Types of Agriculture

Select all of the following that are intensive forms of agriculture

• market gardening

• pastoral nomadism

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

• plantation agriculture

Select all of the following that are extensive forms of agriculture

• ranching

• pastoral nomadism

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

• plantation agriculture

A traditional subsistence agricultural system in which the society follows the movement of livestock

• ranching

• pastoral nomadism

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period.

• ranching

• pastoral nomadism

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area.

• ranching

• pastoral nomadism

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

Commercial farming characterized by the integration of crops and livestock; most of the crops are fed to animals rather than consumed directly by humans. Like corn farming in the US.

• ranching

• plantation agriculture

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

Growing specialized crops such as bananas, coffee, and cacao in tropical developing countries, primarily for sale to developed countries.

• ranching

• plantation agriculture

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants

• market gardening

• plantation agriculture

• mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• shifting cultivation

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• pastoral nomadism

• cattle ranching

• specialized fruit production

• grain farming

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

• Wheat

• Rice

• Taro

• Soybeans

• Millet