Unit 5 - Agriculture

Hunting and gathering societies

• include about 15 percent of the world's people.

• are found in very isolated places in the world.

• are characterized by large concentrations of people.

• occur nearly everywhere but are especially common in Europe

The invention of more productive agricultural techniques during the 1960s and 1970s is called the

• green revolution

• agricultural revolution

• farming revolution

• crop revolution

Which of the following have aided commercial farmers in MDCs?

• transportation improvements and the rise of sea levels.

• scientific advances and reduction in need for electronics

• ancient irrigation projects

• transportation improvement, scientific advances, electronics

In the United States, many farms are integrated into a large food production industry, known as

• agribusiness

• commercial farming

• food processing

• mechanized farming

Which is NOT a potential health concern associated with consuming high fructose corn syrup?

• Type II Diabetes

• Heart Disease

• Obesity

• Skin Cancer

This provides food for direct consumption for farmer and family

• Agriculture

• Crop

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

This is a type of shifting cultivation that involves burning vegetation to create fertile farmland.

• Intensive subsistence

• Pastoral Nomadism

• Shifting Cultivation

• Aquaculture

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

Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?

• Corn
• Rice
• Wheat
• Cotton