Answer to Question #210630 in Geography for Tshwarelo

Question

Which one of the following statements on the spatial association between the percentage 

of the labour force engaged in agriculture (Figure 7) and the hectares of farmland per 

tractor (Figure 8) is true? 

(1) In developing countries much, of the work on farms is done with hand tools and 

animal power, with less reliance on machinery. 

(2) The high percentage of farmers and few machines in developing countries are 

associated with commercial farming

(3) The small percentage of farmers and many machines in developed countries are 

associated with subsistence farming.

(4) In India, one tractor has to service 500 or more hectares of farmland, while in 

Australia, less than 5% of the labour force is engaged in agriculture. 

Answer 1

The fourth statement is true.