Quiz about Sustainable Farming

Question 1

What does sustainability mean?

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maintaining the world we live in for future generations

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using lots of resources

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cutting down trees

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using lots of water and electricity

Question 2

Which of these is the correct definition for the term sustainable?

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meeting the needs of people without damaging the ecological, economic, or social components of the environment

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the responsible development and management of areas

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improvement of a run down area

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people take responsibility for improving their living conditions

Question 3

The agricultural practice of growing single crop, plant, or livestock species at one time

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monoculture

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uniculture

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biculture

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low input farming

Question 4

Sustainability is to

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maintain our resources for future generations

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not to pollute the environment

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not to use the natural resources

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use only clean energy

Question 5

What is sustainable development?

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meeting the needs of current generations without affecting the ability of future generations to meet their needs

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not getting our needs so that future generations can get their needs

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consuming as much of earth's resources as possible in the time we have

Question 6

Which one of these is a characteristic of industrial farming?

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using pesticides

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using natural fertilizers

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planting multiple crops at a time

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main goal is to save the land for future generations while making a profit now

Question 7

Which one is a characteristic of a sustainable farm?

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diversity of plants and animals

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using man-made pesticides

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planting one crop

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keeping animals in small cages their entire life

Question 8

recycling and reusing resources whenever possible, just as natural systems continually recycle rainfall and organic matter

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efficiency

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self-sufficiency

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diversity

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resilience

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making use of many different species of plants and animals on the same farm, and benefits from their interactions

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diversity

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efficiency

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self-sufficiency

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resilience

Question 10

farms that can better withstand and recover from shocks like floods, hurricanes, and droughts

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resilience

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efficiency

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self-sufficiency

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diversity

Question 11

farming that requires minimal input beyond what nature already provides

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self-sufficiency

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efficiency

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diversity

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resilience

Question 12

Takao Furuno is a Japanese rice farmer. He puts ducks in his paddies to eat weeds and insects. The duck's waste puts nutrients into the soil that the crops can use. He also put fish into the pond that is used to flood the paddies. He can sell rice, duck meat, duck eggs, and fish. What type of farm is this?

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sustainable

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industrial

Question 13

Mary Beth Robinson is a farmer in the United States. She rotates her crops with the season. One season she grows corn, the next she grows cotton, and the last is barley. She uses pesticides and fertilizer on her crop. What type of farmer is Mary Beth?

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industrial

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sustainable

Question 14

Joel Salatin is a grass farmer. He has 100 acres of grass surrounded by 400 acres of woodland. He has a large herd of cows that feed on the grass and contribute manure that can be fertilizer. Every three days the 300 hens are set loose to eat the fly larvae that grow in the cow manure. What type of farmer is Joe Salatin?

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sustainable

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industrial

Question 15

Mother Goose Farms is a 5-acre coffee orchard in Hawaii. The farm is on a slope, so there are perennial trees that surround the coffee plants. The farmers raise geese that waddle through the orchard eating weed and fertilizing with their droppings. The farmers process their own coffee and sell it directly to customers. What type of farm is this?

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sustainable

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industrial

Question 16

Happy Go Lucky farm raises livestock. The animals are kept in small cages for most of their lives and do not have much room to move. The animals are frequently given growth hormones so that they can be bigger. What type of farm is this?

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industrial

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sustainable

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