Study Fig. 2.1 (Insert), which is a photograph of a kind of livestock kept in Pakistan. Using Fig. 2.1 only, name the type of livestock shown.
Using Fig. 2.1 only, describe three characteristics of this type of livestock farming.
State one product, and one use, of the livestock shown in Fig. 2.1.
Define the term ‘subsistence farming’.
Describe how a subsistence farm functions as a system. In your answer, you should refer to inputs, processes and outputs.
Study Fig. 2.2, a pie chart showing how Pakistan’s total irrigated area is divided by irrigation method. Complete Fig. 2.2 to show the percentages of Pakistan’s total irrigated area that are irrigated by tubewells and by wells and other. Use the information below and the key.
Explain two ways in which a karez irrigation system is operated to grow dates and vegetables in a desert oasis. Develop your answer.
Suggest two disadvantages that come from using the karez system of irrigation.
To what extent can agricultural practices and water management be improved so that waterlogging and salinity are prevented? Give reasons to back up your judgement, and refer to examples you have studied. You should consider different points of view in your answer.