APHG Ch. 10 Agriculture

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A farmer who produces only enough food for their immediate family is practicing

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Subsistence farming

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In the Mediterranean region, the most important crops are

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Olives and grapes

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Increasing global food production by expanding the amount of land under cultivation is limited by the fact that

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Most of the world's arable land is already under cultivation

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Which of the following was NOT a commodity first raised in the Americas and traded to the Eastern Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange? Beans, Squash, Potatoes

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Wheat

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Which form of farming is typically most concentrated near population centers? Options: Dairy farming, Cereal farming, Mixed crop and livestock, Mediterranean

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Dairy farming

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The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in: Southeast Asia, China, Sub-Saharan Africa, India

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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An enclosed area where livestock are held and fattened before slaughter is known as a

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Feedlot

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True/False: Women and children of a nomadic group may plant crops at a fixed place.

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false

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What is the growing of fruits, vegetables and flower called?

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Horticulture

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When was the first Agricultural Revolution?

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About 8000 BC