Unit 5 Agriculture Review

According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?

• Livestock
• Commercial Grain
• Dairy Farming
• Forestry

All of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPT

• Terrain has forested areas with several small lakes and rivers
• Farmers sell all of their harvest
• The city is located centrally within an isolated state
• Soil and climate are the same

All of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPT

• Terrain has forested areas with several small lakes and rivers
• Farmers sell all of their harvest
• The city is located centrally within an isolated state
• Soil and climate are the same

The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is

• environmental modification
• desertification
• aquaculture
• desalination

The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is

• environmental modification
• desertification
• aquaculture
• desalination

Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?

• Corn
• Rice
• Wheat
• Cotton

Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called

• Commercial agriculture
• Industrial agriculture
• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• subsistence agriculture

Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called

• Commercial agriculture
• Industrial agriculture
• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• subsistence agriculture

 Globally, the four largest population concentrations are located in

• Europe, North America, and East Asia, Latin America
•  East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Western Africa
• Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, East Asia, Europe
•  Europe, South Asia, SE Asia and East Asia

The percentage of the labor force in the United States that works directly with agriculture is

• Less than 5%
• 5-7%
• 10-12%
• 17-20%