A 20 000-hectare farm keeps only 4 000 beef cattle, has no land under crops, and employs just 10 workers. State the name of this farming system.

Model answer

extensive ranching

Also accepted: ranching

Explanation

A single type of livestock kept over a very large area with low labour and no cropping is extensive ranching.

Derived from ZIMSEC Geography 2248/2 Paper 2, June 2013, Q5

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