1. Introduction to Farming
Standard Grade Geography
The Human Environment
Introduction to Farming

2. Introduction
Farming, or agriculture, is the growing of crops and the raising of animals.
In the UK, many different crops are grown and a variety of animals are raised.

3. Why do we have to learn about farming?
We must learn about farming because farm land takes up the largest amount of land in the UK.
It is a massive industry and it was vital to the development of the UK.

4. Starter What do you know about farming?
Write down all the different types of farming you can think of (1 min)

5. Aims of this lesson.
To learn that farming is a system of inputs, processes and outputs.
To learn the different types of farming in the UK
To learn how different land is used for different farming.

6. Farming is a primary industry
Farming operates as a system with Inputs, Processes & Outputs

7. The farming system Inputs Outputs Processes Task:
You get both physical and human inputs
to farming. Take two minutes and write
down as many physical and human inputs
as you can think of.
Inputs
Processes
Outputs

8. Physical Inputs Temperature Altitude Aspect Wind Slope Soils
Precipitation

9. Human Inputs Transport Farm Size Markets Inheritance Capital
Government Policies
Labour
Technology

10. Processes Processes are the things that happen on the farm to make
the products.
What ones can you think of?

11. Processes Milking cows Planting seeds Herding cattle Ploughing fields
Harvesting
crops
Feeding animals

12. Farming in Britain

13. Relief, Climate & Farming Types in Britain

14. Discuss as many physical and human factors
that you can think of that influence farming

15. Types of Farming in Britain
Arable
Pastoral
Market Gardening
Mixed
Hill farming
Crofting
Extensive
Intensive
Commercial
Subsistence

16. For each of the following farming types write down
Hill sheep farming
Steep land – you can’t
use machinery.
Not a lot of human labour
Arable farming
Task:
Split your page into 4
For each of the following
farming types write down
the physical and human
inputs that would be
needed.
Pastoral/dairy farming
Market gardening

17. For each of the following farming types write down
Hill sheep farming
Steep land – you can’t
use machinery.
Not a lot of human labour
Large area of land needed for
the sheep to graze.
Arable farming
Task:
Split your page into 4
For each of the following
farming types write down
the physical and human
inputs that would be
needed.
Pastoral/dairy farming
Market gardening

18. Extensive
Large scale farming with a Low Yield : Large Area ratio
Intensive
High Yield : Small Area ratio with high inputs of capital & technology

19. Farming is mainly for profit Usually on a small scale to survive
Commercial
Farming is mainly for profit
Subsistence
Usually on a small scale to survive

20. Arable
Extensive
Commercial

21. Pastoral
Extensive

22. Crop farming on relatively fertile soil
Arable Farming
Crop farming on relatively fertile soil
Arable
Pastoral
Hill
Market Gardening

23. Animal farming such as dairy or sheep
Pastoral Farming
Animal farming such as dairy or sheep
Arable
Pastoral
Hill
Market Gardening

24. Hill Farming
Sheep
Arable
Pastoral
Hill
Market Gardening

25. Market Gardening
Arable
Pastoral
Hill
Market Gardening

26. Market Gardening Vegetable, fruit or flowers produced close to market
Arable
Pastoral
Hill
Market Gardening

27. Your Turn
Read page 92 – 94.
Answer core questions 1 –10 on page 95