CH9: Subsistence Agriculture

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

• Dry

• Humid low-latitude

• Warm mid-latitude

• Highlands

Which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of the world's land area but only feeds 5% of its inhabitants?

• Dairying

• Pastoral nomadism

• Shifting cultivation

• Livestock ranching

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?

• Humid low-latitude

• Dry

• Warm mid-latitude

• Polar

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

• pastoral nomadism.

• shifting cultivation.

• transhumance.

• livestock ranching.

Shifting cultivation can support large population concentrations in East and South Asia.

• True

• False

Which is not a characteristic of shifting cultivation?

• Land is cleared by slashing the vegetation

• Debris is burned to provide the soil with nutrients

• A new site is designated every few years

• All of the above are characteristics

Which agricultural practice is demonstrated in the image?

• the results of the enclosure movement in Britain

• the impact of the Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

• the significance of carrying capacity

• the use of terrace farming

• the results of deforestation

What agricultural practice is employed by people who move from place to place with their cattle?

• dairying

• intensive subsistence farming

• commercial ranching

• shifting cultivation

• pastoral nomadism

Slash-and-burn agriculture is often used by farmers who live in areas that have:

• soil that lacks sufficient amounts of nitrogen to grow food crops quickly.

• a climate of extremes, one that includes very hot summers and very cold winters.

• a shortage of rain throughout the year, such as an arid or desert region.

• very high elevations, such as in mountain ranges in South America and South Asia.

• a combination of climate and psychical features that result in crops growing very slowly.

Which statement best explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle?

• They have been contracted to raise these animals for a multinational corporation.

• It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live.

• Recent improvements in refrigeration and transportation have greatly expanded how far milk can be delivered.

• It allows the owners of livestock to stay in one place while the cattle graze over a large area.

• Green Revolution technologies have made this practice possible since the mid-20th century.