Agriculture, livestock and fishing
The primary sector includes activities such as agriculture, livestock farming and fishing. In MEDCs (more economically developed countries), commercial agriculture (making products to sell) is common due to advances in technology. In LEDCs (less economically developed countries), subsistence agriculture (making food for one's family) is much more common. Livestock farmers rear animals to obtain products, such as meat and wool. [...]
Esta secuencia contiene:
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12 actividades
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101 recursos
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Idioma:
- Inglés
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Formato:
Interactivo
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Secuencia didáctica
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Didactic objectives Recognise the activities that form part of the primary sector and the features that characterise agricultural landscapes. [...]
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1. The primary sector. Agriculture The primary sector includes activities (agriculture, livestock farming, fishing and forestry) that produce food for consumption and raw materials for industry. [...]
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The primary sector includes activities such as agriculture, livestock farming and fishing. In MEDCs (more economically developed countries), commercial agriculture (making products to sell) is common due to advances in technology. [...]
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1.1. The history of agriculture Agriculture, or the farming of land for produce, began in the Neolithic Age about 10 000 years ago and soon became the main economic activity all over the world. [...]
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2.1. Characteristics of agricultural landscapes An agricultural landscape is land that has, over time, been transformed by the farming activities of human beings in order to grow crops and obtain products from nature. [...]
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3.1. Characteristics Today, about half of the farmers in the world (over one billion people) practise subsistence farming. [...]
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4.1. From subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture The Industrial Revolution marked a change from subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture (producing crops to sell) in MEDCs. [...]
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5.1. Lifestock farming Livestock farming is the activity of rearing animals to obtain products such as meat, milk, eggs, leather and wool. Animals are also used to help with farm work and bred to produce future generations of livestock. [...]
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6.1. Fishing The sea has, for many years, provided human beings with a great source of food. Fishing is the method traditionally used to extract this food source. Today, more than 100 million tonnes of fish and shellfish are caught every year. [...]
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7.1. Too many fishermen, too few fish The most serious problems faced by the fishing industry today are related to overfishing and the lack of fishing grounds due to increased territorial waters. Coastal pollution is also a serious threat. [...]
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The primary sector includes activities such as agriculture, livestock farming and fishing. In MEDCs (more economically developed countries), commercial agriculture (making products to sell) is common due to advances in technology. [...]
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The primary sector includes activities such as agriculture, livestock farming and fishing. In MEDCs (more economically developed countries), commercial agriculture (making products to sell) is common due to advances in technology. [...]
Cursos y asignaturas
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14 años:
- Cultura clásica
- Religión
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15 años:
- Cultura clásica
- Religión
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