Advantages and Disadvantages of Greenhouses in Spain

What is one of the significant advantages of the development in Spain's greenhouses?

• Increased use of pesticides

• Advances in hydroponic growing techniques

• Higher energy costs

• Decreased job opportunities

What agricultural technique has led to less water being used in Spain's greenhouses?

• Traditional farming

• Drip irrigation and hydroponics

• Flood irrigation

• Dry farming

What is a result of the warm temperatures throughout the year in Spain's greenhouses?

• High energy costs

• Low energy costs

• Increased pesticide use

• Decreased crop yield

What is one of the disadvantages mentioned regarding the use of plastic in Spain's greenhouses?

• It increases crop yield

• It harms marine ecosystems

• It reduces water usage

• It improves soil quality

What is the impact of strict UK regulations on the levels of chemicals used in Spain's greenhouses?

• Increase in chemical levels

• No change in chemical levels

• Reduction in chemical levels

• Introduction of new chemicals

What is the 'multiplier effect' mentioned as an advantage in Spain's greenhouses?

• Increase in pesticide use

• New scientific agribusiness companies providing high-skilled jobs

• Decrease in job opportunities

• Reduction in greenhouse gases

What is a disadvantage related to immigrants working in Spain's greenhouses?

• High wages and good living conditions

• Low pay and poor living conditions

• Full control over working conditions

• No conflict between immigrants

What environmental issue is caused by the extraction of water for agriculture in Spain?

• Increase in water levels

• Drying up of aquifers

• Improvement in water quality

• Decrease in agricultural productivity

What has been the effect of greenhouses on temperatures in Almería, Spain?

• Temperatures have increased by 0.3°C per ten years

• Temperatures have decreased by 0.3°C per ten years

• No change in temperatures

• Temperatures have increased by 1°C per ten years

What is one of the conflicts mentioned as a disadvantage in Spain's greenhouses?

• Conflict between local farmers

• Conflict between immigrants from different countries

• Conflict between government and farmers

• Conflict between environmentalists and agribusinesses