Unit-5 MCQ Practice

(PSO) Which of the following explains the role of commodity chains in the average size of farms?

• Commodity chains have led to changes in the spatial organization of agriculture from dispersed family farms to large corporate farms that produce, process, and distribute the products.

• The spatial organization of agriculture has remained stable, but farm productivity has increased through technological innovations that are available to farmers through membership in local commodity chains.

• The spatial organization of agriculture has changed because of an increase in the number of farms as farmers join local commodity chains that regulate supply and demand for agricultural products and large profits can be realized.

• Commodity chains have had no effect on the spatial organization of agriculture because they operate only in areas of grain farming; dairy and meat products spoil rapidly and markets are too far away for safe and rapid transportation of those products.

(SPS) Which of the following agricultural inputs were the most recent technological innovations employed in less developed countries during the Green Revolution?

• Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

• Seed hybrids and animal breeds

• Terracing in highland terrain

• Irrigated farm fields

(IMP) Which of the following explains the significance of the similarities between Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in terms of the percent of women working agriculture?

• In the subsistence-based rural economies in these regions, female farmers produce much of the food that their families need for survival.

• In rural agricultural regions, women control the political and social lives of the community and consider farming as their primary role.

• 1. In the shifting cultivation found in rain forest regions, women do the work of claiming land and clearing the forest of trees.

• Women own or rent much of the land cultivated for plantation crops such as cacao, coffee, or tea.

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(IMP) All of the following statements about the geography of meat production in the United States and Canada are true EXCEPT

• Consumer demand for organic foods has significantly decreased the amount of meat produced by most agribusiness firms.

• Fast-food restaurants have created a demand for increased standardization and homogeneity of animals raised for meat.

• The development of the poultry industry has made chicken the least expensive kind of meat consumed in the United States and Canada.

• Industrial farmers are raising ever-increasing numbers of animals on their farms.

(IMP) Which of the following explains the significance of the similarities between Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in terms of the percent of women working agriculture?

• In the subsistence-based rural economies in these regions, female farmers produce much of the food that their families need for survival.

• In the shifting cultivation found in rain forest regions, women do the work of claiming land and clearing the forest of trees.

• Women own or rent much of the land cultivated for plantation crops such as cacao, coffee, or tea.

• In tropical regions soil and climate conditions are so favorable that little labor is required to farm crops.

Based on the map, which of the following explains the similarities of the world regions where at least 51 percent of women work in agriculture? (IMP)

• These regions are composed of less-developed countries with large rural populations.

• These regions are composed of more-developed countries with large urban populations.

• These regions are composed of less-developed countries with small rural populations.

• These regions are near the equator, in climate zones with high temperatures.