Geography: Food and Farming Quiz 1_sk

What do subsistence farmers do with the crops they grow?

• They use it for their own consumption.

• They donate all their crops to charity organizations.

• They sell all their crops in the market.

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Who usually does the work on a subsistence farm?

• Hired farm workers

• Women and children

• Professional farm workers

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True or False:

Subsistence farmers grow foods like

mealies, pumpkin, carrots, potatoes, beans

• True

• False

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​ ​ (a)   farms costs more to run.

• Subsistence
• Commercial

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Why does a commercial farm cost more to run

than a subsistence farm?

Choose 2 correct answers.

• The farmer goes on holiday more often.

• The farmer must pay the farm workers.

• The farmer must pay for machines, vehicles and equipment.

• The farmer lives in a bigger house.

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Commercial farmers ​ (a)   the crops they grow for a ​ (b)   .

• sell
• profit

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Which type of farm is better for the environment?

• Subsistence farm

• Commercial farm

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True or False:

A subsistence farm is better for the environment

because they use pesticides, chemicals and vehicles

that pollute the environment.

• False

• True

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Match the following:

• Apples

  Pears

  Plums

  Peaches

  Grapes

• Deciduous Fruits

• Bananas

  Avocado

  Kiwi

  Mangoes

• Sub-Tropical Fruits

• Lemons

  Oranges

  Nartjies

  Limes

  Tangerines

• Citrus Fruits

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Choose 2 sub-tropical fruits:

• Pineapples

• Watermelon

• Lemons

• Pears

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