Agriculture and Inventions Quiz

What is the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm called?

• Crop Rotation

• Domestication

• Enclosures

• Subsistence Agriculture

What does crop rotation involve?

• Taming animals

• Sequencing of crops over time

• Burning vegetation

• Separating lint from seed

What is subsistence agriculture primarily focused on?

• Producing food for sale

• Producing food for the farming household

• Producing industrial goods

• Producing textiles

What is a plow used for in agriculture?

• Harvesting crops

• Sowing seeds

• Cutting furrows in the soil

• Separating seeds from plants

What is the function of a seed drill?

• Harvesting crops

• Sowing seeds for crops

• Taming animals

• Separating lint from seed

What is a mechanical reaper used for?

• Taming animals

• Harvesting crops

• Sowing seeds

• Cutting furrows

What was the Green Revolution known for?

• Decreasing crop yields

• Increasing crop yields

• Introducing new animal breeds

• Developing new textiles

What does a cotton gin do?

• Harvest crops

• Separate lint from seed

• Sow seeds

• Tame animals

What does the term "enclosures" refer to in agriculture?

• Taming animals

• Removal of common rights over farm lands

• Sowing seeds

• Harvesting crops

Who invented the seed drill in 1701?

• John Deere

• Eli Whitney

• Jethro Tull

• George Washington Carver