AP Human Geography - Agriculture Review

Rubber, tea, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil is raised in

• Mediterranean agricultural areas

• areas of shifting cultivation

• high latitude zones

• market gardens

• intensive plantation agriculture

The world’s population began to grow about 10,000 years ago as a result of?

• The mechanization of agriculture

• Industrialization

• The cultivation of crops

• Migration

• Medical advances

Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all

• Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed

• Hearths of plant domestication

• Areas for widespread terracing

• Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began

• Leaders in the Columbian Exchange

Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is

• the Green Revolution

• advancements in pesticide research

• biotechnology

• precision agriculture techniques

• irrigation

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

• Maintaining the fertility of fields

• Reducing transportation costs

• Responding to shifting consumer preference

• Maintain price supports

• Maintain fresh products for market

Which statement explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle?

• It allows the owners of the livestock to stay in one place while the cattle graze over a large area.

• It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live.

• Green Revolution technologies have made this practice possible since the mid-20th century.

• Recent improvements in refrigeration and transportation have greatly expanded how far milk can be delivered.

• They have been contracted to raise these animals for a multinational corporation.

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• cattle ranching

• grain farming

• pastoral nomadism

• specialized fruit production

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

• rubber

• wheat

• tea

• sugarcane

• cotton

Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture?

• Raisins in Greece

• Grapes in Southwest Australia

• Oranges in Florida

• Lemons in California

• Olives in Italy

The modern definition of agriculture includes

• the deliberate domestication of plants and animals.

• multiple hearths of origin.

• vegetative and seed planting.

• animal husbandry and shifting cultivation.

• all of the answers are correct