Chapter 7: Agriculture

Question 1

What is Cash crop farming/ Large Scale?

Answer 1

• Cultivation is done on a large farm.
• Modern methods are used.
• It produces large outputs and profits.

Question 2

What is Small Scale Subsistence Farming?

Answer 2

• It is practiced on a small scale.
• A farmer works with his family. Traditional methods are used.
• The output is for self-consumption.

Question 3

one example of a crop that is mainly grown as a subsistence
crop and one that is mainly grown as a cash crop

Answer 3

Subsistence: Rice/vegetables/wheat

Cash: Rice/sugar cane/oilseeds/cotton/wheat

Question 4

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using High Yielding Varieties of crops?

Answer 4

Advantages:

• Yields increased
• Drought resistant
• Meets requirements of international standards
• Consistent quality of crops

Disadvantages:

• needs training
• Expensive/poor farmers cannot afford them
• Not seen as a healthy crop
• Exhausts soil

Question 5

Describe the type of farming shown in the photograph

Answer 5

• Nomadic Livestock Farming
• The farmer moves from one place to another with his animals in search of fodder, water, and shelter.

Question 6

How is the keeping of buffalo different from the type of farming in Photograph A?

Answer 6

• Kept singly for domestic use
• Can be kept in urban areas

Question 7

THIS:

“Development of the livestock sector is the best way to increase the amount of food available in Pakistan”

OR

THIS:

“Increasing crop production and cultivable area is the best way of ensuring there is enough food in Pakistan.”

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer to examples you have studied. You should consider both View A and View B in your answer.

Answer 7

For livestock:
- Large multi-national farms
* Bigger source of protein
* Source of milk/ghee/meat

Against livestock:
- Insufficient land for fodder crops
* Inadequate storage facilities
* Lack of grazing land

For food crops:
- More land can grow food for people
* Well-developed irrigation
* Multi-cropping

Against Food crops:
- Mismanagement
* Overuse
- Over-cultivation