27 Worksheet 27.

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1. Match the terms with their definitions

Term Definition
A Agriculture 1 Growing crops
B Alluvium/alluvial soil 2 Something provided by nature such as land, rainfall and soil
C Arable 3 The deposits laid down by a river in its flood plain or delta. They give mineral-
rich, fertile soils
D Capital 4 Anywhere where there is a demand for the product, e.g. a foreign country
E Cash crop 5 The money invested in the farm
F Cereal 6 Providing crops with water by artificial means
G Combine harvester 7 A grain crop like wheat, maize or millet
H Commercial farming 8 Chemical to kill insects and other pests which affect crops or animals
I Dry farming 9 Something provided with assistance from people such as labour or machinery
J Extensive farming 10 A series of methods used to stop soil erosion in areas of low rainfall. It
includes not ploughing the land and growing drought resistant varieties
K Fertiliser 11 Farming without achieving the maximum output from each plot of land but
compensating for this by having a large area
L Foot and mouth disease 12 Weedkiller
M Grain elevator 13 An infectious and sometimes fatal disease that affects sheep and cattle and
some wild species
N Herbicide 14 Large storage towers used to store grain
O Human input 15 Growing the same crop on the same plot repeatedly
P Hybrid 16 Chemicals added to the soil to make it more productive
Q Intensive farming 17 An improved variety produced by cross-breeding existing varieties
R Irrigation 18 Farming to achieve the maximum output from each plot of land
S Manure 19 Farming to make a surplus to sell for profit
T Market 20 Any organic matter added to the soil to improve its structure and mineral
content, e.g. animal dung or vegetable waste
U Mixed farming 21 A crop produced to be sold for money
V Monoculture 22 Farming with both crops and animals
W Output 23 Keeping animals
X Pastoral 24 The products of the system
Y Pesticide 25 The artificial cultivation of plants (crops) and rearing of animals for food and
other products
Z Physical input 26 A machine which cuts cereal crops, separates the grains from the husks and
stalks and produces three separate outputs: grain, straw (the plant stems)
and the husks

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