AP human geography agriculture

The world’s population began to grow about 8,000 years ago as a result of?

• The mechanization of agriculture

• Industrialization

• The cultivation of crops

• Migration

• Medical advances

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

• Wheat

• Rice

• Taro

• Soybeans

• Millet

which one is an example of plantation farming

• coco

• wheat

• oranges

• apples

Corn is planted in the same field year after year on a farm in Kansas

• polyculture

• intercropping

• monoculture

• shifting agriculture

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

• cotton

• tea

• sugarcane

• rubber

• wheat

which of these agricultural practices can prevent soil degradation

• crop rotation

• flood irrigation

• monocultures

• synthetic fertilizers

Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice?

• sustainable farming

• pastoral agriculture

• collective farming

• subsistence farming

• plantation agriculture

planting a field or an area of a field with different crops from year to year to reduce soil nutrient depletion

• plantation agriculture

• shifting agriculture

• crop rotation

• alley cropping

Which of the following is a possible result of soil degradation

• salinization

• monoculture

• synthetic pesticides

• desertification

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• pastoral nomadism

• cattle ranching

• specialized fruit production

• grain farming