Chapter 9 review

What type of Agriculture does this image show?

• Commercial agriculture in a MDC
• Subsistence agriculture in an LDC
• Plantation agriculture in Northern Europe
• Commercial agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

What type of Agriculture would this region most likely practice?

• Mixed Crop and Livestock
• Pastoral Nomadism
• Shifting cultivation
• Intensive Subsistence, Wet rice dominant

All of the following agricultural systems are practiced in South Asia EXCEPT

• Plantation
• Intensive Subsistence, Wet rice not dominant
• Grain
• Intensive subsistence, wet rice dominant

Which of the following Agricultural regions are usually practiced in Developing countries?

• Shifting Cultivation
• Intensive Subsistence, Wet rice dominant
• Plantation
• Ranching

All of the following are reasons for the growth of aquaculture EXCEPT

• More investors in aquaculture
• Overfishing
• Fish consumption is decreasing
• More large scale farms being built on coasts

In Von Thunen's Model, the most perishable products are usually in.....

• First ring
• Second ring
• Third ring
• Fourth ring

What two Agricultural regions are dominant in South America?

• Grain, Shifting Cultivation
• Pastoral Nomadism, Ranching
• Shifting Cultivation, Ranching
• Plantation, Intensive subsistence, wet rice dominant

What characteristic about Pastoral nomadism is FALSE

• Pastoral nomads have a strong sense of territoriality
• Mostly consume grain by either growing it or trading it for animal products
• Sheep is the only animal used, except camels for transportation
• It is in the decline because of governments wanting to use the land 

Each of the following statements are true EXCEPT

• Farmers in MDCs are told to grow less food
• LDCs struggle grow enough food to keep up with population growth
• Europe's agriculture is more financially stable than the U.S's
• GMO crops are usually more healthy than organic crops

Which of the following reasons for Organic farming's expansion is CORRECT

• People fear that GMO crops and chemicals have serious health risks
• Organic foods are easier to grow than GMO crops
• Agribusiness farms have been working to produce large scale Organic farms
• Organic food is making more money than GMO crops, making agribusiness farms to switch to organic farms