APHUG Unit 5 MCQ Test

What kind of agriculture is primarily practiced in the dark-shaded areas on the map above? (5.1)

 

• Shifting cultivation

• Pastoral nomadism

• Cattle ranching

• Mediterranean

• Plantation

With the exception of Hawaii, the map shows the pattern of production for coffee beans by country.

Which of the following best describes the pattern of coffee bean production at the global scale? (5.1)

• A core and periphery

• A hierarchical diffusion

• Within tropical latitudes

• Inside arid climate regions

• In more developed countries

Which of the following is classified as a type of intensive farming? (5.1)

• Shifting cultivation.

• Market gardening.

• Nomadic herding.

• Ranching.

• Monoculture.

Which of the following is the best example of extensive land use in agriculture? (5.1)

• A cattle feedlot

• A greenhouse

• An egg-production facility

• A sheep ranch

• A backyard garden

____________ requires large amounts of labor and capital but smaller amounts of land . (5.1)

• Intensive agriculture

• Extensive agriculture

• Subsistence agriculture

• Commercial agriculture

• Sedentary cultivation

In reading the landscape of the image, a geographer will most likely describe the land-survey pattern shown as typical of which of the following locations? (5.2)

• A rural agricultural region in the United States

• An exurb of Paris, France

• A coastal region of China

• An agricultural region of eastern Canada

• A rainforest development in southern Brazil

Which of the following terms identifies the type of land survey system shown in the satellite image? (5.2)

• Multiple nuclei

• Suburban subdivision

• Long lots

• Metes and bounds

• Township and range

Which of the following best explains the differences between the patterns of land use in the township-and-range system and the long-lot system, as shown in the images? (5.2)

• 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.

The images show how people settle in various arrangements or patterns. Which image represents a dispersed rural settlement? (5.2)

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Why did dispersed rural settlement patterns dominate the Midwest of the United States? (5.2)

• The pattern was heavily influenced by those of the New England colonies.

• The early settlers knew that dispersed rural settlements were not as efficient as clustered settlements.

• American settlers in the region wanted to reinforce their common religious beliefs.

• The township and range system was utilized by the United States government to organize land use.

• The early settlers were forced to live in that pattern by the enclosure movement.