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WorksheetsKey Issues 10.3: Commercial Agriculture
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which type of commercial agriculture is primarily found in LDCs?
a)
Mediterranean
b)
plantation
c)
truck farming
d)
commercial gardening and fruit farming
2.
Commercial agriculture is distinguished from subsistence agriculture by all but which of the following?
a)
low percentage of farmers in the labor force
b)
farm size
c)
heavy use of machinery
d)
output consumed on the farm
3.
Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?
a)
mixed crop and livestock farming
b)
dairy farming
c)
grain farming
d)
livestock ranching
4.
In the U.S., many farms are integrated into a large food production industry. This is known as:
a)
commercial farming.
b)
agribusiness.
c)
food processing.
d)
mechanized farming.
5.
What is the purpose of crop rotation?
a)
maintaining fresh products for market
b)
maintaining price supports
c)
maintaining fertility of fields
d)
reducing transportation costs
6.
The farther a dairy farm is from a large urban area, the lower the percentage of output devoted to fresh milk. This occurs primarily because:
a)
land costs are lower farther from the urban area.
b)
transport costs are greater farther from the urban area.
c)
the quality of soil is lower near an urban area.
d)
processed milk is less perishable.
7.
China, the U.S., Russia, and India are the leading producers of:
a)
corn.
b)
commercial grain.
c)
wool.
d)
milk products.
8.
After corn, the most important crop in the U.S. mixed crop and livestock region is:
a)
wheat.
b)
barley.
c)
soybeans.
d)
sugar beets.
9.
In the winter wheat area, the crop is planted in:
a)
autumn and harvested in summer.
b)
winter and harvested in spring.
c)
winter and harvested in autumn.
d)
spring and harvested in summer.
10.
Ranching has declined in the southwestern U.S. primarily because:
a)
crops yield more income per area.
b)
the predominant breed of cattle has changed.
c)
long-distance cattle drives are no longer practical.
d)
of export tariffs on beef.
11.
Ranching is practiced in the climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture?
a)
dairying
b)
grain
c)
pastoral nomadism
d)
shifting cultivation
12.
The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar:
a)
cultural beliefs.
b)
climate.
c)
social customs.
d)
levels of livestock production.
13.
Which of the following is least likely to be produced in Mediterranean agriculture?
a)
cereal grains
b)
grapes
c)
olives
d)
butter
14.
A good bottle of wine is most likely to come from:
a)
Brazil.
b)
Chile.
c)
Ecuador.
d)
Guatemala.
15.
The predominant form of commercial agriculture in the U.S. Southeast is:
a)
mixed crop and livestock.
b)
dairy farming.
c)
commercial gardening.
d)
plantation farming.
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