AP HuG Unit 5

Which of the following examples shows extensive land use in agriculture?

• A cattle feedlot

• A greenhouse

• An egg-production facility

• A sheep ranch

• A backyard garden

When a rural settlement pattern has homes close together around a centralized location, such as a church, what kind of pattern is it?

• Clustered

• linear

• dispersed

• metes and bounds

• monocropping

What is the difference of the patterns in the township-and-range system and the long-lot system?

• The township-and-range survey system was more varied in plot size, while the size of plots in the long-lot system was set at 50 acres.

• The township-and-range survey system was based on physical features, while the long-lot system was based on a geometric grid pattern

• The long-lot survey system created a more uniform division of land, while the township-and- range survey system conformed to physical features on the landscape

• The long-lot survey system created less efficient irrigation systems, while the township-and- range system created a grid system for efficient water flow

• The township-and-range survey system was based on a geometric grid pattern, while the long-lot system was a rectilinear pattern based upon waterways or roads.

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

A set of economic and political relationships that organizes food production from the development of seed to marketing the products is known as

• food processing

• mechanized farming

• mixed crop and livestock farming

• agribusiness

• commercial farming

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 US

• 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

• Location of Bodegas in the Bronx

Which of the following correctly explains the placement of an agricultural product within von Thünen’s agricultural land-use model?

• Beef cattle are raised close to the market because meat spoils quickly

• Grain is grown close to the market because it is bulky to transport

• Firewood is harvested far from the market because the best agricultural land is closer to the market

• Tomatoes are grown closest to the market because they spoil quicker than beef or grain

• Beef cattle are raised close to the market because land is cheapest closer to the market.

Which of the following best explains the economic advantage of the type of farm-produced goods shown in the image?

• Compared to fresh produce, these packaged agricultural goods significantly increase the gross national income that is sourced from industrial production and bring financial wealth to farmers

• Compared to plain milk or fresh fruit, these value-added agricultural goods significantly increase the price of the farm products sold and increase earnings for farmers.

• Compared to factory-made dairy products and condiments, these preservative-free goods have a decreased shelf life, which increases the prices of the goods sold.

• Compared to name-brand goods, farm-made agricultural goods are much lower in cost and provide significant value to consumers

• Compared to organic foods sold at specialty grocery stores, these goods are sold as natural foods and considered to be of equal value to consumers

Which of the following best explains the spatial patterns illustrated in von Thünen’s model?

• The cost-to-distance ratio of the land-rent curve indicates that the highest-cost land is in large-scale plots on the outermost ring of the model.

• The cost-of-labor inputs are related to a crop's distance from the market, as more labor-intensive farming is done in large-scale plots far from the market town.

• Highly perishable agricultural goods are produced in small-scale plots far from the market town, so that they can be more quickly traded with other communities.

• Labor-intensive farming of vegetables is done in small-scale plots in market gardens, while extensive grain crops are grown in large-scale fields far from the market town.

• Labor-intensive planting and harvests of wheat and corn are done in small-scale plots in market gardens, while less labor-intensive pasturing of sheep or beef cattle takes place in large-scale plots on the outermost ring of the model.

Sub saharan Africa is known for

• commercial crop based agriculture

• commercial mixed crop/livestock agriculture

• pastoral nomadism

• aquaculture

• substance agriculture