spring final review

The boundary between the United States and Mexico is an example of

• A physical, river-based border

•  A physical, mountain-based border

• A negotiated border based upon a line of latitude

• A negotiated border based upon a line of longitude

Which of the following generalizations can be made from this diagram?

• Vertical climates have no effect where people live.

• Altitude has little effect on the growing season of crops.

• Most crops cannot be grown above sea level.

• Altitude has an important impact on the kind of crops grown.

 Agriculture can be defined as the cultivation of plants and animals to 

• Consume

• Sell

• consume and see

• none of these answers

The main factor in determining what type of agriculture will occur in an area is

• climate

• Population

• government

• transportation

Period in which we learned to plant crops and settle in one place

• Hunter Gatherer Phase

•  1st Agricultural Revolution

• 2nd Agricultural Revolution

•  3rd Agricultural Revolution

Period in which we learned to genetically alter plants and animals to increase output

•  3rd Agricultural Revolution

• 2nd Agricultural Revolution

• Organic Farming

• Hunter Gatherer Phase

Period in which we were nomadic and traveled in search of our food

•  1st Agricultural Revolution

• Hunter Gatherer Phase

• Organic Farming

•  3rd Agricultural Revolution

Period in which we made major advancement in tools used to increase our output

• 1st Agricultural Revolution

• 3rd Agricultural Revolution

• 2nd Agricultural Revolution

•   Hunter Gatherer Phase

The most recent development in agriculture which involves rejecting the use of pesticides and hormones despite their ability to greatly increase production

• Hunter Gatherer Phase

• Organic Farming

•  2nd Agricultural Revolution

•  2nd Agricultural Revolution

 In the United States many farmers are integrated into the large food production industry.  This is known as

• Agribusiness

• Commercial farming

• Mechanized farming

• Mixed crops and livestock