Agriculture Review

Most famers in LDCs practice intensive subsistence agriculture.

• true
• false

Much of the interior lands of India and China are devoted to crops other than wet rice

• true
• false

A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing (272)

• Subsistence agriculture

• Commercial farming

• Crop rotation

• Slash-and-burn agriculture

• Shifting cultivation

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

• Shifting cultivation

• Intensive agriculture

• Vegetative planting

• Subsistence farming

In the Mediterranean region, the most important crops are

• Olives and grapes

• Citrus fruits and tree nuts

• Tomatoes and lettuce

• Cotton and sugarcane

Which of the following does NOT characterize modern industrial agriculture?

• Specialized crops

• Signing agreements with buyer-processors

• Global trade

• Participation by farmers in less developed countries

Refrigerated ships and railroad cars most directly benefited the long-distance transportation of ____ to global markets.

• Wheat

• Beef

• Rice

• Cotton

Which form of farming is typically most concentrated near population centers?

• Dairy farming

• Cereal farming

• Mixed crop and livestock

• Mediterranean

Which form of commercial agriculture is most common in the developing world?

• Mediterranean

• Market gardening

• Plantation

• Livestock ranching

In which of the following regions does shifting cultivation produce manioc, sweet potatoes, yams, and beans?

• central North America

• southwestern Africa

• central Asia

• northern South America

• Southeast Asia