Rangeland Management is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Agricultural Management Practices CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is selective grazing?
Animals freely choosing which plants to graze, which over time can favour less palatable species if left unmanaged
Concentrating animals at high density to force uniform grazing across all plant species
Moving animals between fenced camps on a planned schedule
A method of testing soil fertility on grazing land
Answer: Animals freely choosing which plants to graze, which over time can favour less palatable species if left unmanaged — Selective grazing occurs when animals are free to choose which plants to graze, and left unmanaged over a large area, this can shift veld composition toward less palatable species over time.
Easy
2. What is rotational grazing?
Moving livestock between separate fenced camps on a planned schedule, allowing each camp a rest period to recover
Allowing livestock to graze the same single area continuously without any rest period
A method of calculating carrying capacity
A system where livestock are never moved between camps
Answer: Moving livestock between separate fenced camps on a planned schedule, allowing each camp a rest period to recover — Rotational grazing moves livestock between separate camps on a planned schedule, allowing each camp's vegetation a defined rest period to recover before it is grazed again.
Medium
3. Name the grazing approach that concentrates animals at high density to force more uniform grazing across available plant species.
Answer: non-selective grazing — Non-selective grazing concentrates animals at a high enough density in a smaller area that they are forced to graze more uniformly across available plant species.
