QESOSA Tong Kwok Wah Secondary School 2014-2015 S1 Geography

Food Problem  Name: ( ) S.1( )

Unit 2.5: Can the use of scientific farming methods help solve
farming problems in China? (Textbook, p.33-38)
Unit 2.6: What harmful effects do scientific farming bring?
(Textbook, p.39-45)

Key Questions:
1. What scientific farming methods are used in China to increase farm outputs?
2. What is the negative impact of using scientific farming methods?

Preparatory task
Find out the meaning of the BOLD words. Write down the definition in Chinese in the boxes below.
Passage A
1. Farmers in China are facing many problems. However, farm outputs have been increasing. There are
two main ways to increase farm outputs including developing more land for farming and increasing the
(1) yield per unit of land. To achieve this, (2) scientific farming methods can help.
2. Scientific farming methods refer to the use of technology in farming.
3. (3) Irrigation, use of machines, use of (4) chemical fertilizers and pesticides and growing
(5) new species are the major scientific farming methods used in China.
4. Irrigation can improve (6) water supply. It can develop (7) semi-arid areas into farmland and increase
the number of crops grown in a year.
5. Use of machines can improve farming (8) efficiency.
6. Chemical fertilizers can make the soil rich and pesticides can control pests.
7. (9) Biotechnology enables growing new species. Crops with genes that have been modified are
called (10) genetically modified food. They can grow faster or need less water to grow. They can also
resist attack from pests.

English Chinese
1. yield 產量
2. scientific farming methods 科學化耕作方法
3. irrigation 灌溉
4. chemical fertilizers 化學肥料
5. new species 新品種
6. water supply 水供應
7. semi-arid areas 半乾旱地區
8. efficiency 效率
9. Biotechnology 生物技術
10. genetically modified food 基因改做食物

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1. What scientific farming methods are used in China to increase farm
outputs? (Textbook, p.36-37)
2. What harmful effects do scientific farming methods bring? (Textbook, p.39-44)
A. Irrigation system 灌溉系統

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Exercise
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QESOSA Tong Kwok Wah Secondary School 2014-2015 S1 Geography
Food Problem  Name: ( ) S.1( )
Task 1: Complete the following graphic organizer.

Task 2: Use the complete sentence to describe the scientific farming methods are used in China to
increases farm outputs.

1. The first scientific farming method is use of irrigation system.

For example, sprinklers / micro-irrigation / drip irrigation.

2. The second scientific farming method is use of modern machines.

For example, tractors / harvesters.

3. The third scientific farming method is use of chemicals.

For example, chemical fertilizers / pesticides.

4. The fourth scientific farming method is growing new species

For example, genetically modified food / hybrid rice.

Task 3: Use the complete sentence to describe the negative impacts of using scientific farming methods.

1. The first negative impact of using scientific farming method is that the soil becomes salty.

2. The second negative impact of using scientific farming method is the cause of water pollution

3. The third negative impact of using scientific farming method is harmful to the soil.

4. The fourth negative impact of using scientific farming method is the upset of the ecology balance..