Activity 1.17: Use each of the expressions of farming activities in the box and complete the text. Nomadic farming Livestock ranching/farming Commercial plantation/agriculture Mixed farming Subsistence farming Dairy farming Arable farming Shifting cultivation is commonly practised in the tropics. It involves forest clearance through burning and slashing. __________________ is the practice of keeping and grazing animals on natural pastures. It is common in the arid and semi-arid regions such as certain parts of Saudi Arabia, northern Africa and northern parts of Eurasia. ________________ focuses on rearing animals. Unlike nomadic herding, farmers do not move from one place to another in search of pasture and water, but live in settlements. Also known as tree crop farming, industrialized agriculture or plantation farming, _________________ covers large land areas. Even if practised on a smaller piece of land, the activity has a high commercial value. It involves the cultivation of tropical crops such as tea, rubber, coffee, coconut, cocoa, grapes, apples, spices, oranges, avocado, mangoes and palm oil. Also known as grain and livestock farming, ________________ involves the growing of crops and rearing of animals. It has its origins in the humid, mid-latitudes, excluding Asia. ________________ involves growing crops and keeping animals for the sole purpose of feeding the farmer and his family. It involves the use of simple farm tools on small pieces of land. _______________ involves the rearing of cattle for milk. With its origins in Europe, the activity is highly developed in Sweden and Denmark. ______________, unlike pastoral or mixed farming, involves the growing of crops without keeping animals. It can be practised on a large, commercial
