Topic 1 Agricultural enterprises

Science Understanding  Resources Slide Number, description     
Describe the difference between open, closed and isolated systems in terms of the flow of energy and matter.  Agricutural Systems  
Describe agriculture as a system that is made up of inputs, outputs, boundaries, subsystems, processes, interactions, feedback and monitoring.     
State the features of both intensive and extensive animal and plant industries.  Agricultural Systems  
State the important animal and plant enterprises in local and regional areas of Queensland as well as those of national significance.  Animal and plant enterprises  
Describe physical resources, including soil and water, machinery and infrastructure and human and biological resources (including animals and plants) for an agricultural enterprise.     
Describe different business structures for property, including partnerships, companies, land tenure, family farms and succession.     
Analyse data from sources such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) or the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to compare the features (including land use, employment numbers and gender, level of input ($/ha), yield and industry values) of major and minor industries.  Agricultural Employment  
Interpret data on physical and biological resources of a production unit including soil, climate, vegetation and topography.     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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