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Farming . . . What is it?

Farming Industry Learning Goal: I am able to describe how Canadians extract natural resources from the environment. Farming . . . What is it?. Farming is the practice of producing goods by growing crops or raising animals. Farming is also known as “agriculture”.

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Farming . . . What is it?

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  1. Farming IndustryLearning Goal: I am able to describe how Canadians extract natural resources from the environment

  2. Farming . . . What is it? • Farming is the practice of producing goods by growing crops or raising animals. Farming is also known as “agriculture”. • 3rd largest industry in Canada bringing in $29 billion • In the 1880’s 80% of Canadian families had farm land, today only 3% of families have land

  3. Crop Farming • Crop farming is the growing of plants. Crops can be anything from wheat to strawberries. • Most crop farming is completed in the Prairies

  4. Animal Farming • Animal farming is the use of livestock, including anything from pigs to emus. • Almost half of all animal farming is completed in Alberta

  5. Who decides what is grown where? • Natural factors that determine the location of farming: • Soil fertility • Amount of precipitation • Length of growing season • Human factors that determine the location of farming: • Cost of land • Transportation costs • Competition

  6. The Role of Technology in Farming • Technology has lead to 3 major outcomes in the farming industry: • The farming population has decreased • Farm sizes have increased • The number of farms has decreased Change to Farming Legend Farm Road Water 1cm = 10 km March 1, 2014

  7. Welcome to the Matrix…. • Oops…. • I mean the Meatrix

  8. Brainstorm: Advantages and Disadvantages of Mechanization

  9. Making Connections Textbook Assignment: The Business of Farming Chapter 24 (Page 293) • Record the key terms into your notes • What are the two climatic variables that contribute to the success of farming? • Why is farming so important to Canada? • List and briefly describe the seven land classes in Canada. • According to Figure 24-7, what percentage of land in Western Canada is Class 1? What percentage of land in central Canada is Class 1? • What is mechanization? How has it brought about an increase in the size of farms and a decline in the number of farms in Canada? • Differentiate between intensive and extensive farming. • From your textbook, answer the following questions. • Question 1-3,7,13 from page 302-303

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