Environmental and Land-based production, systems and services
Unit summary
The purpose of this unit is to provide learners with the opportunity to investigate how human society interacts with the environment, plants and animals to provide a wide range of goods and services. Learners will investigate the use of land and the production systems employed in the Environmental and Land-based sector and how human activities affect the environment.
Unit details
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03 Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
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03.4
Environmental Conservation
Task-based controlled assessment
| Learning Outcome |
Assessment Criteria |
| 1. Know the different types of Environmental and Land-based production systems and service |
a. identify types of Environmental and Land-based production systems and service
b. describe the types and range of goods and services that humans are able to derive from the land |
| 2. Know the animals and plants used in Environmental and Land-based production systems |
a. identify the types of animals, both wild and domesticated, that are used in the production of goods and services from the land
b. identify the types of plants, both wild and cultivated, that are used in the production of goods and services from the land |
| 3. Be able to use basic methods to identify plants and animals in land use or production systems |
a. identify plants and animals within a production system
b. record plants and animals within a production system |
| 4. Understand the influences on location of Environmental and Land-based production systems |
a. explain the key features that influence the location of production systems
b. explain the key factors that influence the location of a range of land use systems |