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Agriculture practice

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 33mins

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.
Which sector of the economy has the most workers in the USA today? 
a)
Sector 1 
b)
Sector 2
c)
Sector 3
d)
Sector 4
27.
Which is the best example of Extensive farming practices? 
a)
A Chinese Rice Farmer who worker 12 hours each day on their fields 
b)
A Brazillian cattle farmer who makes sure his cows eat organic feed
c)
An American farmer in Iowa who oversees 10,000 acres with robots and drones to help her harvest Canola 
d)
A European produce company CEO  who has 3,000 employees and harvests a large variety of crops
28.

Which US corporation is most responsible for the rise in GMO foods and increased pesticide use?

a)

Kellogg

b)

Monsanto

c)

Frito-Lays

d)

General Mills

29.

What Country would be most likely to feature Terrace Agriculture?

a)

Brazil

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Germany

30.

According to the Von Thunen Model which form of Agriculture would be located closest to the city?

a)

Dairy

b)

Lumber

c)

3 fields

d)

Ranching

31.

Which of the following is NOT a Grain?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Corn

d)

Lettuce

32.

Which country is most likely to feature Swidden agriculture?

a)

Congo

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Canada

33.

Which land survey system is a relic of French cultural influence?

a)

Township and Range

b)

Cadastral

c)

Long Lot

d)

Mets and Bounds

34.

Which agricultural revolution introduced Machines to farming for the first time?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Green

c)

Second

d)

Third

35.

Which country is most likely to feature Pastoral Nomads?

a)

South Korea

b)

Iran

c)

Argentina

d)

Ukraine

36.

Which concept is NOT related to GMO?

a)

Using science to create the "Perfect" food

b)

Using high intensity pesticides to kill any bugs that could damage the food

c)

Utilizing local farmers to sell crops to the communtiies that they live close to

d)

Utilizing big corporations to help sell and spread GMO products all over the USA

37.

Which of the following is an important agricultural hearth?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

North America

c)

Southwest Asia

d)

All Answers are true

38.

When does the government subsidize prices or pay for farmers to have empty fields?

a)

want to donate the surplus to LDCs

b)

they don't do that because we are a free market system

c)

The government plays no role in agricutlure

d)

to compensate for overproduction to prevent inflation

39.

Which of the following statements are true about drug crops impact on food supply?

a)

Farmers in LDCs grow drug crops for great profit

b)

Drug crops use up arable land that could be used for food

c)

MDC's produce a majority of the worlds Drug Crops

d)

Drug Crops are a parasitic and invasive species

40.

Which of the following is not commercial farming?

a)

Pastoral nomadism

b)

Agribusiness

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Livestock and Cattle Ranching

41.

What agriculture do we primarily find in LDC's?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

plantations

c)

truck/fruit farming

d)

dairy farming

42.

What type of agriculture uses the largest percentage of the World's land area?

a)

dairying

b)

mediterranean

c)

plantation

d)

shifting cultivation

43.

What type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?

a)

pastoral nomadism

b)

hunting and gathering

c)

dairying

d)

intensive subsistence

44.

Farmers in Asia primarily primarily practice...

a)

pastoral nomadism

b)

intensive subsistence

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

hunting and gathering

45.

intensive subsistense agriculture

a)

uses smaller farms

b)

has a high agricultural density

c)

uses animal power and some machines

d)

All answers are true

46.

The most significant factor as to why North China grows crops other than wet rice is...

a)

Cultural tradition

b)

Ethnic precedence

c)

climate

d)

soil

47.

What climate is associated with Pastoral Nomadism?

a)

humid- low latitude

b)

arid/semi arid

c)

warm mid-latitude

d)

cold mid-latitude

48.

Climate for Plantation farming

a)

Arid/Semi-Arid

b)

cold and rainy winters, dry hot summers

c)

tropical or sub-tropical

d)

it varies and can happen in many climates

49.

Which of the following is NOT true about Mediterranean agriculture

a)

grow grapes to grow wine

b)

grow olives for Olive Oil

c)

include a wide variety of aquaculture

d)

Are in places such as California, Greece, and Italy

50.

Which of the following is not true of Pastoral Nomadism

a)

survive primarily on animals as opposed to seed agriculture

b)

size of the herd measures their power

c)

primarily in arid climates

d)

practices a debt for nature swap

e)

all are true

51.

To increase yields what practice to farmers in SE China engage in?

a)

double cropping

b)

slash and burn

c)

threshing

d)

crop rotation

52.

Not including Corn, what is a major crop grown in the US?

a)

lamb and goats

b)

wheat

c)

fruit plantations

d)

rice

53.

Which is a reason for opposition of GMOs for places such as Africa?

a)

antibiotics may lose their effectiveness

b)

concern about trade with Europe

c)

higher resistance to pests and higher profit margins

d)

all of the above

54.

Pastoral nomadism is practiced in climates similar to that of...

a)

Mediterranean Agriculture

b)

Subsistance Agriculture

c)

Ranching

d)

Plantations

55.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a dairy farm outside of a milkshed?

a)

produces primarily fresh milk

b)

has a focus on processed milk; such as butter or cheese

c)

needs very few refrigerated trucks

d)

none of the above are true

56.

A name closely associated with shifting agriculture is...

a)

Pastoral Nomadism

b)

Transhumance

c)

Slash and Burn farming

d)

Plantation farming

57.

which of the following are criticisms of Shifting Agriculture?

a)

encourages deforestation

b)

leads to soil erosion and depletes nutrients

c)

consumes a lot of land to feed a small number of people

d)

All are true

58.

Which of the following is NOT true of MDC's

a)

low percentage of farmers in the labor force

b)

heavy use of machinery because of Commercial farming

c)

Amount of land dedicated to farming has decreased in the last century

d)

most food produced on farms is consumed elsewhere

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