11. PHISICAL FACTORS
RELIEF
Incline of slopes:
flat surfaces facilitate agricultural work and very steep slopes make it
more difficult.
Gradients of terrain above 10ºC make it impossible to cultivate the land.
Where it´s necessary, hard work can transform mountainsides into
cultivated terraces.
12. RELIEF
If land is flat then it is
easier for arable farming
to take place.
If land is hilly then
pastoral farming is more
likely to take place.
18. PHYSICAL FACTORS
If soil is fertile then
arable farming is likely
to take place.
If it is less fertile and
can only support grass
then pastoral farming is
likely to take place.
21. LAND
CULTIVATED SPACE: PLOT BOUNDARIES
BOCAGE
• Small fields are separated
by hedges, trees, stone or
wooden fences.
22. LAND
CULTIVATED SPACE: PLOT BOUNDARIES
OPENFIELD
• Fields are open
• Fields can only be
differentiated by the type of
crops ore the way they are
used.
28. SUBSIDIES and POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Measures and actions taken by:
National government
International institutions
These measures affect crop agriculture and livestock farming.
55. EXTENSIVE FARMINGEXTENSIVE
FARMING Low input of capital
Low input of material
Low input of labour
Large amounts of
land
It produces a low yield of product from a large area
of land
57. INTENSIVE FARMING
INTENSIVE
FARMING
High input of capital
High input of
fertilisers
High input of labour
High input of labour-saving technologies such as
pesticides or machinery
Object: to get as high a yield of product as possible
from a small area of land
58. INTENSIVE FARMING
A lot of food is obtained at a relatively low price.
Intensive
agriculture
Intensive
livestock farming
60. SUBSISTENCE FARMING
SUBSISTENCEFARMING
Produce enough crops and keep just enough animals to
feed their families
Any surplus will be stored or sold in a local market, but the
primary object is to produce enough food to survive
Most subsistence farming takes places in LEDCs.
In rainforests: shifting cultivation
In deserts: nomadic herding
72. COMMERCIAL FARMING
Commercial farmers produce crops and/or animals to sell in
order to make a profit.
Most of commercial farming takes place in MEDCs.
It also takes place in some LEDCs where cash crops are grown
mainly for export.
78. THE EUROPEAN UNION
This is an organisation of 28 countries and over 500 million
people that trade with each other as a common market.
In 2017 the U.K. is going to leave the European Union (E.U)
after a referendum in their country in 2016 (Brexit).
79.
80. the european union
The E.U. is a group of European countries that have joined
together to create an area for free trade of goods and
services as well as movement of people.
- This means that the exports of goods and services among
the E.U. members don´t have to pay a customs duty when
crossing the borders.
- This means, as well, that the citizens of the E.U. can
travel to other member states withour passport. Moreover,
they can cross the borders without being stopped at
Customs
81. the european union
The common trading, economic and social policies intend to be
beneficial to all member countries.
82. the european union
Each member country must contribute some money to a central
fund to belong to the EU.
This money is available to farmers as grants and subsidies
(see Glossary).
These were used to produce the food required by the whole of
the EU.
83. the european union and the common agricultural policy
The EU has developed the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP):
- Strategies for the control and develpment of farming that
have been adopted by all members of the EU.
- These strategies are for commercial farming:
- Farmers whose main aim is to grow crops or keep livestock to sell for
a profit.
84. the european union and the common agricultural policy
Under the CAP, farmers can produce what they want but only
get grants and subsidies if they meet the EU production
targets.
85. the european union and the common agricultural policy
In the past decade EU funding for agriculture has changed.
Grants and subsidies are still available but they have been
partly replaced by direct payments.
- These are EU payments which are given directly to farmers
who meet certain requirements of the EU for growing crops,
keeping livestock or looking after the countryside:
- farm size
- environmental protection
- animal welfare
86. the european union and the common agricultural policy
- Farmers can grow what they like depending on market
conditions.
- Other payments are given for conservation measures such
as keeping hedges for wildlife and keeping footpaths
open.
87. the european union and the common agricultural policy
- Consequences of CAP:
- It has affected the inputs, processes and outputs on the farm.
- It has influenced the farmer´s choices.
- It has changed the appearance of the rural environment in the UK.