Pasture Production Introduction

Question 1

When vaccinating you don't worry about the age or weight of the animal because it's a set dose

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true

Question 2

AN anemometer measures

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wind speed

Question 3

The semi-arid/arid zone covers approximately ____ % of Australia's land

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70

Question 4

When you parade cattle they are on your

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right

Question 5

You can make the halter smaller by pulling on the part of the halter labelled

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C

Question 6

Rainfall is measured with a ...

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a rain gauge

Question 7

FHS has a ____________ stud

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Poll Dorset

Question 8

When you add up a series of numbers and divide by the number of numbers you have you calculate

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the average

Question 9

The statistics of weather over extended periods (years and years) of time

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climate

Question 10

If you are in servicing consumers & business you are involved in

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Tertiary Industries

Question 11

In which climatic zone does Finley fit?

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temperate

Question 12

If you are involved in the retrieval &/ production of raw materials you are involved in ...

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Primary production

Question 13

Irrigated fruit, veggies & rice production occur in the Coleambly and Murray irrigation areas.

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True

Question 14

The arid/semi-arid zone has large individual properties, stations, that raise cattle

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True

Question 15

The measurement of rainfall, sunshine, relative humidity, temperature etc on a daily basis is

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weather

Question 16

Part A of this halter goes

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over the ears

Question 17

To remain competitive farms have had to

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become larger and employ less people

Question 18

FHS has a ____________ stud

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Shorthorn

Question 19

We use a creep feeder at FHS to allow cows to get extra feed

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False

Question 20

Temperature continuously changes with time so is plotted as a

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line graph

Question 21

The term perennial means

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persists for a long time

Question 22

A sheep weighs 76 kg. How much drench does it get?

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8ml

Question 23

The humid tropical zone receives the least rainfall of anywhere in Australia.

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False

Question 24

The role of an agronomist is to ....

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help farmers with their crops and pastures

Question 25

A sheep weighs 120 kg. How much drench does it get?

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8ml

Question 26

Peanuts and sugar cane are products produced in the _______________ region of Australia

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Tropical

Question 27

To calculate the amount of drench an animal receives you weigh the

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heaviest animals

Question 28

oC measures ?

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temperature

Question 29

A climograph depicts

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column graph = rainfall & line graph = temperature

Question 30

The wet/dry (east) zone is very diverse in the agricultural production that occurs in it.

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True

Question 31

Rainfall happens as a discrete event so it is represented by a

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histogram

Question 32

Evaporation is measured by a

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evaporation pan

Question 33

Name the type of graph shown in the diagram

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histogram

Question 34

A wet and dry bulb thermometer are used to calculate

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relative humidity

Question 35

The most important crop in the northern part of the humid zone is ......

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sugarcane

Question 36

The temperate region contains some of the most unproductive land in Australia.

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False

Question 37

Soils throughout most of Australia are deficient in phosphorus, so superphosphate is applied.

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True

Question 38

Units for rainfall measurement are...

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mm

Pasture Production Introduction

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Pasture Production Introduction

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