Вариант IV

Задание 1. Спишите данный текст и переведите его письменно на русский язык.

Factors that Influence Land Uses in Agriculture

Land occupies the leading place among the resources used in farming. Its central place has not diminished with the progressive advance of technology and the greater use of machines and fertilizers.

Land use planners now are no more captives of the natural environment. They are able to control and direct natural forces in many ways. This means that farmland can be used far more different purposes than ever before. The properties inherent in the land are now less restrictive. Many factors determine the proper, sound and full land uses in agriculture.

Nevertheless, the characteristics of land resources still set limits that influence the patterns of land uses. The successful land use planner is the one who learns to co-operate with the natural and biological processes that are linked to land.

What determines how farmland shall be used in any area or region? Why are certain combinations of crops and livestock grown in one region, but not in another? Questions like these seek answers of land use planners.

In general terms, two groups of forces – physical and economic – influence the use of land for agricultural production. Physical factors are the climate, soil, topography, elevation, water supply, and the like. They are the properties that are naturally a part of land resources.

Economic factors factors have to do with man and his relation to land resources and his facilities, investments, nearness to living centres, patterns of management, and other significant elements. Technological change, economic and physical factors determine land uses in agriculture.

Задание 2. Заполните пропуски соответствующей формой глагола to be. Переведите предложения.

1. Soil assessment, land quality and productivity evaluation, economic evaluation of land and registration of land uses … the main concepts of land cadastre.

2. Land use planning … financed by administrative bodies.

3. English … … our first lesson next Monday.

4. Last year my friend … preparing to enter the university.

5. There … some kings of land where we could grow vegetables.

6. I … a student of the State University of Land Use Planning.

Задание 3. Поставьте предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную форму.

1. Land is a limited resource.

2. The land use planners will discuss the best options tomorrow.

3. The state guarantees equal rights and protection for citizens.

Задание 4. Образуйте степени сравнения от следующих прилагательных.

far, important, early, hot, strong, careful.

Задание 5. Напишите прописью следующие числительные.

12, 275, 139, 2001, 46872, 5/8 , 0.25

Задание 6. Заполните пропуски предлогами и переведите предложения.

1. There are some students … Africa … our University.

2. The methods and types … planting and harvesting are always based … traditions.

3. Soil assessment and land productivity evaluation are both characterized … a comparatively great stability as compared … the economic evaluation … land.

4. Land use planning is based … understanding … land as the main means … production, the object … social and economic communications and as a part … natural complex.

5. The quality … farm land may be also affected … water pollution, particulary … accumulation … heavy metals … the soils … waste disposal.

Задание 7. Подберите синонимы к следующим словам.

local, define, impact, apply, arrangement