HKDSE Geography/M5/Types of Agriculture

There are several ways to classify agriculture:

Important Examples

 * Wheat-sheep farming in Australia is an example of extensive mixed farming.
 * Greenhouse cultivation is an example of intensive commercial farming.
 * Nomadic herding and shifting cultivation (more about that in M7) are examples of non-sedentary farming.

Important Relationships
Also note these relationships:
 * Arable farming is preferred in areas with favourable physical inputs like high rainfall and temperature. Irrigation farming and pastoral farming are practiced in areas with more severe conditions.
 * Areas with large and low-cost labour supply generally practice intensive farming.
 * Areas with favourable cultural factors are more likely to practice commercial farming. Areas far away from markets with limited technology and capital tend to practice subsistence farming.