AP Human Geography - Agriculture

Intensive subsistence agriculture would be found in

• South Asia and Latin America

• Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

• Latin America and Southeast Asia

• East Asia and South Asia

• East Asia and Southwest Asia

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

The building of the Erie Canal in the 1820s to connect New York with the midwest was paid for by the state of New York. It is an example of

• a subsidy

• an economy of scale

• a supply chain

• vertical integration

• agribusiness

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

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

• Maintaining the fertility of fields

• Reducing transportation costs

• Responding to shifting consumer preference

• Maintain price supports

• Maintain fresh products for market

Which statement explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle?

• It allows the owners of the livestock to stay in one place while the cattle graze over a large area.

• It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live.

• Green Revolution technologies have made this practice possible since the mid-20th century.

• Recent improvements in refrigeration and transportation have greatly expanded how far milk can be delivered.

• They have been contracted to raise these animals for a multinational corporation.

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• cattle ranching

• grain farming

• pastoral nomadism

• specialized fruit production