Agriculture

An example of a commercial farm in the UK: arable / dairy / hill /market garden The farm as a system: inputs, processes, outputs Human factors affecting farming decisions: market, capital, labour, politics, choice Physical factors affecting farming decisions: relief, soils, climate, aspect, Recent problems Changes e.g. diversification, intensification
 * The distribution of farm types in the UK**

The farm as a system Human factors affecting farming decisions Physical factors affecting farming decisions Recent problems Changes
 * An example of a commercial farm in the EU: UK example or Westland** [[image:cs.png]]

The farm as a system Human factors affecting farming decisions Physical factors affecting farming decisions Recent problems Changes
 * An example of intensive farming in an LEDC: Plantation agriculture in Costa Rica or Rice farming in SE Asia** [[image:cs.png]]

The farm as a system Human factors affecting farming decisions Physical factors affecting farming decisions Recent problems Changes
 * An example of extensive subsistence farming in an LEDC: Shifting cultivation** [[image:cs.png]]

Politics: EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Irrigation: Aral Sea Technology: Tanzania Appropriate technology: Darfur Science / Green Revolution: SE Asia
 * Meeting the rising demand for food**

Soil erosion USA Dust Bowl / Darfur Drought / Salinisation: Darfur EU policies including quotas, set aside, countryside stewardship Organic farming
 * Sustainable approaches to farming problems**