WorksheetsAP HuG - Unit 5
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
2.
All of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPT
a)
Terrain has forested areas with several small lakes and rivers
b)
Farmers sell all of their harvest
c)
The city is located centrally within an isolated state
d)
Soil and climate are the same
3.
The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is
a)
environmental modification
b)
desertification
c)
aquaculture
d)
desalination
4.
According to Carl Sauer, there are two distinctive types of agriculture
a)
vegetative planting and double-cropping
b)
shifting cultivation and vegetative planting
c)
vegetative planting and seed agriculture
d)
slash-and-burn agriculture and double-cropping
5.
Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
6.
Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called
a)
Commercial agriculture
b)
Industrial agriculture
c)
Slash-and-burn agriculture
d)
subsistence agriculture
7.
Which of the following is true about slash-and-burn agriculture in the 21st century?
a)
It can take decades to replenish the soil with nutrients
b)
Farmers stay in one place
c)
Rain forests are not as risk
d)
Nitrogen is removed from the soil
8.
Agricultural hearths developed in four areas around the world EXCEPT
a)
Central America
b)
Eastern Europe
c)
Northwestern South America
d)
Western Africa
9.
A major benefit to crop rotation would be
a)
Several different crops produced in the same year
b)
Nitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plants
c)
Requires less manual labor
d)
Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity
10.
Mediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that is
a)
Wet summer, dry winter
b)
Plentiful rainfall year round
c)
Dry summer, cool moist winter
d)
Mild and dry year round
11.
The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as
a)
GMO Revolution
b)
Seed Agricultural Revolution
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
12.
All of the following are true about the Green Revolution EXCEPT
a)
Takes place mainly in science laboratories
b)
Only tested on farms in MDCs
c)
Allows for plants and animals that grow in conditions they normally would not
d)
Led to the increase in industrial farming
13.
Which type of agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?
a)
Plantation
b)
Truck farming
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Livestock ranching
14.
All of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture EXCEPT
a)
a heavy reliance on machinery
b)
the product is consumed off the farm
c)
there is little relationship to other businesses
d)
a small percentage of the workforce is engaged directly in agriculture.
15.
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
a)
Dry
b)
Tropical
c)
Polar
d)
Warm temperate
16.
According to geographer Carl Sauer, agriculture probably first originated in
a)
the Fertile Crescent.
b)
Southeast Asia
c)
South America
d)
Europe
17.
Which of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world’s total land area?
a)
Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculture
b)
Plantation agriculture and specialized horticulture
c)
Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding
d)
Intensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming
18.
All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT
a)
pastoral nomadism.
b)
shifting cultivation.
c)
swidden agriculture
d)
truck farming
19.
The most important reason why most people in North China grow crops other than wet rice is
a)
Government subsidies
b)
Cultural preference
c)
Climate
d)
Soil
20.
Which of the following is NOT a major grain exporter?
a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
USA
d)
Australia
21.
Corn was first domesticated in
a)
the Tibetan Plateau
b)
the Canadian Prairie.
c)
Central Mexico
d)
Northern Argentina.
22.
Which of the following includes the world’s earliest centers of plant domestication?
a)
Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South Africa
b)
Russia, China, Latin America
c)
British Isles, Scandinavia, United States
d)
Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East
23.
The second agricultural revolution coincided with
a)
the Industrial Revolution.
b)
the first wave of European migration
c)
Imperialism
d)
the Enlightenment.
24.
Physiological density is defined as
a)
the average farm production compared to arable land.
b)
the number of farmers as compared to the total population.
c)
the number of people compared to arable land.
d)
the number of farms compared to the total land area.
25.
Europeans evolved from farming a single field in the early medieval times to rotating crops into how many different sections or fields by the 18th century?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
26.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
27.
The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is
a)
environmental modification
b)
desertification
c)
aquaculture
d)
desalination
28.
The land survey system that makes use of natural features to form boundaries is called
a)
Long-lot survey system
b)
Metes and bounds system
c)
Township and Range system
d)
Primogeniture
29.
Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
30.
Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called
a)
Commercial agriculture
b)
Industrial agriculture
c)
Slash-and-burn agriculture
d)
subsistence agriculture
31.
Pastoral Nomadism can be characterized as
a)
Extensive Subsistence agriculture
b)
Livestock Ranching
c)
Shifting agriculture
d)
Intensive Subsistence agriculture
32.
The people of the Sahara Desert practice
a)
Pastoral Nomadism
b)
Slash-and-burn
c)
Shifting agriculture
d)
Crop Rotation
33.
Agricultural hearths developed in four areas around the world EXCEPT
a)
Central America
b)
Eastern Europe
c)
Northwestern South America
d)
Western Africa
34.
A major benefit to crop rotation would be
a)
Several different crops produced in the same year
b)
Nitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plants
c)
Requires less manual labor
d)
Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity
35.
The second agricultural revolution coincided with
a)
the Enlightenment.
b)
the Industrial Revolution.
c)
the Age of Revolutions.
d)
the first wave of European migration.
36.
