AP Human Geography 13.2

What percentage of farms worldwide are less than 5 acres?

• 84%

• 50%

• 25%

• 10%

What percentage of the total farmland is owned by family farms?

• 12%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

Where is the vast majority of farmland controlled by larger farms located?

• Core countries

• Developing countries

• Island nations

• Urban areas

What is one reason young people are moving away from farming?

• Farming is seen as easy work with high profit.

• Farming is seen as hard work with small profit.

• Farming offers many technological advancements.

• Farming is becoming more popular in urban areas.

What is a trend affecting family farms according to the text?

• Decrease in urban population.

• Increase in farming technology.

• Farmers are dying without successors in place.

• Decrease in farming costs.

What happens when there is a supply-heavy market in agriculture?

• Prices rise.

• Prices fall.

• Demand increases.

• Demand decreases.

What is vertical integration in the context of agriculture?

• When a company controls more than one stage of the production process.

• When a company focuses on a single stage of production.

• When a company outsources all stages of production.

• When a company only sells products locally.

Why is vertical integration difficult for small, family-owned farms?

• They lack the resources to control multiple stages.

• They have too many employees.

• They focus only on local markets.

• They prefer to outsource production.

What is a commodity chain?

• A simple process of selling goods

• A network connecting production places to consumers

• A method of storing agricultural products

• A type of agricultural machinery

What happens to prices when supply is high?

• Prices go up.

• Prices go down.

• Prices remain the same.

• Prices fluctuate randomly.