Question

select the correct answer.
which of the following activities describes how a subsistence farmer uses land?
a. leases it to several other farmers for extra income
b. grows food and tends livestock to provide for a family
c. sells drilling rights to part of the land to a natural gas company
d. sets up a grocery store on the property to sell outside goods

Explanation:

Subsistence farming focuses on producing enough food and resources to meet the basic needs of the farmer's own family, rather than generating income or engaging in commercial activities. Options A, C, and D all describe commercial or income-generating uses of land, which do not align with subsistence farming.

Answer:

B. grows food and tends livestock to provide for a family