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Multiple
choice questions
By
Marjorie Henry, Contributor
I
HAVE prepared for you this week, some
multiple-choice questions just for
you to test yourselves on your knowledge
of beef cattle farming. Go through
them carefully and see if you can
get full score for them.
Each
item in this test has FOUR suggested
answers, lettered A; B; C; D. Read
each item you are about to answer,
and decide which choice is best.
1.
The rearing of animals mainly for
meat and hides is BEST described as:
A.
dairy farming B) livestock farming
C. mixed farming D) arable farming
2.
The commercial rearing of livestock
is an important activity in the Caribbean
territories except for:
A)
Barbados B) Belize C) Guyana D) Jamaica
3.
In the Caribbean the development of
cattle rearing on a large scale is
limited by the:
A)
breed of animals B) quality of pastures
C) refrigeration facilities D) size
of markets
4.
The Rupununi Savannas in Guyana are
MAINLY used for
A)
rearing dairy cattle B) Rice growing
C) rearing beef cattle D) growing
sugar cane
5.
Beef cattle rearing in the USA is
a very important activity in the following
states
EXCEPT
A)
New York B) Colorado C) Wyoming D)
Nevada
6.
Cattle rearing is done to the western
part of the Great Plains of USA because
A)
it has a luxuriant growth of grass
B)
the land there is quite flat
C)
there is an abundance of rainfall
D)
the area is too dry for arable farming
7.
Beef cattle farming is done on lands
that are classified as being marginal
to sub-marginal in
A)
Guyana B) Belize C) Barbados D) Jamaica
8.
The following cattle are European
breeds EXCEPT
A)
Hereford B) Shorthorn C) Brahman D)
Santa Gertrudis
9.
The breed of animal developed by cross-breeding
the Braham and the Aberdeen is the
A)
Angus B) Brangus C) Hereford D) Santa
Gertrudis
10.
(i) The animals are an early maturing
type
(ii)
The breed has a high level of fertility
(iii)
The animals are tolerant to heat stress
The
above statements are TRUE about which
breed of cattle in Jamaica?
A)
Jamaica Black B) Jamaica Brahman C)
Jamaica Red Poll D) Jamaica Hope
11.
The most popular breed of cattle for
beef in Jamaica is the
A)
Jamaica Red Poll B) Jamaica Black
C) Jamaica Brahman D) Jamaica Hope
12.
The breed of cattle developed from
the cross-breeding of the British
Red Poll and the Brahman breeds is
the
A)
Jamaica Hope B) Jamaica Brahman C)
Jamaica Black D) Jamaica Red Poll
13.
The practice of keeping the cattle
in one paddock for a few days then
moving them into another one is called
A)
transhumance B) transference C) rotational
grazing D) rotational feeding
14.
Fenced grass fields in Jamaica are
called
A)
pens B) padangs C) pediments D) paddocks
15.
The seasonal movement of farm animals
between distant pastures is called
A)
transhumance B) transference C) rotational
grazing D) rotational feeding
Now
check your answers:
1.
B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. D 8.
C 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. D 13. C 14.
D 15. A
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Marjorie Henry is Geography teacher
at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon.
Send your questions and comments to
the CXC Study Guide, the Gleaner Company
Ltd., 7 North Street, Kingston; or
email us at jcampbell@gleanerjm.com
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