Question

1. be sure to take note of the number of farm animals, seen in the large plots of fertile farmland around new zealand. there are more choose an answer than people.

sheep
cows
pigs

Explanation:

Analyze the question context

The question asks to identify which farm animal has a population in New Zealand that is greater than the human population, based on the provided text: "There are more [Choose an answer] than people."

Evaluate the geographic facts

In Pacific Geography, New Zealand is well-known for its highly developed agricultural sector. Historically and currently, the country is famous for its exceptionally high ratio of sheep to humans. While dairy and beef cattle (cows) are also major parts of the economy, the population of sheep has famously outnumbered humans by a significant margin (historically around 20:1, and still about 5:1 today). Pigs are not kept in nearly as large numbers.

Select the correct option

Comparing the options:

• sheep: Population is approximately 25 million, vastly outnumbering the human population of about 5.2 million.
• cows: Total cattle population is around 10 million, which is also greater than the human population, but sheep are the classic, most prominent example historically associated with this famous demographic fact about New Zealand's farmland.
• pigs: Population is much smaller than the human population.

Therefore, "sheep" is the intended and most accurate answer.

Answer:

• sheep (Correct answer)
• cows
• pigs