Unit 5 Agriculture

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 8,000 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

The goal of commercial agriculture is

• Minimal food security

• Profit maximization

• Genetic diversity of seeds

• Establishment of seed banks throughout the world

• Sustainable farming practices

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• cattle ranching

• grain farming

• pastoral nomadism

• specialized fruit production

Which form of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?

• plantation agriculture

• mixed farming

• mixed crop & livestock

• livestock farming

• dairy farming

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

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

• shifting-field agriculture

• sedentary cultivation

• plantation farming

• subsistence agriculture

• hunting and gathering

Which of the following statements would NOT be associated with the Green Revolution?

• the Green Revolution involved the use of biotechnology and the genetic engineering of plants and animals

• During the 1970s, U.S. genetic engineers helped to modify wheat so that it could better adapt to wetter and drier conditions in the field and not spoil

• the Green Revolution primarily dealt with the hybridization of crops and the increased usage of erosion control and irrigation

• Transportation improvements were vital during the Green Revolution in order to get perishable goods to market in a timely manner