Agriculture Unit

The domestication of plants and animals occurred when?

• First Agricultural Revolution

• Green Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Columbian Exchange

Agriculture is the deliberate modification of Earth’s surface through cultivation of _____ and raising of _____ to obtain sustenance or economic gain.

• animals; plants

• animals; humans

• plants; animals

• plants; humans

What is NOT a way in which agriculture is changing to become more sustainable for future generations?

• Using sustainable land management techniques

• Using aquaponics.

• Using vertical farming.

• Using more GMOs in agricultural production

The direction and frequency of hunter-gatherer migration depended on

• the shifting of climate patterns.

• the arrival of imperial armies and other invading forces.

• the movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants.

• each group's size and the ability to run over long distances.

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

• maintaining fresh products for market

• maintaining the fertility of fields

• maintaining price supports

• responding to shifting consumer preference

When farmers grow crops or raise animals primarily for profit, and not to sustain themselves. What type of farming is this called?

• agribusiness

• commercial farming.

• food processing.

• mechanized farming.

The Green Revolution is best described as

• organic urban farming.

• recycling programs introduced in the 1990s.

• urban farming in Detroit.

• the diffusion of more productive agriculture techniques in the 1970s and 1980s.

A GMO (genetically modified organism)

• mixes genetic material from species that would not otherwise mix in nature.

• mixes pollinator species to ensure plant diversity.

• controls soil components to ensure plant hardiness.

• controls irrigation and sunlight to train the plant toward hardiness.

Due to advancements in agricultural technology, some form of corn is used as an ingredient in which final product?

• Batteries

• Charcoal

• Diapers

• All of the above

The First Agricultural Revolution was

• When humans began using machines to farm

• When humans began using genetically modified foods

• When humans began shaping the landscape

• When humans began planting crops and using artificial selection