1 Higher geography Rural quick quiz This is a multiple- choice test! Answer all 20 questions. Put a tick in the box of your choice. If you change your

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Higher geography Rural quick quiz

This is a multiple- choice test!Answer all 20 questions.

Put a tick in the box of your choice.

If you change yourmind, make the tick

into a cross andmake a new tick in

the correct box.

One of your peers

will bemarking

your script!

You have 30 seconds

toanswer each

slide!

Note; the detailed knowledge of Extensive Commercial is not being tested here.

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1. In the figure the physical influences on farming are;-

A. U,X and Z.

B. U,W and Z.

C. W,Y and Z.

D. X and Z.


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2. In the figure the human influences on farming are;-

A. V,Y and Z.

B. U,X and Z.

C. W,Y and Z.

D. V,X and Y.

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3.Extensive farming is;-

A. Large scale farming using small amounts of labour.

B. Any farming which uses large amounts of labour.

C. Farming which only produces enough food for farmers and their families.

D.Farming which only involves raising animals.


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4. Subsistence farming is;-

A. Farming for profit.

B. Farming which only produces enough food for farmers and their families.

C. Farming using large amounts of labour and capital.

D.Large scale farming involving staying in the one location.


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5.The figure refers to;-

A. Commercial arable farming.

B. Shifting agriculture.

C. Intensive subsistence farming.

D.Pastoral farming.


This type of farming takes place in places where rainfall is heavy and temperatures are hot. It is

seldom found outwith Asia.

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6. The figure shows a farming system in which;-

A. X are processes, Y are inputs and Z are outputs.

B. Y are processes, X are inputs and Z are outputs.

C. Y are processes, Z are inputs and X are outputs.

D. Z are processes, X are inputs and Y are outputs.


machinery

fertilising

wheat

X Y Z

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7. For intensive rice farming, an example of an;-

A. Input is machinery, output is milk, process is irrigation.

B. Input is fertiliser, output is rice, process is ploughing.

C. Input is wheat, output is meat, process is irrigating

D. Input is rice, output is fertile soil, process is harvesting.


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8.Shifting farming is associated with areas which have;-

A. Low population density.

B. Moderate population density

C. High population density.

D.Very high population density.


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9. Shifting farming means moving on to another area because;-

A. Trees have started to grow in the farming area.

B. The farmers want to grow different crop types.

C. The soil has become infertile.

D.Diseases have affected the crops.


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10. Which of these is typical of shifting farming?;-

A. Surplus crops sold in local markets.

B. Irrigation required in the dry season.

C. Cassava and maize are grown.

D.Crop yields are high


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11.Shifting farming is criticized for;-

A. Destroying some valuable plants and trees.

B. Polluting rivers.

C. Using harmful chemicals on the soil.

D.Creating ugly dams.


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12.There has been a recent decline in shifting farming because;-

A. Of changes in international food markets.

B. The increased costs of the practices.

C. It is causing too much pollution.

D.Large areas of rainforest are being exploited by others.


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13. Intensive subsistence rice farming is mainly found in;-

A. South-east Asia.

B. Central America.

C. Northern part of South America

D.Southern Europe.


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14. The ideal conditions for growing rice are;-

A. Cool and wet.

B. Hot and wet.

C. Cool and dry.

D.Hot and dry.


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15.The figure describes an example of;-

A. An irrigation scheme to store water for future use.

B. Rice-planting process in the floodplain of a river.

C. Terracing to make full use of available land.

D.A commercial farming process.


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16. The floodplain of the river Ganges is an ideal location for growing rice because;-

A. W and X are correct only.

B. W and Z are correct only.

C. W, Y and X are correct only.

D.W,Y,Z and X are correct.


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17.Which is not a consequence of the Green Revolution?;-

A. Higher crop yields.

B. More crop experts.

C. Increased use of fertilisers.

D.Less pollution.


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18. The statement shown in the figure describes;-

A. Intensive farming.

B. Extensive farming.

C. Shifting farming

D.Pastoral farming.


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19. Shifting farming is mainly found in;-

A. Indonesia and China.

B. Northern USA.

C. Turkey and Bulgaria.

D.Cameroon and Amazonia.


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20. Shifting farming is also called;-

A. Clear and burn.

B. Slash and clear.

C. Cut and burn.

D.Slash and burn.

END OF TEST!

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