AP HUG Chapter 10 Agriculture Key Issues 1 and 2

This graphic describes modern-day 

• farmers
• hunters and gatherers
• Amazon Basin cultures
• pop cultures

Subsistence farming is still common in each of these regions EXCEPT

• Region A
• Region B
• Region C
• Region D

A hearth is a 

• point of origin
• result of diffusion

Most historians believe that _____ factors were primarily responsible for the 1st Agricultural Revolution. 

• Cultural
• Environmental
• both these factors were important to the development of agriculture
• neither of these factors led to the development of agriculture.

Which of the following "Dietary Energy By Source" and "Protein by Source" pairs is NOT a correct match? HINT! Read your textbook!

• Much of Western Europe... cereal grains
• Russia... wheat
• Mexico... maize/corn
• Central Asia... Rice

For thousands of years, farmers have produced different crops in different regions. Which is NOT a factor for agricultural diversity?

• indigenous plants already in the region
• climate and environmental conditions
• political leadership
• cultural preferences

Which of the following does NOT describe 21st Century farms/farming practices in the USA?

• high use of machinery and technology
• part of the agribusiness supply chain
• produce 3/4 of all food
• there is more land available for them to purchase

MDCs typically have a lower ______ than LDCs because of access to technology and the use of commercial farming methods.

• agricultural density
• physiological density
• arithmetic density

The "most typical" human on earth is a ________ living in ______.

• subsistence farmer... Asia
• subsistence farmer... Africa
• commercial farmer... Northe America
• Commercial Farmer... Latin America

People in _____ consume more total calories and a higher percentage of those calories come from animal products.

• MDCs
• LDCs