APHG Agriculture Quiz 5

Growth in ranching in South America was stimulated because more cattle could graze on a given area of land in the pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brazil than in the U.S. West

• True
• false

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

• Horticulture
• Agriculture
• Subsistence Agriculture
• Truck farming

What type of agriculture occupies the largest percent of the world's land area?

• Shifting Cultivation
• Subsistence Agriculture
• Pastoral Nomadism
• Commercial Agriculture

The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is called

• Transhumance
• Horticulture

The form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals is called

• Pastoral Nomadism
• Shifting cultivation

The rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, new high yield seeds and fertilizers is called what

• Green Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution
• Industrial Revolution

Which AP region was the hearth for corn, beans, and potatoes?

• Latin America
• Southwest Asia
• Asia
• Europe

Rice is thought to have been domesticated where more than 10,000 years ago?

• East Asia
• West Asia
• Southwest Asia
• US

Using the above map, more than 40 percent of average income is spent on food in

• Algeria, Syria, Madagascar, and Laos.
• Syria, Iraq, Laos, Mexico, and Canada
• Syria, Malawi, Kenya, Asutralia, and Madagascar.
• Madagascar, Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Syria, And Laos

Using the above map, observe that more than 50 percent of labor force is engaged in agriculture in

• Keya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe
• Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq
• Kenya, Namibia, and South Africa.
• Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria.