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8 marksAgricultural Systems and Commercial Farming

CSEC Geography · May/June 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 7(c)(ii)

Compare beef cattle farming in a named Caribbean country with that of the Mid-West region of the USA.

For any named Caribbean country, explain how FOUR factors have contributed to changes in large-scale commercial agriculture.

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  1. 7(a)(i)Name the country with the HIGHEST percentage of world wheat production.[1 mark]
  2. 7(a)(ii)Identify which country recorded the HIGHEST wheat yield.[1 mark]
  3. 7(a)(iii)Identify which country exported 21.4% of the wheat that it produced.[1 mark]
  4. 7(b)(i)Name THREE types of farming systems in the Caribbean based on the product associated with them.[3 marks]
  5. 7(b)(ii)Describe TWO characteristics of ONE of the farming systems identified in (b)(i).[4 marks]
  6. 7(c)(i)a)Compare their farm size.[2 marks]
  7. 7(c)(i)b)Compare their feeding practice.[2 marks]
  8. 7(c)(i)c)Compare their marketing arrangements.[2 marks]

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