Topics 5.5-5.8 Learning Check

Which of the following agricultural inputs were the most recent technological innovations employed in less developed countries during the Green Revolution?

• Metal plows and harvesting equipment

• Irrigated farm fields

• Seed hybrids and animal breeds

• Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

• Terracing in highland terrain

In which of the following world regions has the Green Revolution had the least impact on agriculture?

• East Asia

• South Asia

• Southeast Asia

• Central America

• Sub-Saharan Africa

Green Revolution technology has resulted in which of the following in modern

agriculture?

• The development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas

• The construction of new irrigation systems and a reduction in the use of fertilizers

• An increase in the circulation of investment capital to help the poorest farmers

• The loss of prime agricultural land and smaller yields from grain crops

• The end of famine in the world

What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?

• Commercial
• subsistence
• seed
• vegetative

Farming that involves low input of capital, material and labour with large amounts of land is...

• Extensive farming

• Intensive farming

• Subsistence farming

• Shifting cultivation

Farming that involves high inputs of capital, fertilisers and labour is known as...

• Intensive farming

• Extensive farming

• Organic farming

• Subsistence farming

Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called

• plantation farming.

• hunting and gathering.

• subsistence agriculture.

• sedentary cultivation.

• shifting-field agriculture.

Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population’s need for food. Which of the following best explains this change?

• The elimination of poverty in India’s rural regions

• The use of genetically modified seeds

• The increase in microloan programs that provide farmers with credit

• The use of large farm tractors and combine harvesters

• The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals

Which of the following spatial patterns is best explained by bid-rent theory?

• Concentric rings of different agricultural activities surrounding a city in the midwestern United States

• Rural-to-urban migration increasing the population density to eastern China

• Linear settlements located along a major road in a densely forested area of Brazil

• Dispersed settlement throughout a large mountainous area of Switzerland

• The conversion of agricultural land to suburbs surrounding a city in the southeastern United States

In less developed countries, pesticides are typically applied by hand, whereas pesticides are typically applied by tractors or aircraft in more developed countries. Which of the following best explains the risks associated with pesticide applications?

• Crop dusters are at risk when applying pesticides with aircraft in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.

• Farm animals used to plow fields are at risk from pesticides in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk is less developed countries.

• Farmers' health is at risk in less developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in more developed countries.

• Crops are at risk in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.

• Contract harvesters are at risk in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.