Agriculture and Urbanization Review

The process of raising products from the soil.

• Agriculture

• Aquaculture

• Commercial farming

• Subsistence farming

There two main types of agriculture: __________ and ____________.

• Commercial and Substance

• Subsistence and Comical

• Commercial and Subsistence

• Competent and Exuberant

__________ refers to the animals that are raised on farms.

• Deadstock

• Subsistence

• Cardstock

• Livestock

1._______ is another very important factor for agriculture. Further east, the climate is milder and wetter. This means that farmers can grow crops that require 2.__________. The Prairies are much hotter in summer and colder in winter. In addition the climate in the 3.__________ is drier. Crops that like hot, dry conditions thrive in this area. 

• 1. 1. Climate

  2. 2. More Water

  3. 3. Prairies

• 1. 1. Climate

  2. 2. Prairies

  3. 3. More Water

• 1. 1. More Water

  2. 2. Prairies

  3. 3. Climate

• 1. 1. More Water

  2. 2. Canadian Shield

  3. 3. More Water

In Canada there are very few farms located above ________degrees N

• 40

• 30

• 145

• 55

In Western Canada most of the fruit and vegetables are grown in 1.__________.  Where in Eastern Canada 2._________________ are grown in the 3._______________, Quebec as well as Ontario.

• 1. 1. British Columbia

  2. 2. Corn

     1. 3. Atlantic Provinces

• 1. 1. British Columbia

     1. 2. Peanuts

     2. 3. The Prairies

• 1. 1. British Columbia

  2. 2. Fruit and Vegetables

     1. 3. Atlantic Provinces

• 1. 1. British North America

  2. 2. Fruit and Vegetables

  3. 3. Atlantic Provinces

________ tillage is where they till only in the fall in preparation for spring seeding.

• Agrinomics

• Minimal

• Zero

• Varied

Keeping a field black for an entire growing season, is not as common as it used to be. This is known as 1.____________.  A major concern with this type of farming practice is 2.________________ especially due to wind.

• 1. 1. Summer Fallow

  2. 2. Soil Erosion

• 1. 1. Tillage

     1. 2. Soil Erosion

• 1. 1. Summer Fallow

     1. 2. Tillage

• 1. 1. Lazy farming

  2. 2. Blowing it away

____________ are used to control pests and to produce crops more efficiently with a greater return.

• Head and Shoulders

• Off

• Raid

• Chemicals

When a farmer does not till the soil at all this is known as ___________.

• Minimal Tillage

• Maximum Tillage

• Some Tillage

• Zero Tillage