Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

The agriculture, food, and natural resources cluster consists of:

• Farming, food production, and environmental management

• Technology and engineering

• Healthcare and medicine

• Finance and banking

How long has agriculture contributed to the growth and development of civilization?

• Agriculture has contributed to the growth and development of civilization for thousands of years, dating back to around 10,000 BC when it first began.

• Agriculture has only been significant in the last 500 years.

• Agriculture started contributing to civilization in the 20th century.

• Agriculture has been important since the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following is NOT a career in the agriculture, food, and natural resources cluster?

• Production

• Marketing

• Engineering

• Distribution

True or False: Agriculture was always the norm for early humans.

• True

• False

What marked the beginning of agriculture as we know it?

• The invention of the plow

• The domestication of plants and animals

• The development of irrigation systems

• The use of fertilizers

What tools did early farmers use?

Which crops were domesticated by Native Americans?

Fill in the blank: The need for agricultural products increased as ______ grew.

• population

• technology

• urbanization

• transportation

Technological advancements contributed to agriculture by:

• increasing crop yields through mechanization

• decreasing the need for irrigation

• eliminating the use of fertilizers

• reducing the variety of crops grown

The role of the USDA is to:

• regulate the stock market

• oversee the nation's agriculture

• manage the country's healthcare system

• control the national defense