RECA RURAL RESIDENTIAL EXAM 1 AND 2
ACTUAL EXAM REAL CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024.
An Acre covers an area of how many square feet? - ANSWER
>>>>43,560 square feet
An Acre equals how many hectares? - ANSWER >>>>0.4047
hectares
Animal Unit Equivalents - ANSWER >>>>The animal unit
(AU) is the standard used in calculating the stocking rate or
relative grazing impact of different kinds and classes of
livestock and grazing wildlife. For example, AUM is the animal
unit months per acre.
Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) - ANSWER
>>>>These are management practices or recommended
management options that agriculture managers customize for
their individual operations to help them achieve economic and
environmental sustainability.
One hectare covers an area of how many metres squared? -
ANSWER >>>>10,000 metres squared
One hectare equals how many acres? - ANSWER >>>>2.471
acres
Inter-Municipal Development Plan - ANSWER >>>>This is
created when two or more councils each pass a bylaw to
adopt a plan to include particular areas of land where a
consensus on use and development is desired.
,Land Use Bylaw - ANSWER >>>>Every municipality must
pass a land use bylaw that sets out, in detail, the uses and
developments allowed on each parcel of land within the
municipality.
Meridian - ANSWER >>>>Meridians are lines of longitude that
run north and south on a map or globe.
Municipal Development Plan - ANSWER >>>>This is a plan
adopted by bylaw in municipalities with populations of 3,500
or more. It addresses future land use within the municipality.
Municipality - ANSWER >>>>A general term for a city, town,
village, summer village, county, municipal district, or special
area.
Range - ANSWER >>>>Range lines run north and south on a
map and are located every six miles starting at the meridian
line.
Section - ANSWER >>>>A section of land measures one mile
by one mile and normally contains 640 acres.
SPIN - ANSWER >>>>SPIN is Alberta's web-enabled spatial
information system that delivers survey plans, survey control
marker data, original township plans, and a wide variety of
other land-related information.
Soil Profile - ANSWER >>>>A soil profile is a vertical section
of the soil through all its horizons, extending into the parent
material.
,gross receipts - ANSWER >>>>total moneys coming in for the
sale of everything the farm produces
What is the organic label and which organization develops the
national organic standards for the organic label? - ANSWER
>>>>The organic label refers to the manner in which the
crops have been grown and certified in conformity with
national organic standards that have been developed by the
Standards Council of Canada. Organic crops are grown
without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, using a
management system that relies on non-chemical pest control
and soil-building techniques.
recreational land - ANSWER >>>>In the context of rural real
estate, any land purchased for country weekend or vacation
retreats—whether as a place to hike, ride, or entertain—is
known as recreational land.
Types of Agricultural Property (x4) - ANSWER >>>>In
general, the following terms are applied to the differing
agricultural uses of land:
Farmland.
Ranches.
Livestock Operations.
Specialty Operations.
Animal unit equivalents - ANSWER >>>>an agricultural
measurement unit commonly used to indicate the number of
, certain types of foraging animals that may be supported by a
particular plot of land.
They can be useful in grazing lease situations where
contracted agreements only allow for a specific number of
animal units of grazing. If a quarter section of land is
considered to support 50 animal units per year, then from this
information licensees should be able to determine, for
example, how many animals the land can support and what
kind of revenue can be generated, which will be valuable
information for their clients.
Heifer - ANSWER >>>>a female bovine who has not given
birth to a calf
Steer - ANSWER >>>>A steer is a male bovine who cannot
reproduce. (He's been snipped.)
Yearling - ANSWER >>>>an animal (especially a sheep, calf,
or foal) that is a year old or that is in its second year.
ewe - ANSWER >>>>a female sheep.
doe - ANSWER >>>>The female goat is called a "doe" or
"nanny." Up to the age of 12 months, she is sometimes
referred to as a "doeling." The doe can reach puberty
between 4 to 12 months of age, depending on the breed,
season of birth, level of feeding/nutrition, and overall health
status.
buck - ANSWER >>>>A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat,
rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such
as the hamster, ferret and shad.
