Agriculture Notes

What is the primary purpose of the Food Pyramid?

• To guide daily food intake

• To classify food types

• To measure calorie intake

• To promote organic farming

Which of the following is a condition caused by severe protein deficiency?

• Marasmus

• Kwashiorkor

• Overnutrition

• Malnutrition

Agriculture covers what percentage of Earth's land surface?

• 25%

• 38%

• 50%

• 60%

Which of the following is NOT a reason why monoculture is a bad idea?

• narrows human diet

• susceptible to disease and pets

• devastates biodiversity

• Increases Output

The Green Revolution began in the 1940s and primarily involved the distribution of high-yielding crop varieties to farmers in which regions?

• Europe and North America

• Asia and Latin America

• Africa and Australia

• Middle East and South Asia

Soil ____ is the dislodging and movement of

soil by wind or water, occurs when vegetation

is absent

Which of the following is NOT a factor that led to the Dust Bowl?

• growing only wheat

• removal of vegatation

• a drought in the 1930s

• People leaving the West

_______ is Artificially providing water to support agriculture

What is the term for the buildup of salts in surface soil layers due to irrigation?

• Waterlogging

• Salinization

• Erosion

• Desertification

Runoff causes ________ in nearby water systems; algae may overgrow, then decay, resulting in loss of oxygen for fish