Multiple Choice Questions on Agriculture

Which of the following is not a benefit of terrace farming?

• Ability to farm in typically unproductive areas

• Reduced deforestation

• Physically easier work for farmer

• Conservation of freshwater

• Reduced soil erosion

Which of the following is not the potential result of irrigation practices?

• Disruption of natural drainage patterns

• Soil salinization

• Increased extreme weather

• Creation of sinkholes

• Improved crop yields

What statement about the difference between pesticides and fertilizers is untrue?

• Fertilizers and pesticides can both be natural.

• Pesticides make crops resistant to pests and fertilizers do not.

• Fertilizers provide nutrients to plants and pesticides do not.

• Pesticides include fungicides and herbicides and fertilizers do not.

• Pesticides can lead to higher crop yields and fertilizers cannot.

Which of the following is not a benefit of organic food production?

• Less soil and water pollution

• Improved food taste

• Lower costs for consumers

• Better water conservation

• Increased job creation

What model of agriculture provides farmers with the most financial security?

• Community-supported agriculture

• Hydroponic water farming

• Aquaculture seafood production

• Vertical container farming

• Plantation agriculture

Which of these products would be considered a value-added specialty crop?

• Soybeans

• Seedless watermelon

• Blood oranges

• Tomato sauce

Von Thünen believed that decisions about what farmers produce were based largely on what?

• Consumer demand

• Transportation costs

• Perishability

• Size of products

• Quality of land

Which of these types of agriculture are subsistence farming?

• Pastoral nomadism and grain farming

• Grain farming and market gardening

• Shifting cultivation and pastoral nomadism

• Plantation farming and shifting cultivation

• Market gardening and dairy farming

Which of these types of agriculture is not well-suited to a mid-latitude climate?

• Market gardening

• Dairy farming

• Mediterranean

• Grain farming

• Plantation farming