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management of the natural environment - foundation questions
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1What are the two best reasons for growing trees in an intensive plant production system?
- Adecrease water use
- Beasier to manage
- Cimproves biodiversity
- Dreduces pollution
- Euses less space
2Some farmers collect and store rainwater on their farms. This is called rainwater harvesting. Choose the best reason for using rainwater harvesting.
- AIt costs nothing to collect and use this water
- BThere is less dependence on other sources of water
- CThe taste of water will be better
- DThe water will always be of better quality
3Field beans are an important crop in the UK and are often used as part of a crop rotation. Choose the best reason for using field beans in a crop rotation
- AThey add nitrogen to the soil
- BThey improve soil structure
- CThey reduce water loss
- DThey repel soil pests
4LOT 1
AREA: 70 ha of level, open land
SOIL: sandy loam
the soil in LOT 1 is most likely to be...- A...alkaline
- B...free draining
- C...high in potassium
- D...waterlogged
5LOT 2
AREA: 20 ha of level, open land
SOIL: clay
The soil in LOT 2 is most likely to...- A...be high in bacteria
- B...blow away
- C...be free from disease
- D...be sticky
6LOT 3
AREA: 50 ha of steeply sloping land
SOIL: humus rich/peaty
A farmer buys LOT 3 and adds some lime to the soil. Why was the lime added?- Ato increase the calcium available to the plants
- Bto improve the drainage
- Cto make the soil more acidic
- Dto reduce the air content in the soil
7The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) is a conservation organisation. Which two of the following activities are the RBST most likely to be involved in?
- Amaking sure animals are transported safely
- Bmonitoring the conditions in zoos
- Cpromoting the use of rare breed meat
- Dkeeping records of native farm animals
- Ereplanting hedgerows on farms
8Which one of the following is the best reason to control weeds in a crop of potatoes?
- AWeeds compete for water
- BWeeds increase soil erosion
- CWeeds look untidy
- DWeeds poison the potatoes
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- GCSE ELBS (UNIT B681: Management of the Natural Environment) Quiz on management of the natural environment - foundation questions, created by mysterysxlls on 09/01/2015.
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