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Worksheets5.A.1 and 5.A.2
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which of the following regions is the “fertile crescent” located?
a)
Southeast Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
Southwest Asia
d)
East Asia
2.
Hearth of maize (corn)
a)
Mesoamerica
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Fertile Cresent
d)
Mediterranean Sea
3.
NOT a major crop hearth
a)
Western United States
b)
Latin America
c)
Sub-Saharan Africa
d)
East Asia
4.
Which statement is NOT true?
a)
Horses first domesticated in Australia
b)
Llamas and alpacas domesticated in South America
c)
Southwest Asia first used animals to cultivate crops
d)
Animals were used during the Neolithic Revolution to prepare the land
5.
Distinguished between vegetative planting and seed agriculture
a)
Sauer
b)
von Thünen
c)
Ravenstein
d)
Jared Diamond
6.
Domesticated in the Zagros Mountains
a)
Goats
b)
Chicken
c)
Silkworm
d)
Horse
7.
Which was NOT part of the Columbian exchange?
a)
Corn in Mexico
b)
Oranges in Florida
c)
Coffee in Colombia
d)
Potatoes in Ireland
8.
Most useful map for a farmer
a)
Topographic
b)
Thematic
c)
Reference
d)
Choropleth
9.
Rice planted in a nursery and then moved as seedlings to a flooded field
a)
Wet rice
b)
Dry rice
c)
Long grain rice
d)
African rice
10.
Forming sloping land into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps.
a)
Terracing
b)
Irrigation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Desertification
11.
Diverting water from its natural course or location to aid in the production of crops.
a)
Terracing
b)
Irrigation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Desertification
12.
The removal of large tracts of forest so land can be converted to a non-forest use.
a)
Terracing
b)
Irrigation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Desertification
13.
The process by which fertile land becomes desert.
a)
Terracing
b)
Irrigation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Desertification
14.
Most of the work is done by hand or by using animals
a)
Intensive subsistence agriculture
b)
Intensive commercial agriculture
c)
Extensive subsistence agriculture
d)
Extensive commercial agriculture
15.
Crops: wheat, corn soybeans, oats
Labor: human power and tools
Climate: high rain in summer; harsh winters
Labor: human power and tools
Climate: high rain in summer; harsh winters
a)
Intensive subsistence wet rice not-dominant
b)
Intensive subsistence wet rice dominant
c)
Commercial grain farming
d)
Extensive subsistence farming
16.
Shifting cultivation would most likely be found in
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South Africa
17.
Which region most utilizes terracing?
a)
Central America
b)
East Asia
c)
Oceania
d)
Central Asia
18.
Which statement is not true regarding shifting cultivation?
a)
Land that is used for shifting cultivation is fertile for 10 years.
b)
Farmers clear the land using the slash and burn method.
c)
It can lead to deforestation which can contribute to global warming.
d)
Shifting cultivation is found in tropical climates with high temps and a lot of rain.
19.
Side effects of over-irrigation may include:
a)
Increased salt content and over watering
b)
Overgrazing and more crop production
c)
Overgrazing and increased salt content
d)
More crop production and over watering
20.
Considering the regional impacts of global warming, which crop is most vulnerable to climate change?
a)
Indian wheat
b)
African corn
c)
Italian grapes
d)
America soybeans
21.
Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
a)
Agribusiness
b)
Agriculture
c)
Subsistence agriculture
d)
Commercial agriculture
22.
Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
a)
Agribusiness
b)
Agriculture
c)
Subsistence agriculture
d)
Commercial agriculture
23.
A machine that reaps, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field.
a)
Combine
b)
Rare Red Reaper
c)
Crop-Chomper
d)
Nom-nom Nibbler
24.
Farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
a)
Intensive Subsistence Agriculture
b)
Shifting Cultivation
c)
Extensive Subsistence Agriculture
d)
Commercial Agriculture
25.
The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied.
a)
Milkshed
b)
Milk Shack
c)
Cow Juice Dorm
d)
Milk-mobile
26.
A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area.
a)
Ranching
b)
Plantation
c)
Sawah
d)
Transhumance
27.
A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.
a)
Ranch
b)
Plantation
c)
Sawah
d)
Transhumance
28.
A flooded field for growing rice
a)
Ranch
b)
Plantation
c)
Sawah
d)
Transhumance
29.
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
a)
Ranch
b)
Plantation
c)
Sawah
d)
Transhumance
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