Unit 5 Agriculture EXAM

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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. The primary purpose of commercial agriculture is to

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make a profit

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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Subsistence agriculture dominates in

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less developed countries

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Herders who seasonally move their animals between mountain pastures and lowland valleys practice

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pastoral nomadism

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In von Thünen’s model, there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because:

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it would provide lumber and firewood.

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Coffee growers certified as Fair Trade producers have the following characteristics: They form democratically run cooperatives, are guaranteed a higher price for their coffee, and are connected to Fair Trade certified producer organizations worldwide. What is the best completion?

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All of these answers (except “none of these answers”).

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According to Von Thunen, what is the best reason why market gardening farms grow highly perishable fruits and vegetables?

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farms are located close to urban centers

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The linear agricultural land use pattern commonly found in Quebec and Louisiana (French America) is:

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The long lot system

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Which of the following best explains the differences between the patterns of land use in the township-and-range system and the long-lot system, as shown in the images? Options: The township-and-range survey system was more varied in plot size, while the size of plots in the long-lot system was set at 50 acres. The township-and-range survey system was based on physical features, while the long-lot system was based on a geometric grid pattern. The long-lot survey system created a more uniform division of land, while the township-and-range survey system conformed to physical features on the landscape. The long-lot survey system created less efficient irrigation systems, while the township-and-range system created a grid system for efficient water flow. The township-and-range survey system was based on a geometric grid pattern, while the long-lot system was a rectilinear pattern based upon waterways or roads.

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The township-and-range survey system was based on a geometric grid pattern, while the long-lot system was a rectilinear pattern based upon waterways or roads.

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The region of the world that benefited the MOST from the Green Revolution was

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India

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All of the following were positive consequences of the Green Revolution EXCEPT: increased crop yields, reduction of hunger, reduction of famine (extreme scarcity of food), decreased dependency of food imports.

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upheld traditional farming methods