ACTUAL EXAM REAL CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024.
An Acre covers an area of how many square feet? - ANSWER
>>>>43,560 square feet
An Acre equals how many hectares? - ANSWER >>>>0.4047
hectares
Animal Unit Equivalents - ANSWER >>>>The animal unit
(AU) is the standard used in calculating the stocking rate or
relative grazing impact of different kinds and classes of
livestock and grazing wildlife. For example, AUM is the animal
unit months per acre.
Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) - ANSWER
>>>>These are management practices or recommended
management options that agriculture managers customize for
their individual operations to help them achieve economic and
environmental sustainability.
One hectare covers an area of how many metres squared? -
ANSWER >>>>10,000 metres squared
One hectare equals how many acres? - ANSWER >>>>2.471
acres
Inter-Municipal Development Plan - ANSWER >>>>This is
created when two or more councils each pass a bylaw to
adopt a plan to include particular areas of land where a
consensus on use and development is desired.
,Land Use Bylaw - ANSWER >>>>Every municipality must
pass a land use bylaw that sets out, in detail, the uses and
developments allowed on each parcel of land within the
municipality.
Meridian - ANSWER >>>>Meridians are lines of longitude that
run north and south on a map or globe.
Municipal Development Plan - ANSWER >>>>This is a plan
adopted by bylaw in municipalities with populations of 3,500
or more. It addresses future land use within the municipality.
Municipality - ANSWER >>>>A general term for a city, town,
village, summer village, county, municipal district, or special
area.
Range - ANSWER >>>>Range lines run north and south on a
map and are located every six miles starting at the meridian
line.
Section - ANSWER >>>>A section of land measures one mile
by one mile and normally contains 640 acres.
SPIN - ANSWER >>>>SPIN is Alberta's web-enabled spatial
information system that delivers survey plans, survey control
marker data, original township plans, and a wide variety of
other land-related information.
Soil Profile - ANSWER >>>>A soil profile is a vertical section
of the soil through all its horizons, extending into the parent
material.
,gross receipts - ANSWER >>>>total moneys coming in for the
sale of everything the farm produces
What is the organic label and which organization develops the
national organic standards for the organic label? - ANSWER
>>>>The organic label refers to the manner in which the
crops have been grown and certified in conformity with
national organic standards that have been developed by the
Standards Council of Canada. Organic crops are grown
without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, using a
management system that relies on non-chemical pest control
and soil-building techniques.
recreational land - ANSWER >>>>In the context of rural real
estate, any land purchased for country weekend or vacation
retreats—whether as a place to hike, ride, or entertain—is
known as recreational land.
Types of Agricultural Property (x4) - ANSWER >>>>In
general, the following terms are applied to the differing
agricultural uses of land:
Farmland.
Ranches.
Livestock Operations.
Specialty Operations.
Animal unit equivalents - ANSWER >>>>an agricultural
measurement unit commonly used to indicate the number of
, certain types of foraging animals that may be supported by a
particular plot of land.
They can be useful in grazing lease situations where
contracted agreements only allow for a specific number of
animal units of grazing. If a quarter section of land is
considered to support 50 animal units per year, then from this
information licensees should be able to determine, for
example, how many animals the land can support and what
kind of revenue can be generated, which will be valuable
information for their clients.
Heifer - ANSWER >>>>a female bovine who has not given
birth to a calf
Steer - ANSWER >>>>A steer is a male bovine who cannot
reproduce. (He's been snipped.)
Yearling - ANSWER >>>>an animal (especially a sheep, calf,
or foal) that is a year old or that is in its second year.
ewe - ANSWER >>>>a female sheep.
doe - ANSWER >>>>The female goat is called a "doe" or
"nanny." Up to the age of 12 months, she is sometimes
referred to as a "doeling." The doe can reach puberty
between 4 to 12 months of age, depending on the breed,
season of birth, level of feeding/nutrition, and overall health
status.
buck - ANSWER >>>>A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat,
rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such
as the hamster, ferret and shad.
