Unit 5 Topic 9 Lesson

Time to Practice!!

Multiple Choice

A cash crop that is exported to wealthier countries at the expense of crop production for local consumption

• Local produce
• Organic crops

• Export commodity

• Food crop

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a typical export commodity crop?

• Coffee Creamer

• Cacao

• Cotton

• Bananas

Multiple Choice

All of the following are reasons LDCs have an advantage in growing fresh fruits and vegetables to be exported to MDCs EXCEPT

• cheaper labor

• government corruption

• tropical/subtropical climate

• lax environmental regulations

Multiple Choice

All of the following are ways monocropping impacts food supplies EXCEPT

• less land devoted to subsistence crops leads to less local food supply -- increases prices of local foods

• monocropping more susceptible to crop failure due to disease/pests -- reduces farmers ability to purchase food

• monocropping by farmers leads to too many subsistence crops being available in the local market reducing farmers profits

• unsustainable practices used by monocropping reduces soil fertility over time, reduces crop yields and farmers profit to purchase food