Cultural Geography:Chapter 9-QUIZ

when a country is completely independent, produces its own goods, and does not import goods or services means

• standard of living of people have improved

• there is employment for excess population

• it has become self sufficient

• all of the above

Which of the following was a part of the green revolution strategy?

• High yielding variety seeds

• Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

• Irrigation

• All the above

An outstanding achievement made by Norman Borlaug’s ‘Green Revolution’ was making enough __________ available when the Earth’s human population crossed 3 billion people in 1973.

• Televisions

• Food

• Refrigerators

• Automobiles

In the 1960's new varieties of wheat and rice were developed that had greater yields and more resistance to disease. The was called the

• green revolution

• new green deal

• agricultural revolution

GMO stands for 

• Genetically modified organism
• Genetically made organism
• Generically made organ
• Generically modified organism

What is genetic engineering?

• Manipulation/addition of genes
• Naturally breeding two animals with desired traits
• Cross-pollinating two crops
• Harvesting stem cells

Agriculture is best defined as 

• the hunting and gathering
• the altering genetic material of plants
• the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
• using technology to increase production

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

• Commercial
• subsistence
• seed
• vegetative

Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?

• Pastoral Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Surplus Agriculture

In ------ farming , land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock

• Mixed

• Plantations

• Subsistence

• None of the above