Land Use and Urban Geography Quiz

What is the term for the process of humans learning how to grow plants and tame animals for their own use?

• Domestication

• Urbanization

• Agribusiness

• Pastoralism

What is the area in a city center dominated by large stores, offices, and buildings called?

• Central Business District (CBD)

• Edge City

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Market-Oriented Agriculture

Which type of agriculture is characterized by growing crops for personal use and only selling the surplus?

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Shifting Cultivation

• Market-Oriented Agriculture

• Agribusiness

What is the term for the growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities?

• Urbanization

• Domestication

• Pastoralism

• Agribusiness

What is the term for the most important centers of economic power and wealth in the world?

• World Cities

• Central Business Districts (CBD)

• Edge Cities

• Subsistence Agriculture

Which type of agriculture involves herding animals and using them for milk, meat, and other products?

• Pastoralism

• Shifting Cultivation

• Market-Oriented Agriculture

• Agribusiness

What is the term for the arrangement of different-sized urban places based on their size and function?

• Central Place Theory

• Urbanization

• Domestication

• Agribusiness

What is the term for the type of agriculture that focuses on growing crops for sale to consumers?

• Market-Oriented Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Shifting Cultivation

• Pastoralism

What is the term for the land closest to urban areas that has the highest value?

• Central Business District (CBD)

• Edge City

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Intensive Farming

What is the term for the operation of specialized commercial farms for efficiency and profits?

• Agribusiness

• Urbanization

• Domestication

• Pastoralism