Quiz Reassesment

Which of the following agricultural inputs were the most recent technological innovations employed in less developed countries during the Green Revolution?

• Metal plows and harvesting equipment

• Irrigated farm fields

• Seed hybrids and animal breeds

• Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

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  Terracing in highland terrain

Compared to North American ranchers, commercial ranchers in the Pampas of  Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil  are more likely to

• raise mostly sheep

• lease their grazing land

• rely on feedlots 

• raise livestock primarily for export

• use practices developed by indigenous people

The images show devices developed during the Second Agricultural Revolution. Which of the following best describes the impacts of the Second Agricultural Revolution?

• Genetically modified crops and ever-increasing levels of mechanization, as shown in the images, drove productivity up and made hunger a thing of the past.

• Innovations such as crop rotations and hybrid selection, facilitated by the technology shown in the images, made agriculture productive enough to support the growth of urban centers and led to the creation of modern civilization.

• The adaptation of newly introduced crops such as potatoes and corn from the New World, which were planted and harvested using the technology shown in the images, made European farms more productive, which led to better diets, longer life expectancies, and more people available for work in factories.

• Technological innovations, such as the devices shown in the images, and increased agricultural productivity led to better diets, longer life expectancies, and more people available for work in factories.

• The Second Agricultural Revolution is ongoing, as engineers continue to improve agricultural machinery and scientists search for crops adapted to the drier, warmer climates predicted for the coming decades.

Which of the following is an explanation for the similar impact of large-scale commercial agriculture in developed countries and plantation agriculture in developing countries?

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  Both farming practices stimulate local economies with the influx of profits from export-oriented crops.

• Both farming practices involve the consolidation of family farms and displacement of rural communities.

• Both farming practices provide an increased standard of living in rural communities from the many jobs created to run these large farms.

• Both farming practices enable local farmers to remain on their land rather than migrating to jobs in urban areas.

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  Both farming practices guarantee that long-term sustainable farming methods will be incorporated in their production processes.

In the South Asian country of Sri Lanka, tea is farmed as a monoculture. Which of the following best explains why tea plantations are common in Sri Lanka and tea exports are important to the country's economy?

• Sri Lanka's unique climate and terrain make it one of the only countries where tea plants thrive.

• Tea plantations are a traditional form of subsistence agriculture practiced by Sri Lanka's indigenous groups.

• Sri Lankans drink more tea per capita than any other nationality.

• The early hearth of tea plant domestication is located in Sri Lanka.

• Tea plantations were established in Sri Lanka by a former European colonial power.

Compare the two maps and examine the data for Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Which of the following statements is supported by the comparison of the two maps?

Responses

• There is less food produced in these regions and therefore fewer women working in agriculture.

• Many women in these regions work on farms and grow food for their families, but not all are paid to do this work.

• Agriculture is considered a prestigious field in these regions, and they have the highest percentage of women working in agriculture.

• There is a strong correlation between countries with a large percentage of women in the paid workforce and women working in agriculture.

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  Typically women in these regions work for agribusiness in the formal paid workforce.