AP Human Geography Agriculture

The Second Agricultural Revolution occurred at roughly the same time as the

• American Civil War

• Industrial Revolution

• Green Revolution

• Boxer Rebellion

• California Gold Rush

The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as the

• Green Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Genetic Revolution

• Rice Revolution

• Plantation Revolution

Locations farthest from large bodies of water

• experience the most natural disasters

• have the most extreme climates

• are most suitable for large-scale agriculture

• need more water to irrigate crops

• tend to have the highest population density

Locations farthest from large bodies of water

• experience the most natural disasters

• have the most extreme climates

• are most suitable for large-scale agriculture

• need more water to irrigate crops

• tend to have the highest population density

Dogs, pigs, and chickens were first domesticated in

• Western Africa

• Central America

• North America

• Southeast Asia

• Northern India

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• specialized fruit production

• cattle ranching

• grain farming

• pastoral nomadism

A farmer plants corn in a fi eld one year, cotton in the same field the fol-lowing year, and then corn again. Th is farmer is practicing

• subsistence agriculture

• commercial farming

• crop rotation

• slash-and-burn agriculture

• shifting cultivation

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow fl owing water to run over the plants?

• Wheat

• Rice

• Taro

• Soybeans

• Millet

Which of the following seed crops were fi rst domesticated in Mexico?

• Rice and wheat

• Corn and millet

• Yams and palm trees

• squash and beans

• sugarcane and taro

In South America, most ethanol is produced using

• corn

• soybeans

• wheat

• palm oil

• sugarcane