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8 marksAgricultural Systems and Commercial Farming

CSEC Geography · May/June 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 7(c)(ii)

Outline TWO similarities and TWO differences between large-scale commercial arable farming in the Caribbean and wheat farming in the prairies of Canada under EACH of the following headings: Farming practices, Market trends.

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  1. 7(a)On the grid provided as an insert, construct a bar graph to illustrate the data presented in the table. Include a title and label the vertical axis.[4 marks]
  2. 7(b)(i)State FOUR characteristics of large-scale arable farming in the Caribbean.[4 marks]
  3. 7(b)(ii)Describe the characteristics of peasant farming in the Caribbean using any TWO of the following headings: Size of plots, Labour supply, Location, Farming…[4 marks]
  4. 7(c)(i)Outline TWO reasons for the decline in importance of agriculture in the economy of Caribbean countries.[4 marks]

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