Which agricultural system is described as having low inputs of labor per unit land area?

• A. Extensive agriculture
• B. Intensive agriculture
• C. Market gardening
• D. Rural settlement pattern

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is the intensity of farming, measured by how much labor is used on a given area of land. In extensive agriculture, farmers work on large tracts with relatively little labor per hectare. This means the system relies more on the size of the land than on labor or capital input to produce output, resulting in lower yields per unit area but potentially large total production across conditions where land is plentiful. That description fits extensive agriculture. Market gardening is typically high-labor, high-input on small plots, so it’s an intensive form. Rural settlement patterns describe how farming communities are organized rather than how intensively land is farmed.