New Century Geography (2nd Edition) Section B Core module 1
Chapter Revision Food Problem－Can we feed ourselves?
Geography Chapter Revision
Food Problem－Can we feed ourselves?
Chapter 3 Can we solve the farming problems in China by making use of
scientific farming methods?
Name: _____________（ ） Mark:____________／19
Class: _________ Date: _________________
Part 1: Multiple choice questions (6 marks, 1 mark each)
Circle the best answers for the following questions.
1. Which of the following descriptions about scientific farming methods is correct?
A. Setting up irrigation systems can replenish soil nutrients.
B. Using biotechnology can strengthen crops’ resistance to pests.
C. Using pesticides can reclaim more arable land.
D. Using chemical fertilisers can reduce pests.
2. What is/are the problem(s) of overusing agricultural chemicals? (Can choose
more than one answer)
A. Cause soil salinisation
B. Cause genetic pollution
C. Cause eutrophication
D. Increase pests' resistance to the chemicals
3. What is the advantage of terrace farming?
A. Reduce soil erosion on slopes
B. Speed up crop growth
C. Prevent the exhaustion of a particular nutrient in soil
D. Reduce soil pollution
4. Which of the following is/are the advantage(s) of setting up greenhouses? (Can
choose more than one answer)
A. Provide favourable growing conditions for crops
B. Reclaim more arable land
C. Replace manpower and animal force in doing various physical tasks
D. Increase soil fertility
5. Which of the following descriptions about genetic modification technology is
correct?
A. The technology is only applicable to more developed countries.
B. The technology will cause soil salinisation.
C. The technology can increase crop production.
D. The technology will reduce the area of arable land.
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6. Which of the following is/are the benefit(s) of fallowing?
A. Reduce soil erosion
B. Allow soil to replenish its nutrients
C. Reduce labour in farm
D. All of the above
Part 2: True or false (4 marks, 1 mark each)
Judge whether the following statements are correct or not.
7. Hydroponics means using a large amount of water to grow
paddy rice. True False
8. When pesticides are washed into rivers, eutrophication will
occur in water bodies. True False
9. Heavy farm machinery will compact soil, making the soil
prone to erosion. True False
10. Precision farming means farmers can accurately estimate the
income and expenditure of farms in order to achieve profit
maximisation. True False
Part 3: Fill in the blanks (3 marks, 1 mark each)
Write the correct answers in the blanks.
11. ______________________ is a farming practice that different crops are grown on
the same field every year.
12. When genetically modified crops are grown in the natural environment without
sufficient safety assessment, they may crossbreed with the plants nearby and
cause _________________________.
13. Excessive use of pesticides will kill __________________________ while pests
will develop resistance to the pesticides. Then, farmers need to use more
pesticides to deal with pests.
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Part 4: Short questions (6 marks)
Refer to the textbook content and answer the following questions with complete
sentences.
14. State TWO limitations faced by farmers in China when using scientific farming
methods. (2 marks)
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15. State and explain TWO farming methods that can maintain soil fertility. (4 marks)
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Chapter Revision Food Problem－Can we feed ourselves?
Answers
Part 1: Multiple choice questions
1. B
2. C and D
3. A
4. A and B
5. C
6. B
Part 2: True or false
7. False
8. False
9. True
10. False
Part 3: Fill in the blanks
11. Crop rotation
12. genetic pollution
13. beneficial insects
Part 4: Short questions
14. Most farmers in China are poor such that they do not have sufficient capital to
introduce farming technologies. As a result, they cannot apply scientific farming
methods. / Many farmlands in China are small and fragmented. Hence, farmers
cannot use large machinery to raise farming efficiency. / The educational level of
farmers in China is generally low. Thus, it is difficult for farmers to learn various
scientific farming methods. (Any two or other reasonable answers)
15. First, adopting organic farming method instead of using chemicals can reduce
soil pollution and maintain soil fertility. / Farmers practise crop rotation to grow
different varieties of crops on the same plot of farmland. As different crops
require different nutrients, exhaustion of a particular nutrient in the soil can be
prevented. Therefore, soil fertility can be maintained. / Fallowing refers to the
suspension of farming activities on a plot of farmland after growing crops on the
same plot for several years. This can allow the soil to replenish its nutrients.
(Any two or other reasonable answers)
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