Introduction to Agriculture

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Questions and Answers

What does agriculture primarily involve?

  • Developing software applications
  • Growing crops and rearing livestock (correct)
  • Manufacturing goods
  • Providing healthcare services

Agriculture serves as an example of what type of activity?

  • A quaternary economic activity
  • A primary economic activity (correct)
  • A territorial economic activity
  • A secondary economic activity

What is one of the main benefits of farming for local communities?

  • Increases reliance on food imports
  • Reduces the need for local services
  • Decreases economic activity
  • Provides a great deal of food (correct)

What do agricultural activities provide for secondary industries?

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What does agriculture ensure when it comes to food?

<p>Food security (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of access do people have when there is food security?

<p>Reliable access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do incomes generated by farming support?

<p>Local services, like shops and cafes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a result of agriculture?

<p>More food and raw materials (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of agriculture in food imports?

<p>Reduces the need to rely on food imports (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the economic importance of agriculture?

<p>A primary economic activity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Agriculture involves?

<p>Both growing crops and livestock (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The product of agriculture is used in?

<p>Manufacturing other products (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can farming provide for local residents?

<p>A great deal of food (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Agriculture provides raw materials for ____ industries

<p>Secondary (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Food security is when all people at all times have?

<p>Reliable access to food (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Farming supports local services such as?

<p>Shops and Cafes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The definition of agriculture includes?

<p>Growing crops (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does farming reduce the need for?

<p>Food imports (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key component of food security?

<p>Safe and nutritious food (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of businesses benefit from the incomes generated by farming?

<p>Shops and Cafes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

What is Agriculture?

Growing crops and rearing livestock for food and raw materials used in manufacturing.

Agriculture as a primary economic activity

Agriculture is a key part of the economy that deals with producing goods.

Farming benefit: Local food supply

Farming provides food locally, decreasing the need to import food from other places.

Agriculture feeds secondary industries

Agriculture supplies raw materials to industries like food processing.

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What is Food Security?

All people, at all times, having reliable access to enough safe, nutritious food.

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Farming supports local services

Farming generates income that supports businesses like shops and cafes.

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Study Notes

  • Agriculture involves growing crops and rearing livestock for food and raw materials which is used in manufacturing.
  • Agriculture is an example of a primary economic activity.

Benefits of Agriculture

  • Farming provides food for locals, thus reducing the need to rely on food imports.
  • Agriculture provides raw materials for secondary industries like food processing.
  • Agriculture means having food security, where all people have reliable access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for a healthy life.
  • Income generated by farming supports local services such as shops and cafes.

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