Agricultural Practices and Climate Impact

Which of the following BEST explains the potential impact of rising global temperatures on agricultural regions?

• The wheat belt will shift northward

• Mediterranean agriculture will expand southward

• Polar regions will dry out making cultivation impossible

• Nomadic hearding will end as conditions become to harsg

• Centers of market gardieng will shift to the Arctic circle

Which of the following best explains the importance of climate to agricultural practices?

• Agricultural crops are successful only in midlatitude climates, where any crop can be grown

• Midlatitude climates tend to support similar agricultural crops and practices, such as wheat farming in the United States and China.

• Tropical climates support plant-based agriculture, but animal-based agriculture is not successful in tropical areas

• The sparse vegetation in arid or semiarid climates does not support animal-based agriculture.

• Cold midlatitude climates are associated with plantation agriculture and pastoral nomadism.

Sheep production in New Zealand and poultry production in Arkansas produce food animals for human consumption. Which of the following best describes the differences in the agricultural practices and land use for these products?

• Sheep production is an example of intensive agriculture requiring large amounts of fertilizer, whereas poultry production is an example of extensive agriculture practiced mainly in more developed countries.

• Sheep production and poultry production are both examples of extensive agriculture practiced on large areas of land, but requiring different climates.

• Sheep production is an example of extensive agriculture requiring large pastures, whereas poultry production is an example of intensive agriculture often practiced indoors.

• Sheep production and poultry production are both examples of intensive agriculture practiced on small areas of land but requiring different amounts of labor and capital.

• Sheep production is an example of extensive agriculture that is declining because of an insufficient supply of open land, whereas poultry production continues to be practiced on small areas of land.

The two images show different agricultural methods. In the context of the Second Agricultural Revolution, which of the following trends is represented in these images?

• The introduction of machines during the Second Agricultural Revolution resulted in many farmers being pushed off their land, leading to famine and starvation in the countryside.

• Although new farm machines were developed during the Second Agricultural Revolution, many farmers continued to practice agriculture in traditional ways because of cultural taboos associated with the adoption of modern farming techniques.

• During the Second Agricultural Revolution, many farmers continued to use traditional farming techniques that were more suited to the tropical environments they lived in.

• The mechanization of farming in the Second Agricultural Revolution resulted in more reliable crop harvests and healthier populations in areas where the mechanization was adopted.

• The developments associated with the Second Agricultural Revolution were applicable only to farmers growing grain in temperate regions of the world.

The images shown illustrate a change that took place as the Second Agricultural Revolution coincided with the Industrial Revolution. Which of the following compares this geographic relationship between these revolutions?

• An increase in chemical farming practices let to more food being produced by farmers and then processed in factories

• The domestication of plants and animals allowed for factory farming practices where workers made the first canned foods

• An increase in the rural farming workforce lead to higher farm productivity, which resulted in more food for urban industrial workers

• The mechanization of farm work allowed many young people to migrate and join a growing urban industrial workforce

• The creation of sedentary societies, where farm work was done completely by machine, resulted in permanent settlements in town and cities

Draw an image from the reading the Jungle