AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Specification 3.1.2.2, 3.1.2.3 · Paper 1
Growing crops or keeping animals mainly to meet the needs of the farmer and their household.
Revise: Causes and Impacts of Deforestation in Tropical RainforestsSubsistence farming mainly supplies food for a farmer’s household. In Malaysia, some farmers use slash-and-burn clearance: vegetation is cut and then burnt to create a cultivated area. Fires can escape beyond the intended plot and damage more forest.
- Revise: Development Opportunities and Challenges in Hot Deserts
Farming mainly to provide food for the farmer and their family rather than for sale.