Module 5 Agriculture

Which of the following comparisons between the countries X and Y is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

Which of the following correctly show(s) the relationship between the population of a continent and its effect on food?

1      Oceania consumes the least amount of food.

2      Asia faces the highest risk of food insecurity.

3      Africa has to produce more food to meet the demand from the growing population.

• 1 only

• 3 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

Which of the following problems is/are faced by Country X?

1      Food deficit

2      Low income

3      Fast growing population

• 1 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following are the correct descriptions of famine?

1      Acute shortage of food

2      Extreme form of food insecurity

3      Large number of deaths as a result of hunger

• 1 and 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3

Countries can have a low risk of food insecurity even if their local food production remains low.

Which of the following are the possible reasons of the above claim?

1      Food access is high.

2      Food demand does not exceed food supply.

3      Food surplus is resulted from the import of food.

• 1 and 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following comparisons between the above farming systems is/are correct?

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• 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

Which of the following statements about a farming system are correct?

1      Farm produce and waste are outputs of a farming system.

2      The physical inputs include sunlight, rainfall and the land.

3      The crops and animals sold by the farmers are inputs of a farming system.

• 1 and 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following is a cultural input of a dairy farm?

• Soil

• Land

• Livestock

• Government policy

Which of the following is an output of a dairy farm?

1      Livestock waste

2      Capital

3      Milk

• 1 and 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following are examples of arable farming?

1      Tulip growing in the Netherlands

2      Wheat-sheep farming in Australia

3      Wet rice farming in South China

• 1 and 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3