The two most important crops grown in the Mediterranean region are
a)
dates and lemons.
b)
almonds and grapes.
c)
olives and tomatoes.
d)
grapes and olives.
37.
According to Von Thunen, which of the following activities would take place in the outermost ring around a market center?
a)
Market gardening
b)
Dairying
c)
Mixed Crops
d)
Animal grazing
38.
One major difference between shifting agriculturalists and commercial farmers is that commercial farmers...
a)
Make less use of fertilizers
b)
Are less likely to allow fields to remain fallow
c)
Do not feed crops to their animals
d)
Do not raise livestock
39.
Which of the following are forms of subsistence farming?
a)
Plantation farming and hunting/gathering
b)
Market gardening and livestock ranching
c)
Dairy farming and grain farming
d)
Pastoral nomadism and shifting cultivation
40.
The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in
a)
Southeast Asia
b)
China
c)
Sub-Saharan Africa
d)
India
41.
Refrigerated ships and railroad cars most directly benefited the long-distance transportation to global markets of
a)
Wheat
b)
Beef
c)
Cotton
d)
Fruit
42.
In which of the following areas has desertification had the strongest negative impact on food production?
a)
northern Africa
b)
Mexico
c)
Eastern China
d)
Peru
43.
Which of the following crops did not emerge in the Americas?
a)
Beans
b)
Wheat
c)
Corn
d)
Potatoes
44.
Which of the following crops did not emerge in the Americas?
a)
Beans
b)
Wheat
c)
Corn
d)
Potatoes
45.
One difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture is that in commercial agriculture
a)
A large % of the population is directly involved in agriculture
b)
Less machinery is used
c)
More extensive use is made of fertilizers
d)
Crop yields are smaller
46.
The first agriculturalists were
a)
Commercial farmers
b)
European entrepreneurs
c)
Also hunter-gatherers
d)
Most likely males
47.
Both shifting agriculturalists and commercial farmers practice crop rotation, but subsistence farmers...
a)
make more use of fertilizers
b)
do not raise livestock
c)
are more likely to allow fields to remain fallow
d)
sell their crops on a global market
48.
Which of the following statements is NOT characteristic of modern industrial agriculture?
a)
Specialized production
b)
Prices met by individual needs of farmers
c)
Selling products to processors
d)
Participating in a global trade network
49.
Which of the following crops did not emerge in the Eastern Hemisphere?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Millet
d)
Wheat
50.
The Industrial Revolution transformed Western agriculture
a)
through mechanization and the creation of new markets
b)
With biotechnology
c)
By eliminating agricultural pests
d)
through the domestication of plants and animals
51.
Which of the following is an example of intensive agriculture?
a)
Wet Rice Dominant Subsistence Agriculture
b)
Pastoral Nomadism
c)
Ranching
d)
Grain Production
52.
Which of the following is an example of intensive agriculture?
a)
Wet Rice Dominant Subsistence Agriculture
b)
Pastoral Nomadism
c)
Ranching
d)
Grain Production
53.
Which of the following can cause the climate to become salty and infertile?
a)
Erosion
b)
Topsoil loss
c)
Salinization
d)
Desertification
54.
Which type of diffusion is most closely associated with the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Stimulus diffusion
b)
Expansion diffusion
c)
Relocation diffusion
d)
Contagious diffusion
55.
The percentage of the labor force in the United States that works directly with agriculture is
a)
Less than 5%
b)
5-7%
c)
10-12%
d)
17-20%
56.
Subsistence agriculture dominates in
a)
Less developed countries
b)
More developed countries
c)
Mid-latitude climates
d)
Newly industrialized countries
57.
Which of the following is not a hearth for agriculture?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
58.
What world event coincided with the second agricultural revolution?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Imperialism
d)
European Migration- first wave
59.
Where is shifting cultivation still practiced?
a)
South Asia
b)
South America
c)
North America
d)
North Africa
60.
Where is pastoral nomadism the dominant way of life?
a)
Developing countries with dry climates
b)
Developing countries with wet climates
c)
Developed countries with dry climates
d)
Developed countries with wet climates
61.
All of the following are major wheat producing states except for
a)
Kansas
b)
Iowa
c)
Montana
d)
North Dakota
62.
Commercial agriculture practiced in the tropics is called
a)
Intensive subsistence agriculture
b)
plantation agriculture
c)
shifting cultivation
d)
paddy rice farming
63.
Which form of agriculture is traditionally practiced in drier or more arid climate?
a)
shifting cultivation
b)
truck farming
c)
subsistence farming
d)
pastoral nomadism
64.
Von Thunen's model would best fit which statement?
a)
Agricultural products need to be close to market to minimize transportation costs.
b)
Raw materials need to be close to market to minimize transportation costs.
c)
Lower-income countries are considered periphery locations
d)
Farmers practicing subsistence agriculture need to sell their products to market.
65.
Which area of the world was probably the first to develop cotton, corn and beans as primary agricultural products?
a)
Southern India
b)
Southeast Asia
c)
Central America
d)
Eastern Africa
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