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12 marksAgricultural Systems and Commercial Farming

CSEC Geography · May/June 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 7(c)

Compare commercial arable farming in the Caribbean with commercial arable farming in the Canadian Prairies under the headings: Mechanization, Challenges, Diversification.

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  1. 7(a)(i)Identify which country experienced the largest decline in sugar production between 1991 and 2001.[1 mark]
  2. 7(a)(ii)Calculate the actual decline in sugar production for Jamaica between 1991 and 2001.[1 mark]
  3. 7(a)(iii)Calculate the percentage change in sugar production for Guyana between 1991 and 2001.[2 marks]
  4. 7(b)(i)Define the term 'peasant farming'.[2 marks]
  5. 7(b)(ii)List TWO ways by which peasant farmers market their produce.[2 marks]
  6. 7(b)(iii)Describe TWO characteristics of large-scale arable farming in the Caribbean.[4 marks]

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