Cranfield University

Soils for farming - Quiz

Answer each question below, then choose Check answers to see your score. You can reveal the correct responses after marking.

1 To grow crops it is necessary to:

Dig a big hole Create a good seedbed and sow seeds Dry out the soil

2 Which of the following is NOT a crop nutrient?

calcium phosphorus asbestos magnesium

3 Fertilizers and manures are used to..?

Water the soil Provide extra nutrients for crops Feed the farm animals Compact the soil

4 Developing world crop yields have increased due to ..

Change in climate Government orders More fertilizers, pesticides and machinery People working harder

5 Why is food production low in underdeveloped countries?

There are no soils The wildlife eat all the crops Poverty, drought and impoverished soils There are no farmers

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