AP Human Geography Unit 5 Review

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

Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all

• Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed

• Hearths of plant domestication

• Areas for widespread terracing

• Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began

• Leaders in the Columbian Exchange

The goal of commercial agriculture is

• Minimal food security

• Profit maximization

• Genetic diversity of seeds

• Establishment of seed banks throughout the world

• Sustainable farming practices

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

• Maintaining the fertility of fields

• Reducing transportation costs

• Responding to shifting consumer preference

• Maintain price supports

• Maintain fresh products for market

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• cattle ranching

• grain farming

• pastoral nomadism

• specialized fruit production

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

• Taro

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Grain

• Rice

Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture?

• Raisins in Greece

• Grapes in Southwest Australia

• Oranges in Florida

• Lemons in California

• Olives in Italy

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

• subsistence farming

• pastoral agriculture

• sustainable farming

• collective farming

• plantation agriculture

Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called

• shifting-field agriculture

• sedentary cultivation

• plantation farming

• subsistence agriculture

• hunting and gathering

Which is the best example of Extensive farming practices? 

• A Chinese Rice Farmer who worker 12 hours each day on their fields 
• A Brazillian cattle farmer who makes sure his cows eat organic feed
• An American farmer in Iowa who oversees 10,000 acres with robots and drones to help her harvest Canola 
• A European produce company CEO  who has 3,000 employees and harvests a large variety of crops