Arable farming

Definition

Farming that produces crops rather than primarily raising animals.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

Conditions in the west supported sheep rearing, while fertile soils and a drier climate in the east favoured arable farming, the growing of crops. Sheep provided wool, which could be made into cloth and traded; crop farming provided food.
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GCSE History · key term

Farming that produces crops rather than primarily raising animals.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

Conditions in the west supported sheep rearing, while fertile soils and a drier climate in the east favoured arable farming, the growing of crops. Sheep provided wool, which could be made into cloth and traded; crop farming provided food.
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