Agriculture 5.2 -5.5 You Do

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

• Multiple nuclei

• Suburban subdivision

• Long lots

• 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

• 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 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.

Which of the following includes the world's earliest centers of plant domestication?

• British Isles, Scandinavia, United States

• Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South Africa

• Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East

• Russia, China, Latin America

Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population’s need for food. Which of the following best explains this change?

• The elimination of poverty in India’s rural regions

• The use of genetically modified seeds

• The increase in microloan programs that provide farmers with credit

• The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals

Green Revolution technology has resulted in which of the following in modern agriculture?

• The development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas

• The construction of new irrigation systems and a reduction in the use of fertilizers

• The loss of prime agricultural land and smaller yields from grain crops

• The end of famine in the world

Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by

• global warming

• an increase in the use of energy and technology

• an increase in the agricultural workforce

• an increase in the urban workforce