Unit 01- Food and Agriculture in Canada

Question 1

A food Calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celcius

Answer 1

FALSE

Question 2

Canadians waste approximately 10% of the food we purchase

Answer 2

FALSE- We actually waste much more, almost 30%

Question 3

Our food exports are greater (in terms of dollar value) than our food imports

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

Canada ranks in the top 10 of global producers of freshwater fish and seafood

Answer 4

FALSE- We only rank 19th for fish and seafood

Question 5

The secondary sector of the Canadian agri-food industry involves transportation

Answer 5

FALSE- Food transportation is a part of the tertiary sector

Question 6

A hectare is larger than an acre

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

Canada’s “prime” agriculture land is made up of Class 1 and 2 soils

Answer 7

FALSE- also includes Class 3

Question 8

In the Canada Land Inventory sub-class P refers to limitations due to stoniness

Answer 8

TRUE- P as in pebbles

Question 9

On approximately how much of Earths land can we grow crops?

Answer 9

11%

Question 10

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

Answer 10

D) All of the above

Question 11

Where does more than half of our imported food come from?

Answer 11

United States

Question 12

How much of Canada’s land mass is free from severe limitations for crop production?

Answer 12

5%

Question 13

According to the Canada Land Inventory how many classes of agricultural land exist in Canada?

Answer 13

7

Question 14

Which province has the highest concentration of urban land in Canada?

Answer 14

Ontario

Question 15

The Neolithic Revolution occurred approximately 100, 000 years ago

Answer 15

FALSE

Question 16

The agricultural revolution that coincided with the scientific and industrial revolutions is considered to be the British Agricultural Revolution

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

The main benefit of the Green Revolution was that it increased agricultural production worldwide

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Agriculture is considered to have originated first in…

Answer 18

The fertile crescent of the Middle East

Question 19

The largest source of food waste in Canada is associated with:

Answer 19

The consumer

Question 20

Canada is #1 in the world in the production of the following crop…

Answer 20

Canola (Rapeseed)

Question 21

Which of the following has decreased over the last 100 years in Canada:

a) Cropped land areas
b) Wheat production
c) Aquaculture production
d) Number of farms

Answer 21

D) Number of farms

Question 22

What does Ag Canada, and OMAF stand for?

Answer 22

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Question 23

What is the CLI and what does it do? There are __ classes and __ subclasses for mineral soils

Answer 23

Canada Land Inventory helps us with land use planning.
There are 7 class and 13 subclasses for mineral soils

Question 24

What do the different classes for the CLI mean?

Answer 24

Class 1- non significant limitations
Classes 1-3- “prime”
Classes 4-6- severe limitations that restrict range of crops
Class 7- no capacity for arable culture

Question 25

75% of Canada's agricultural land come from which 3 provinces?

Answer 25

Saskatchewan Alberta Ontario

Question 26

What are the three sectors for the AgriFood industry?

Answer 26

Primary Sector- agriculture and fisheries Secondary Sector- food related manufacturing (food and beverage, fertilizer and pesticide manufacturing etc.) Tertiary Sector- food related services (transportation etc.)

Question 27

Cultivation

Answer 27

Managing wild populations of plants

Question 28

Domestication

Answer 28

Human modification of a plant/animal, identifiably different from wild counterpart

Question 29

Neolithic Revolution- What/When/Why?

Answer 29

- Move from hunter gatherers to agriculture - 10,000 to 12,000 years ago - The driving force was the cultivation and domestication of crops

Question 30

British Agricultural Revolution- What/When/Example

Answer 30

- Essentially "organic" culture was replaced by a farming system that depended on energy-intensive inputs (inventions etc.) - After 1750 to the end of the 19th century - Jethro Tull- Invented the Seed Drill

Question 31

Green Revolution- What/When/Example

Answer 31

- 1940's to 1960's - Father considered- Norman Bourlaug- developed disease resistant wheat varieties that created high yields of wheat - Greed revolution resulted in increased food population - Other things happening: modernization of management techniques, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides etc.

Question 32

Place in order of date: a) British Agricultural Revolution b) Neolithic Revolution c) Green Revolution

Answer 32

B A C

Question 33

What do some of the 13 subclasses mean (CLI)

Answer 33

``` C- adverse climate E- erosion F- low fertility P- stoniness T- topography M- moisture deficiency ```