AP Human Geography - Types of Agriculture

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All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT: dairy farming, pastoral nomadism, cattle ranching, specialized fruit production, grain farming

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pastoral nomadism

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A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing ---

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crop rotation

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Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants? Wheat, Rice, Taro, Soybeans, Millet

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Rice

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All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT: cotton, tea, sugarcane, rubber, wheat

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wheat

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All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT: olives, grapes, dates, figs, apples

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apples

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Which of the following types of agriculture is used most widely throughout the world?
Options: commercial farming, slash-and-burn, plantation, shifting cultivation, mediterranean

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shifting cultivation

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Which form of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?

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plantation agriculture

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Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture?
Oranges in Florida,
Lemons in California,
Raisins in Greece,
Olives in Italy,
Grapes in Southwest Australia

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Oranges in Florida

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Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice?

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subsistence farming

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Feedlots are an example of which kind of farming?

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intensive farming