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8 marksAgricultural Systems and Regional Roles

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 3(c)(ii)

Farmers in some rural areas are unlikely to consider increasing the level of mechanization in their operation due to concerns that need to be addressed.

Suggest FOUR reasons why farmers in some rural areas may not wish to increase the level of mechanization in their farming operations.

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  1. 3(a)(i)Comment on the causes of soil degradation as shown in Figure 3. Include specific values in your response.[3 marks]
  2. 3(a)(ii)What mechanism caused the LEAST soil degradation?[1 mark]
  3. 3(a)(iii)What percentage of soil degradation on Farm B was caused by erosion?[1 mark]
  4. 3(b)Conservation tillage would be a good measure for reducing soil degradation. Give TWO reasons to support the statement above.[4 marks]
  5. 3(c)(i)What is meant by 'mechanization in agriculture'?[3 marks]

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