    Those are industries that provide a service for people.
  • What do people do in primary industries?
    People collect natural resources from the land or sea.
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