Agriculture Quiz

What is agriculture?

• Business

• Farming

• Writing CER

• Colonization

Which situation is BEST for farming

• Flat ground

• Warm climate

• Wet climate

• All of the above.

Which type of agriculture creates food for a small amount of people?

• Commercial Farming

• Plantation Farming

• Market Garden Farming

• Subsistence Farming

Which type of agriculture uses ONE cash crop to make a lot of money?

• Market Gardening

• Plantation Farming

• Mixed Crop/Livestock

• Mabel Farming

What is the benefit of Mixed Crop/ Livestock farming

• It makes a lot of money for the farmer.

• It can be done in colder climates.

• It can only be done in warm, wet climates.

• All of the above.

What is GOOD about the Ogallala Aquifer?

• It is the only water source for the Plain States.

• Farmers keep over using the Ogallala Aquifer.

• The Ogallala Aquifer can never run out of water.

• Too many people in the Plains states are drinking water.

The Ogallala Aquifer can best be used as evidence for _________.

• Farmers use too much water in the plains states.

• Farming needs to have more young people studying soil erosion.

• People in the plains state use too much water to shower.

• All of the above.

Farmers' use of pesticides proves which claim?

• Farming helps humans

• Farmers should pay more taxes.

• Farming hurts humans.

• Farming helps consumers make more money.

What does deforestation have to do with farming?

• Cutting down forests helps farmers grow crops in the mountains.

• Deforestation puts more oxygen in our food.

• Deforestation happens when farmers clear land to grow food.

• Deforestation makes livestock breed more.

What happens when farmers clear land to produce more food?

• Wetlands are destroyed.

• Forests are cleared.

• Pesticides might be used.

• All of the above.