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How many calories of energy to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water 1 degree?

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1000 calories of energy

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200,000 calories are how many food calories?

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200 food calories

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What is Canada’s top 5 Agri-food exports?

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Non durum wheat, canola, durum wheat, live cattle, soybeans

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What is Canada’s top 5 seafood exports?

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Frozen crab, frozen lobster, non-frozen lobster, salmon, frozen cold-water shrimp

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Which country imports the most food to Canada? What is the percentage?

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United States - 57% of imported foods

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Canada produces the most of this crop?

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Canola

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Canada produces the 2nd most of this crop?

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Oats

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Canada produces the 6th most of this crop?

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Wheat

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Canada produces the 7th most of this crop?

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Soybeans

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Canada produces the 10th most of this crop?

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Corn

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What is Ontario’s top 4 field crops?

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Hay
soybeans
Grain Corn
Winter Wheat

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What is Ontario’s top 4 fruit crops?

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Grapes
Apples
Peaches
Strawberries

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What is Ontario’s top 4 vegetable crops?

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Sweet corn
Potatoes
Green Peas
Tomatoes

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What are the sectors of agriculture?

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Primary – Agriculture and fisheries
Secondary – Food – related manufacturing (fertilizer)
Tertiary – Food related services (Transportation, Marketing)

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What is ag Canada?

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Federal department is responsible for governing; ag production, farming income and research and development

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How much of the earth’s land is arable?

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11%

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How much land is free from constraints?

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Only about 5% of Canada’s land is free from severe constraints (or limitations) to crop productions

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What does CLI stand for?

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Canada Land Inventory (CLI)

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What is CLI used for?

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Used for land use planning

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How many classes and sur classes do CLI have?

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7 classes and 13 sur classes

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What are the CLI classes?

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Class 1: no significant limitations
Class 1 to 3: “prime”
Class 4 to 6: Severe limitations
Class 7: No capacity for arable culture

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What does M stand for in CLI?

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Moisture deficiency

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What does T stand for in CLI?

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What does P stand for in CLI?

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What does C stand for in CLI?
Adverse Climate
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What does E stand for in CLI?
Erosion
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What does F stand for in CLI?
Low Fertility
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75% of Canada's dependable ag land is in which provinces?
Saskatchewan Alberta Ontario
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Which province has the highest concentration of urban land?
Ontario
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When was the Nedithic Revolution?
10,000 to 12,000 years ago
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What happened during the Nedithic revolution?
Moved from hunter - gatherer to agriculture | Farming led to increase food production per unit area
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Define Cultivation
Deliberate sowing or other management of plants which do not necessarily differ from wild population
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Define Domestication
Human modification of a plant/animal | Involves genetic change through conscious or unconscious human selection
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What are domesticated plants?
Plants with favoured characteristics are preferentially harvested and seeds are replanted
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When was the British Agricultural Revolution?
After 1750 to the end of the 19th century
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What happened during the British Agricultural Revolution?
Organic agriculture was replaced by a farming system that depended on intensive inputs
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What coincided with the industrial revolution?
New management systems New transportation and preservation systems New agricultural equipment
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When was the Green Revolution?
The 1940's to 1960's
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Who was Norman Borlaug?
Father of Green Revolution | - Developed semi-dwarf, high yield, disease resistant wheat varieties
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How did the Green Revolution increase agricultural yield worldwide?
- High-yielding varieties - Expansion of irrigation - Modernization of management techniques - Distribution of hybridized seeds - Synthetic pesticides and fertilizers
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When did farming start happening in New France?
17th century
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When did agriculture begin in western Canada?
19th century
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A food calorie is equal to an energy calorie
False
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On approximately how much of the Earth's land can we grow crops?
11%
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The green revolution involved: a) The development of high-yielding grain varieties b) The development of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers c) The expansion of irrigation infrastructure d) All of the above e) None of the above
D - All of the above
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Where does more than half of our imported food come from?
United States
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How much of Canada's land mass is free from severe limitations for crop production?
5%
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According to the Canada Land Inventory how many classes of agricultural land exist in Canada?
7
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The secondary sector of the agri-food industry includes transportation of food.
False
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Which province has the highest concentration of urban land in Canada?
Ontario
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The Neolithic Revolution occurred approximately 100,000 years ago.
False
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The agricultural revolution that coincided with the scientific and industrial revolutions is considered to be the British Agricultural Revolution.
True
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The main benefit of the Green Revolution was that it increased agricultural production worldwide.
True
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Agriculture is considered to have originated first in:
The fertile crescent of the Middle East
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The largest source of food waste in Canada is associated with:
The consumer
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Canada is #1 in the world in the production of the following crop:
Canola
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Which of the following has decreased over the last 100 years in Canada: a) Cropped land area b) Wheat production c) Aquaculture production d) Number of farms e) All of the above decreased
D - Number of Farms

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