HuG Agriculture Ch 10

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• pastoral nomadism

• cattle ranching

• specialized fruit production

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 ---

• subsistence agriculture

• commercial farming

• crop rotation

• slash-and-burn agriculture

Which form of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?

• plantation agriculture

• livestock farming

• ranching

• dairy farming

Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice?

• sustainable farming

• pastoral agriculture

• collective farming

• subsistence farming

Which of the following is not commercial farming?

• Pastoral nomadism

• Agribusiness

• Mediterranean

• Livestock and Cattle Ranching

Farmers in Asia primarily primarily practice...

• pastoral nomadism

• intensive subsistence

• shifting cultivation

• hunting and gathering

Pastoral nomadism is practiced in climates similar to that of...

• Mediterranean Agriculture

• Subsistance Agriculture

• Ranching

• Plantations

A name closely associated with shifting agriculture is...

• Pastoral Nomadism

• Transhumance

• Slash and Burn farming

• Plantation farming

According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?

• Livestock
• Commercial Grain
• Dairy Farming
• Forestry

The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is

• environmental modification
• desertification
• aquaculture
• desalination