Topic 5 Agriculture

As a result of the Columbian Exchange, which crop was transferred from the Americas to Europe and later spread through the world?

• Coffee

• Maize (corn)

• Olives

• Wheat

• Rice

An agricultural hearth is a location where....

• the 2nd Agricultural Revolution began

• plants and animals were first domesticated

• where the 3rd Agricultural Revolution failed

• linear settlements are commonly found

• widespread terracing is used.

In which state or province is the long-lot land division most common?

• British Columbia

• Montana

• Quebec

• Texas

• Iowa

Mediterranean agricultural products are most commonly grown in

• Australia and Central Asia

• Southern Spain and California

• the American Midwest and the European Highlands

• Northern Italy and the Nordic countries

• the Middle East and the Andean Highlands

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

• China

• United Kingdom

• Russia

• Greece

• Mexico

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

• Rice and beans are indigenous foods of the Americas

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

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

• Rice diffused from China and beans from Spain.

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

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

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

• Air pollution from farm equipment that use fossil fuels increased.

• Overfertilization resulted in soil pollution.

• Agricultural yields increased and food prices dropped.

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

Which statement best explains a result of crop rotation?

• Increases the need to mechanize farms and develop new seeds.

• Extracts nitrogen making fields more fertile.

• Increases reliance on syntheitic fertilizers

• Maintains soil fertility by restoring nutrients

• 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?

• South Asia

• North America

• Western Europe

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Russia

The Greatest impact of the 2nd Agricultural Revolution was

• Increase in available food supplies

• an increase in global conflicts over control of natural resources

• an increase in farm jobs

• a decrease in life expectancy

• a decrease in factory jobs.