Farm Surveying and Farmstead Planning
Agricultural Science · 50 practice questions
Meaning and importance of farm surveying; common surveying equipment, uses and care; common survey methods; principles of farmstead planning.
- Examine the relevance of farm surveying to agriculture.
- Classify surveying equipment and their uses/care.
- Differentiate survey methods and apply survey principles to farmstead planning.
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- Practice question 1
A rectangular plot of land measuring 100m by 50m has an area of
- A.150 m²
- B.500 m²
- C.10,000 m²
- D.5,000 m²
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D. 5,000 m²
Area = length × width = 100 × 50 = 5,000 m².
- Practice question 2
Prevailing wind direction is mainly considered in farmstead planning to
- A.ensure odours from livestock housing blow directly into the residence
- B.eliminate the need for any livestock housing at all
- C.determine the exact colour of farm buildings
- D.site livestock housing so that odours are carried away from the residential area
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D. site livestock housing so that odours are carried away from the residential area
Positioning relative to prevailing winds helps keep unpleasant odours away from living areas.
- Practice question 3
Allowing space for future expansion is mainly an important farmstead planning consideration because it
- A.guarantees a farm will never need to expand
- B.eliminates the need for any initial planning at all
- C.lets the farm grow without requiring a complete redesign of the layout
- D.is relevant only to very large commercial farms
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C. lets the farm grow without requiring a complete redesign of the layout
Reserving room for growth avoids costly redesigns as the farm develops.
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