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Unit 5 FRQ: Changes and Challenges in Modern Dairy Farming

Dairy farming is a type of intensive agriculture. In recent decades, dairy farming and the ways in which dairy products are made have changed significantly.

Question 1

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Define intensive agriculture.

Question 2

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Describe the change over time in the numbers and sizes of family-run dairy farms.

Question 3

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Explain how economies of scale are used to maximize profitability in dairy farming.

Question 4

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Explain a recent trend in the location of dairy farms with respect to consumer locations.

Question 5

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Explain ONE way in which a complex commodity chain connects large-scale dairies to consumers.

Question 6

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Explain ONE way in which small-scale dairy farms can specialize to compete with large-scale dairies.

Question 7

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Explain an environmental sustainability problem that results from the production of dairy on large-scale farms.

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