Paper 2 · June 2004 · Development Geography

Larger agricultural holdings tend to allow more extensive, mechanised production, whereas smaller holdings tend towards intensive, labour-based ______ use.

Model answer

subsistence

Also accepted: subsistence use, subsistence farming

Explanation

Smaller holdings generally cannot support large-scale mechanisation, so they tend towards intensive, labour-based subsistence use, producing mainly for the farming household's own consumption rather than for a wider commercial market.

Derived from ZIMSEC Geography Paper 2, June 2004, Q8

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