Food Supply
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For most of human history, the size of the population was capped by how much food people could gather and hunt. Then came agriculture, and with it machines, fertilisers, pesticides and selective breeding, tools that let a single farmer feed hundreds of people. The result is a booming population, but also a heavy bill for the environment.
In this lesson you will describe the five main ways humans have boosted food production, then weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of two of the most important: large-scale monocultures of crops and intensive livestock production. The skill here is balanced evaluation, giving both sides and reaching a judgement, which is exactly what examiners reward.
Awọn Afojusun
- Describe how humans have increased food production, limited to: (a) agricultural machinery to use larger areas of land and improve efficiency (b) chemical fertilisers to improve yields (c) insecticides to improve quality and yield (d) herbicides to reduce competition with weeds (e) selective breeding to improve production by crop plants and livestock
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of large-scale monocultures of crop plants
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of intensive livestock production
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Oriire fun ipari ẹkọ lori Food Supply. Ni bayi ti o ti ṣawari naa awọn imọran bọtini ati awọn imọran, o to akoko lati fi imọ rẹ si idanwo. Ẹka yii nfunni ni ọpọlọpọ awọn adaṣe awọn ibeere ti a ṣe lati fun oye rẹ lokun ati ṣe iranlọwọ fun ọ lati ṣe iwọn oye ohun elo naa.
Iwọ yoo pade adalu awọn iru ibeere, pẹlu awọn ibeere olumulo pupọ, awọn ibeere idahun kukuru, ati awọn ibeere iwe kikọ. Gbogbo ibeere kọọkan ni a ṣe pẹlu iṣaro lati ṣe ayẹwo awọn ẹya oriṣiriṣi ti imọ rẹ ati awọn ogbon ironu pataki.
Lo ise abala yii gege bi anfaani lati mu oye re lori koko-ọrọ naa lagbara ati lati ṣe idanimọ eyikeyi agbegbe ti o le nilo afikun ikẹkọ. Maṣe jẹ ki awọn italaya eyikeyi ti o ba pade da ọ lójú; dipo, wo wọn gẹgẹ bi awọn anfaani fun idagbasoke ati ilọsiwaju.
- Herbicides increase crop yield by: A. killing insect pests B. supplying mineral ions C. killing weeds that compete with the crop D. breeding better plants Answer: C
- Chemical fertilisers improve yield mainly by: A. killing weeds B. supplying mineral ions such as nitrate C. warming the soil D. removing pests Answer: B
- A disadvantage of a large-scale monoculture is that: A. yields are low B. machinery cannot be used C. a single disease can destroy the whole crop D. it increases biodiversity Answer: C
- Intensive livestock production tends to increase yield because the animals: A. move about more B. lose less energy as heat and in movement C. eat less food D. are kept outdoors Answer: B
- Which method has raised food production by letting farmers work larger areas of land? A. insecticides B. agricultural machinery C. herbicides D. selective breeding Answer: B
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Gba ohun elo Green Bridge CBT sori foonu tabi kọmputa rẹ lati ri awọn akọsilẹ ẹkọ ni kikun, awọn ibeere adaṣe, ati diẹ sii.
O wa lori ohun elo Green Bridge
Gba ohun elo Green Bridge CBT sori foonu tabi kọmputa rẹ lati ri awọn akọsilẹ ẹkọ ni kikun, awọn ibeere adaṣe, ati diẹ sii.
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