Unit+5+-+Agriculture+and+Land+Use

= = =Monday April 16= =Unit 5 Farming Simulation Activity!= = =

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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The Green Revolution! =

**Consider this question: What are some merits and demerits of green revolution?**
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= = = = = = =Ongoing Simulation Assignment - the BIG Goal!=

Your Mission :
===="You want to be members of the **World Agricultural Association (WAA)** to enhance agribusiness for your country. To do so, each country (you have been assigned these already) will need to give a detailed account of **how, what, when, where it produces its products**. Criteria for membership will take into account // what contributions you can make to towards the goals of the association // which are:====
 * 1) ====To bring good and reasonably priced agricultural products to consumers====
 * 2) ====To help other members of the association in terms of sharing experiences, technology, and enhancing learning====
 * 3) ====To contribute towards combating world hunger====

Your Method:

 * You can present any way you like (digital or hand crafted product) but you cannot use the same means you have tried before - Push yourselves to create great visuals!
 * You will be required to submit both a **visual and an oral presentation**

Tuesday March 13th
Watch the following clip: = media type="youtube" key="rsIFUraYU3s" height="315" width="420" = And **answer the following questions** in your note book: = = = = = = = Agriculture Country Profile =
 * What were the inputs to farming shown in the video?
 * What types of farming did you see?
 * How have farming practices changed over time (as shown in the video)?


 * Instructions:**
 * 1) Go to the website: []
 * 2) Fill out the Table below for the country assigned to you.


 * Mehreen/Siena : South Africa **


 * Tarishi/YenThu: Kenya **


 * Kevin/Ayush: Brazil **


 * Nafiul/SH: China **


 * Johannes/Ali: United Kingdom **


 * Dwayne: India **


 * JiHaye/Sidd: United States **
 * **Indicator** || **Your Country __**
 * Data: ** || ** Country Data as % of Continent Data ** || ** Country data as a % of World data. ** ||
 * **Agricultural Production & Yield**
 * Average Production of:**
 * Cereals


 * Pulses


 * Meat || (000 metric tons)


 * 334,554


 * 1,661


 * 37,551 || * 87.034%


 * 41.49%


 * 90.35% || * 16.12%


 * 2.99%


 * 16.10% ||
 * **Agricultural Land**
 * Total Cropland


 * Arable & permanent cropland as a % of total land area || (000 ha)
 * 179,000


 * 19.1% || * 7.97%


 * N/A || * 11.92%


 * N/A ||
 * **Agricultural Inputs**
 * Average annual fertilizer use


 * Pesticide use


 * Number of tractors


 * Agricultural workers as a % of the total labour force


 * % of GDP generated from agricultural activities || * 19,868thousand metric tons


 * N/A


 * 4,800,000


 * 2.9%


 * N/A || * 88.50%


 * N/A


 * 87.09%


 * N/A


 * N/A || * 14.05%


 * N/A


 * 18.23%


 * N/A


 * N/A ||
 * **Food Security**
 * Average daily per capita calorie supply


 * % of children that are underweight || * 3,754 (kilo calories)


 * 1% || * 101.57%


 * N/A || * 133.70%


 * N/A ||
 * ** What does the data mean for your country? ** |||||| * Average daily per capita calorie supply: The citizens of the US, get an average of 33.7% more calories than the average person in the rest of the world. This would characterize the US as an MEDC.
 * Total cropland and Production of cereal: Considering that the US has 11.92% of the world's total cropland, it is impressive that it is able to create over 16% of the world's cereal. This would imply that the US is mainly into commercial farming.
 * Number of tractors: Due to the fact that the US is an MEDC, it makes sense that it owns more than 18% of the world's total tractor population. This means that the US takes part in extensive farming.
 * Percent of children that are underweight: Only 1% of the children in the US are underweight, as oppose to the 48% of underweight children in Bangladesh. This shows that the US is an MEDC. ||


 * Grace/Bhabesh: Germany **


 * Ethan/Aarambh/Sol: Mexico **
 * **Indicator** || **Your Country __**
 * Data: ** || ** Country Data as % of Continent Data ** || ** Country data as a % of World data. ** ||
 * **Agricultural Production & Yield**
 * Average Production of:**
 * Cereals


 * Pulses


 * Meat ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Agricultural Land**
 * Total Cropland


 * Arable & permanent cropland as a % of total land area ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Agricultural Inputs**
 * Average annual fertilizer use


 * Pesticide use


 * Number of tractors


 * Agricultural workers as a % of the total labour force


 * % of GDP generated from agricultural activities ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Food Security**
 * Average daily per capita calorie supply


 * % of children that are underweight ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** What does the data mean for your country? ** ||||||  ||