Subject 1
Subject 1
Subject List 1
A History of Agriculture: How and why agriculture started
Learning Outcomes :
Describe the origins of agriculture
Explain the advantages of agriculture over hunter gathering systems
Agriculture in post-war Britain: The production orientation of agriculture
Learning Outcomes :
Discuss agricultural advances in the last 50 years
Explain the changes in cereal yields since the 1940s
Population Pressures: The pressures of population on food production and the environment
Learning Outcomes :
Construct an argument as to why population control is imperative for sustainable development
Outline the demographic and financial issues associated with population growth
The Decline of UK Agriculture: The decline in holdings, tenanted farms and farm incomes
Learning Outcomes :
Quantify changes in UK farm incomes in the last 40 years
Explain and support with evidence, the potential changes in farm structures in the UK over the next 10 years
Land Use and Agricultural Production: Recent UK statistics & detailed input/output figures
Learning Outcomes :
Quantify the changes in UK land-use over the last 40 years
Explain the potential changes in farm structures in the UK in the next 10 years together with factual reasoning
