AP HUG: U5 Agriculture Practice

As a result of the Colombian Exchange, which crop was transferred from the America's to Europe and later spread through the world?

• Coffee

• Maize (Corn)

• Rice

• Olives

• Wheat

Answer explanation

An agricultural hearth is a location where

• linear settlments are commonly found

• the Second Agricultural Revolution began

• widespread terracing is used

• plants and animals were first domesticated

• where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed

Answer explanation

hearth = think of hearth as home - the hearth was always the center of a home. The agricultural hearths represent the First Agricultural Revolution = Mesopotamia in Southwest Asia being the first.

In which state or provinces it the long-lot land division most common?

• Montana

• Quebec

• Texas

• British Columbia

• Iowa

Answer explanation

Long-lot survey methods were more common among French settlers in North America - thereby Montreal would be the correct answer. Lots were long and narrow but gave everyone access to the river for water and transportation.

Mediterranean agricultural products are most commonly grown in

• Southern Spain and California

• the American Midwest and the European Highlands

• Northern Italy and the Nordic countries

• Australia and Central Asia

• the Middle East and the Andean Highlands

Answer explanation

Mediterranean climates (think Mediterranean Sea) are warm, mid-latitude climates that typically produce products like grapes, olives, dates - think Spanish, Greek, & Italian food

A meal that includes olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine is most associated with which of the following?

• Mexico

• United Kingdom

• Greece

• China

• Russia

Answer explanation

Greece - Mediterranean farming

Rice and beans are very common ingredients used in Latin American food today. Which of the following scenarios best explains this?

• Beans diffused from Europe and were added to meals using rice.

• Rice and beans diffused from Europe and added to the diets of local people in the Americas.

• Rice and beans are indigenous foods of the Americas

• Rice diffused from China and beans from Spain

• Rice diffused from Europe and was added to meals using beans

Answer explanation

Rice is indigenous to Asian countries and made its way to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange and colonialism

Which of the following is NOT considered to ba a negative consequence of the Green Revolution?

• Air pollution from farm equipment that use fossil fuels increased

• Overfertilization resulted in soil pollution

• Gender income inequality worsened as women were frequently not allowed to operate or own farm equipment

• Family farms disappeared because they could not compete with the corporate farms and the increased costs of farming.

• Agricultural yields increased and food prices dropped until 2005.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is a positive aspect of Borlaug's Green Revolution.

Which statement best explains a result of crop rotation?

• Maintains soil fertility by restoring nutrients

• Increases reliance on synthetic fertilizers

• Extracts nitrogen making fields more fertile.

• Increases the need to mechanize farms and developing new seeds

• Increases migration of people to cities in search of jobs

Through the research and scientific discovery that fueled the Green Revolution occurred mostly in the United States, which of the following regions benefited the most from the Green Revolution?

• Western Europe

• Russia

• South Asia

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• North America

Answer explanation

Norman Borlaug began his work after seeing the famine which existed in India. Eventually, the government of India began to invest in his ideas. Unfortunately, Sub-Saharan African countries would not benefit. They lacked the soil and resources to take advantage of the Green Revolution.

The greatest impact of the Second Agricultural Revolution was

• an increase in farm jobs

• an increase in food supplies

• an increase in global conflicts over control of natural resources

• a decrease in life expectancy

• a decrease in factory jobs

Answer explanation

Because of mechanization of machinery, etc., we were able to increase food production with fewer people. This is when urbanization took off with farm workers moving to cities in search of jobs in the new industries created.