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WorksheetsAgriculture Industry Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
How many people does 1 US farmer feed?
75
165
100
25
What percent of the US population are farmers?
3
4
5
2
What state makes the most money from agriculture?
Florida
Iowa
Texas
Califorina
What is the top agricultural commodity in the US?
corn
soybeans
cattle
broilers
This Revolution caused an increase in food production by using new farming practices (pesticides, fertilizers):
Chemical
Agriculture
Industrial
Green
Divisions of Agriculture:
combines engineering principles with agriculture to improve equipment
animal systems
involves breeding, feeding, health car, and management
natural resources
refers to economic ($$) activities connected to farm products
agribusiness
emphasizes hands-on farming, breeding, feeding, and harvesting; farmers and ranchers
production agriculture
develop, maintain and manage minerals, water, forests, and land
farm machinery and technology
What three sciences are used in agriculture?
biology, chemistry, physics
biology, physics, farming
biology, chemistry, biotech
biology, chemistry, biochemistry
What is the #1 ag commodity in the US?
broilers
cattle
dairy products
corn
What act was passed that allowed private citizens to get free land in the Plains? It was passed in 1862 by President Lincoln.
Smith-Hughes Act
Morrill Act
USDA
Homestead Act
What is subsistence farming?
large scale farming that produces crops mainly for sale and profit
Farming that focuses only on growing one type of crop.
farming that uses machinery and technology
Farming where crops are grown primarily to feed the farmer and their family
Which is not a role of the USDA?
Regulating monetary policy and controlling inflation
Ensuring food safety and commodity grading
Managing national forests and agricultural policy
School Lunch Program and Food Stamps
Inventions/Inventors:
Anna Baldwin
cotton gin
Hiram Moore
gasoline tractor
Eli Whitney
barbed wire
John Froelich
combine
Joseph Glidden
milking machine
What six factors affect farming? (Pg. 22)
What percent of the US population are farmers?
1
2
15
50
1 farmers feeds how many people?
120
150
165
205
What country brought cattle to the US?
Spain
Brazil
Mexico
Portugal
Who is the current US Secretary of Agriculture?
Nikki Fried
Brook Rollins
JD Vance
Wilson Simpson
What does the “USDA” stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Architecture
United States Development of Agriculture
United States Division of Agriculture
List three of the top ten agriculture commodities we grow in Palm Beach County.
What two groups influenced early American agriculture?
