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Importance of agriculture

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 2hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture is known as 
a)
Agriculture
b)
Chemistry
c)
Biology
d)
Agriscience
2.
Someone who studies soils and field crops is a/an
a)
agronomist
b)
entomologist
c)
marine biologist
d)
farmer
3.
Landscaping in front a house is a sector in the agriculture career field
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Production agriculture does not help the economy grow.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Agriculture is the ________________ provider of jobs in the world.
a)
#2
b)
#5
c)
#1
d)
#3
6.

True or false? Agriculture adds more than 21 Billion dollars to Utah's state economy annually.

a)

False

b)

True

7.
How many pathways are there in the AFNR career sector and what are they?
a)
5 - Agribusiness, Animal systems, plant systems, food products and processing, natural resources
b)
3 - Animal systems, plant systems, power-structural-technical systems
c)
7 - animal systems, agribusiness, plant systems, farming, power-structural-technical systems, ranching, banking
d)
7 - agribusiness, animal systems, environmental service systems, food products and processing systems, natural resources systems, plant systems, power-structural-technical
8.
How many people does the average farmer produce food & fiber for?
a)
5
b)
155
c)
20
d)
100
9.

Why do we study agriculture?

a)

Most of us will become farmers some day

b)

We don't really need to study agriculture.

c)

So we can continue to make advancements and improve our standard of living & to protect our environment and all things around us

d)

Because we all all need to know how to produce food and raise pigs.

10.

What type of animals does Mr Klepper raise?

a)

Goats

b)

llamas

c)

cows and chickens

d)

All of the above

11.

Agriculture is important to my community because..

a)

It is part of the local economy, and promotes a greater-standard of living for myself and those around me.

b)

Its not

c)

I use goods and products that come directly from agriculture in my life every day

d)

Both 1 and 3

12.

True or false, Agriculture provides food security in many countries across the world.

a)

True

b)

false

13.

Food security refers to :

a)

The protection of food from physical and chemical harm at all times'

b)

The availability of safe, nutritious food at all times to anyone one needing it , at an affordable cost.

c)

The use of safe chemicals at all times when growing crops or livestock for human consumption.

14.

Agriculture contributes to GDP. This abbreviation stands for:

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Good Development Practices

c)

Good Domestic Product

15.

True or false, Agriculture is a major supplier of raw materials for downstream industries.

a)

false

b)

true

16.

Which of the following is NOT a role of agriculture:

a)

Recreation

b)

Food Security

c)

Innovation

17.

True or false, agriculture provides employment in the field of education, sales, research and entrepreneurship.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

True or false, Agriculture is the main channel of employment especially in rural communities.

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Plant products, provided by agriculture include:

Select one or more

a)

grain

b)

fruit and vegetables

c)

fibre, such as cotton

d)

herbs and spices

20.

Animal products, provided by agriculture include:

Select one or more:

a)

dairy

b)

meat

c)

wool

d)

eggs

21.
1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?
a)
a.  Hunters & Gathers
b)
a.  Toolmakers
c)
a.  Farmers
22.
1.  What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?
a)
a.  Storms
b)
a.  Drought
c)
a.  Agriculture
23.
One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.
a)
They no longer were nomads
b)
Life expectancy was shorter
c)
They had to move around to new farms
24.
Record Keeping is a _________________.
a)
Way to communicate
b)
What DJ's do
c)
Characteristic of a Civilization
25.
1.  Schools,  Government, and Religion are examples of ________________________.
a)
   Advanced cities
b)
     Complex Institutions
c)
       Specialized Workers
26.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
27.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place
28.
Record Keeping,  Advanced Technology, Complex Institutions, Advanced Cities, and Specialized Workers are all
a)
Characteristics of Hunting and Gathering Societies
b)
Characteristics of Civilizations
c)
Characteristics of Nomadic Tribes
29.
A example of technology for the earliest civilizations was the
a)
Hammer
b)
Wheel
c)
Matches for fire
30.
During Neolithic times, people engaged in  _______________________ of the land and  _______________________ of animals and plants. Because people could now grown their own food, known as farming or  _______________________, they were able to establish permanent settles, develop many  _______________________, or improvements, to make their lives easier.
a)
innovations, shelters, cultivation, migration
b)
settlements, cultivation, innovations, shelter
c)
cultivation, migration, shelters, domestication
d)
cultivation, demestication, agriculture, innovations
31.

Who were the earliest humans?

a)

Hunter gatherers

b)

Farmers

c)

Cobblers

d)

Bakers

32.

To tame wild animals and breed them for human use

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Domesticate

c)

Surplus

d)

Specialization

33.

What is an example of a tool?

a)

hunting

b)

gathering

c)

bones made into a spear

d)

a dead deer

34.

The climate change the ended the last ice age occurred around (a)   years ago.

35.

Which of the following term is used for the period from 10,000 to 8000 years?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Mesolithic Age

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

None of these

36.
Before any civilization could exist and flourish, a strong agricultural base had to be established. 
a)
True
b)
False
37.
At the time of the American Revolution, 50% of the colonists made their living through agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
The main crops during the American Revolution were tobacco, sugar cane, and rice.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The rich soil and climate made the New World and ideal place for agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Sea Island cotton fibers were extremely difficult to separate from the seeds.
a)
True 
b)
False
41.
Eli Whitney developed a machine to remove seeds from cotton.
a)
True 
b)
False
42.
The northern states developed their economy around industry.
a)
True 
b)
False
43.
President Lincoln signed into law a bill that established the United States Department of Agriculture
a)
True 
b)
False
44.
Most of the immigrants who first came to the New World were industrialists.
a)
True 
b)
False
45.
Most of the cotton produced went to Europe.
a)
True 
b)
False
46.
Food will probably change very little in the coming years.
a)
True 
b)
False
47.
The civilizations that provided a foundation for future civilizations were the Greeks and the
a)
Romans
b)
Americans
c)
Europeans
48.
Crops were sent to England and exchanged for
a)
wheat reapers
b)
cotton gins
c)
manufactured goods
49.
In colonial times, the most widely grown cotton was
a)
King Cotton
b)
manufactured cotton
c)
Sea Island cotton
50.
The invention that allowed the transportation of meat anywhere in the country, anytime during the year, was the refrigerated
a)
cotton gin
b)
boxcar
c)
railhead
51.
A machine for reaping wheat was developed by
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
John Deere
52.
Another name for the Land Grant Act was the
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Hatch Act
c)
Hughes Act
53.
The Smith-Hughes Act established
a)
manufactured goods
b)
scientific research
c)
vocational agriculture
54.
The biggest problem cattle producers faced was
a)
research
b)
transportation
c)
climate
55.
The Smith-Lever Act set up the
a)
Cooperative Extension Servivce
b)
refrigerated boxcar
c)
Smith-Huges Act
56.
Scientific agricultural research began in this country during
a)
mid 1700s
b)
mid 1800s
c)
mid 1900s
57.
The cotton gin
a)
picked cotton
b)
made cloth from cotton fibers
c)
separated fibers and seed

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