lesson 8 - economic factors impacting yield

Question 1

what are the enviromental factors impacting yield?

Answer 1

1. temperature
2. water availability
3. soil
4. topography

Question 2

what are the economic factors impacting yield?

Answer 2

commercialisation of agriculture
global trade

Question 3

how does commercialisation of agriculture impact yields?

Answer 3

• people have started specialising in making one particular type of food (monoculture)
• this led to farmers growing crops specifically to sell them
• these are called cash crops
• people who do this rely entirely on the income they get from selling their crops, meaning they have done everything they can to increase their yields

Question 4

how does global trade affect agricultural yields?

Answer 4

• if people wanted to buy food produced by farmers in other countries, the government would put a tax (called a tariff)
• free trade has increased the amount of global trade and as a result, people want to increase their yields