APHG Unit 5 Review

Soil conservation includes all of the following EXCEPT_______.

• Desertification

• Contour plowing

• No-till agriculture

• Crop rotation

how many agriculture revolutions have occured?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

why are dairy items in the first ring, according to Von Thunen?

• heavy weight to transport
• fast perishable time of product
• needs lots of space
• cows are expensive

Which country is the world's largest producer of wheat?

• Canada
• Russia
• India
• USA

what crop do famers in the us grow the most?

• corn
• oats
• wheat 
• barley

What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?

• Commercial
• subsistence
• seed
• vegetative

agriculture is best defined as 

• hunting and gathering
• altering genetic material of plants
• cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
• using technology to increase production

An agricultural activity involving the raising of livestock, most commonly cows and goats, for dairy products such as milk, cheese, and butter.

• Dairying

• Milk Farming

• Cheesing

• Milkshed

A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.

• Intensive Agriculture

• Plantation Agriculture

• Monoculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family

• Commercial Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Shifting Cultivation

• Family Farming