2020- Most Missed Unit 4

Where did Plant Domestication first occur on Earth?

• In tropical Regions

• In diversified habitats with many difference plant species

• It was preceded by the domestication of Animals

• It originated in marginal areas with limited food sources

What is True about meat production in the USA?

• Meat production is in the decline due to changing diets

• Meat production must be close to urban areas to prevent spoilage

• Meat production is spread evenly throughout the country

• Demand for Organic Meat is low

Where is the hearth of Corn (Maize)?

• Australia

• Canada

• Argentina

• Tibet

• Mexico

Why is there exponentially more food in our world today than there was in 1950?

• We are using exponentially more land for Agriculture

• The World is warming thereby increasing crop yields

• More people are working as farmers

• New Technology allowed for food production to be far more efficient

• Less people are eating food

Why do American ranchers prefer feedlots to open range grazing?

• Feedlots use less space and farmers can control the cows more efficiently

• Feedlots require more space than traditional ranching and there is lots of open space in American farms

• Feedlots are extensive production

• Cattle Ranching needs less infrastructure than Feedlots

Why does the World Health Organization discourage farmers from applying pesticides by hand?

• Pesticides can cause diseases like cancer

• Pesticides make food taste worse

• Pesticides kill bugs hat are important to the ecosystem

• Pesticides are designed to be applied by airplanes or tractors not by hand

What is another name for Labor Intensive Intertillage? (Hint it's often used with Rice production)

• Swidden

• Terracing

• Extensive Production Methods

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Factory Farming

Where will you find pastoral Nomads still in the world today?

• Central Australia

• The Dry parts of Africa and Asia

• Central North America

• The Highlands of South America

• Antarctica

Which crop comprises 42% of all agriculture in India?

• Wheat

• Barley

• Rice

• Corn

• Potatoes

How did various plants and animals used for agriculture diffuse around the world?

• Relocation Diffusion mostly done by Europeans between the 1600-1800s

• Contagious diffusion done all around the world in the Middle Ages

• Hierarchical diffusion done by globalization in the 20th century

• Stimulus diffusion through Cultural exchanges done during the age of the Silk Road