USDA Farm Resource Regions Quiz

What is the main purpose of the Farm Resource Regions?

• To identify patterns in U.S. farming

• To depict geographic specialization in production of U.S. farm commodities

• To display results of analyses in a broad array of venues

• To understand differences in financial performance of farms

What are the County clusters based on?

• NASS Crop Reporting Districts

• Old Farm Production Regions

• Climate, soil, water, and topography

• State boundaries

What is the main advantage of the new Farm Resource Regions over the old USDA Farm Production Regions?

• They are derived from cluster analysis of U.S. farm characteristics

• They group unlike areas together

• They are not constrained to follow State boundaries

• They are based on State boundaries

Which region has the largest share of nonfamily farms and the smallest share of U.S. cropland?

• Basin and Range

• Fruitful Rim

• Prairie Gateway

• Northern Great Plains

Which region has the largest farms and the smallest population?

• Mississippi Portal

• Heartland

• Northern Crescent

• Eastern Uplands

Which region has the most farms, highest value of production, and most cropland?

• Prairie Gateway

• Northern Great Plains

• Heartland

• Mississippi Portal

Which region has the most populous population?

• Southern Seaboard

• Eastern Uplands

• Northern Crescent

• Mississippi Portal

Which region has the most small farms of any region?

• Mississippi Portal

• Southern Seaboard

• Eastern Uplands

• Northern Crescent

Which region has the largest share of large and very large family farms and nonfamily farms?

• Basin and Range

• Fruitful Rim

• Prairie Gateway

• Northern Great Plains

Which region has a mix of small and larger farms?

• Mississippi Portal

• Eastern Uplands

• Northern Crescent

• Southern Seaboard