An increase in the cost of fertilizer would have the most immediate effect on which stage of the food supply system?

(D) Retailers and food services

Based on the information in the graph, which of the following statements accurately describes the state of the soybean market prior to summer 2018?

(D) The price of soybeans in the United States was generally aligned with the price of soybeans in Brazil.

(A) The price of soybeans in the United States was generally much lower than the price of soybeans in China.

(B) The price of soybeans in the United States was generally much lower than the price of soybeans in Brazil.

(C) The price of soybeans in the United States was generally much higher than the price of soybeans in Brazil.

(E) The price of soybeans in the United States was generally aligned with the price of soybeans in China.

Which of the following statements best explains the reason for the dramatic change in U.S. soybean prices beginning in summer 2018?

(A) Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans raised the price for that product in China, which reduced demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.

(B) Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans raised the price for that product in China, which increased demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.

(C) Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans lowered the price for that product in China, which increased demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.

(D) Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans lowered the price for that product in China, which reduced demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.

(E) Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans raised the price for that product in the United States, which increased demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.

Which model is shown above?

(D) Demographic transition model

(E) Epidemiological transition model

. Which of the following statements best explains the location of the forest belt in this model?

(D) Wood was needed for heating, cooking, and building, and its high transportation costs meant that the forests should be located near the market.

(A) Wood is easy and cheap to transport to the market so forests are grown close to the market where land is cheaper.

(B) Since wood was also needed to build farms, the forests needed to be centrally located on cheap land outside the market.

(C) The forests served as a protective barrier for the market, so they were located on the more expensive land closer to the market.

(E) The forests served as a natural barrier between the polluted market and the pristine countryside where crops and livestock were raised.

Which of the following statements best explains the location of the field-crop belt in this model?

(E) Field crops are less perishable and easier to transport, so they were located on less expensive land farther from the market, but not on the cheapest land.

(A) Field crops were expensive to store and transport, so they couldn’t be located on land farthest from the market.

(B) Field crops require lots of relatively flat land near irrigation, so they were located on the more expensive land farther from the market.

(C) Field crops were used to feed the livestock on the farms and ranches, so they needed to be located on cheaper land near the farms and ranches.

(D) Field crops required both timber for building storage facilities and livestock to pull farm equipment, so they were located between the forests and ranches.

. Which of the following statements most accurately explains a mutually beneficial agricultural relationship between core and peripheral countries?

(B) Core countries provide financial support to peripheral countries to improve transportation infrastructure, so that commodities can be sent to the global supply chain.

(A) Peripheral countries provide financial support to core countries to gain access to the global supply chain.

(C) Core countries provide financial incentives for peripheral countries to focus their agriculture on a specific crop, increasing the peripheral country’s dependence on that crop.

(D) Core countries agree to purchase a particular amount of a commodity at a particular price from a peripheral country, increasing the core country’s dependence on that supplier.

(E) Peripheral countries provide financial incentives for core countries to purchase a specific crop, so that the peripheral country can continue focusing their agriculture on that crop.

Which of the following statements best explains the practice of monocropping that exists in many peripheral countries?

(B) Colonialism and colonization promoted the growth of one crop that had become popular in the markets of the colonizing power.

(A) Many peripheral countries lack biodiversity and are only suitable for growing one crop.

(C) Agricultural best practices encourage countries to focus on one crop in order to maintain a balanced ecology.

(D) Globalization has encouraged peripheral countries to focus on one crop in order to establish more stable economies in those countries.

(E) Von Thünen’s agricultural model directs countries to focus their economies on the commodity most suited to their environments.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the fair trade movement?

(E) Fair trade pays farmers in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries an above-market price for their products if they meet certain standards.

(A) Fair trade practices serve as a deterrent to commercial farming in peripheral and semiperipheral countries.

(B) Research suggests that fair trade practices actually increase debt for local farm cooperatives and inhibit trade in peripheral countries.

(C) Fair trade only applies to independent farmers in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries; it doesn’t apply to farm cooperatives.

(D) Fair trade encourages larger commercial farmers to charge an above-market price for their products.

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Which statement accurately describes the concept of subsistence farming?

(A) Most subsistence farming occurs in semiperipheral countries, where farmers utilize technology due to the high costs of labor.

(B) Most subsistence farming occurs in rural areas of core countries, where farmers lack access to economic resources and global markets.

(C) Most subsistence farming occurs in rural areas of peripheral countries, where farmers lack access to economic resources and global markets.

(D) Most subsistence farming occurs in rural areas where credit and markets are readily available but cheap labor is used instead of expensive technology.

(E) Most subsistence farming occurs in peripheral countries, where emerging markets provide ample economic resources but costs of labor and transportation are high.

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Which statement accurately describes the concept of commercial farming?

(A) Commercial farming typically occurs in peripheral countries with limited market access and involves expensive equipment

(B) Commercial farming typically occurs in core countries with access to global markets and involves expensive machinery and large plots of land.

(C) Commercial farming typically occurs in core countries with access to global markets and relies on large-scale manual labor on small parcels of land.

(D) Commercial farming typically occurs in peripheral countries with access to global markets and involves expensive equipment and large parcels of land.

(E) Commercial farming typically occurs in semi-peripheral countries with limited market access and relies on large-scale manual labor on small parcels of land.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In South Africa, subsistence farms that grow food for the farmers’ consumption exist next to commercial farms that export crops. This is an example of which of the following agricultural concepts?

(A) Crop-rotation agribusiness

(B) Dual agricultural economy

(D) Dual-technology agribusiness

(E) Divergent agricultural economy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following contributed to the increased emphasis on economies of scale in farming?

(A) Agricultural tariffs

(B) Modern farming technology

(D) The second agricultural revolution

(E) Expanding local agricultural markets

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists sometimes breed different varieties of plants to enhance specific characteristics, such as making wheat more frost tolerant. Which of the following terms refers to this agricultural process?

(A) Hybridization

(B) Organic farming

(D) Natural selection

(E) Commodity specialization

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A country’s government provides a financial incentive for farmers to grow a particular crop. This is an example of which of the following?

(A) Agricultural socialism

(B) Free-market capitalism

(D) A government agricultural policy

(E) A government free-market policy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

. Which of the following terms refers to the scenario of a company owning and controlling more than one stage of the production of goods?

(A) Terraced farming

(B) Commodity chain

(D) Pyramid agriculture

(E) Dual agricultural economy

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APHUG QUIZ: CHAPTER 13

Which statement accurately describes the concept of subsistence farming?

Which statement accurately describes the concept of commercial farming?

In South Africa, subsistence farms that grow food for the farmers’ consumption exist next to commercial farms that export crops. This is an example of which of the following agricultural concepts?

Which of the following contributed to the increased emphasis on economies of scale in farming?

Scientists sometimes breed different varieties of plants to enhance specific characteristics, such as making wheat more frost tolerant. Which of the following terms refers to this agricultural process?

A country’s government provides a financial incentive for farmers to grow a particular crop. This is an example of which of the following?

. Which of the following terms refers to the scenario of a company owning and controlling more than one stage of the production of goods?

Which term refers to the network that connects places of production with distribution to consumers?

An increase in the cost of fertilizer would have the most immediate effect on which stage of the food supply system?

Grocery stores can’t get packages of yeast to sell. The yeast growers say they have plenty of product but materials for packaging it aren’t available. At which stage of the food supply system is the problem likely occurring?

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