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AP Human Geography Unit 5 Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not commercial farming?

a)

Pastoral nomadism

b)

Agribusiness

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Livestock and Cattle Ranching

2.

What agriculture do we primarily find in LDC's?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

plantations

c)

truck/fruit farming

d)

dairy farming

3.

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

a)

dairying

b)

mediterranean

c)

plantation

d)

shifting cultivation

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

What climate is associated with Pastoral Nomadism?

a)

humid- low latitude

b)

arid/semi arid

c)

warm mid-latitude

d)

cold mid-latitude

8.

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

9.

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

a)

lamb and goats

b)

wheat

c)

fruit plantations

d)

rice

10.

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

11.

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

12.

A name closely associated with shifting agriculture is...

a)

Pastoral Nomadism

b)

Transhumance

c)

Slash and Burn farming

d)

Plantation farming

13.

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

14.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
15.
Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
16.
The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as 
a)
GMO Revolution
b)
Seed Agricultural Revolution
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
17.
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
18.
All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT
a)
pastoral nomadism.
b)
shifting cultivation.
c)
swidden agriculture
d)
truck farming
19.
Corn was first domesticated in
a)
the Tibetan Plateau
b)
the Canadian Prairie.
c)
Central Mexico
d)
Northern Argentina.
20.
The second agricultural revolution coincided with
a)
the Industrial Revolution.
b)
the first wave of European migration
c)
Imperialism
d)
the Enlightenment.
21.

Rubber, tea, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil is raised in

a)

Mediterranean agricultural areas

b)

areas of shifting cultivation

c)

high latitude zones

d)

market gardens

e)

intensive plantation agriculture

22.

The world’s population began to grow about 8,000 years ago as a result of?

a)

The mechanization of agriculture

b)

Industrialization

c)

The cultivation of crops

d)

Migration

e)

Medical advances

23.

Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all

a)

Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed

b)

Hearths of plant domestication

c)

Areas for widespread terracing

d)

Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began

e)

Leaders in the Columbian Exchange

24.

The building of the Erie Canal in the 1820s to connect New York with the midwest was paid for by the state of New York. It is an example of

a)

a subsidy

b)

an economy of scale

c)

a supply chain

d)

vertical integration

e)

agribusiness

25.

The goal of commercial agriculture is

a)

Minimal food security

b)

Profit maximization

c)

Genetic diversity of seeds

d)

Establishment of seed banks throughout the world

e)

Sustainable farming practices

26.

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

a)

Maintaining the fertility of fields

b)

Reducing transportation costs

c)

Responding to shifting consumer preference

d)

Maintain price supports

e)

Maintain fresh products for market

27.

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

a)

Taro

b)

Corn

c)

Tobacco

d)

Grain

e)

Rice

28.

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

a)

rubber

b)

wheat

c)

tea

d)

sugarcane

e)

cotton

29.

Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture?

a)

Raisins in Greece

b)

Grapes in Southwest Australia

c)

Oranges in Florida

d)

Lemons in California

e)

Olives in Italy

30.

Ester Boserup theorized that when population increased in a subsistence agriculturally-based community the level of technology and labor efforts must

a)

decrease because more children need to finish their education.

b)

decrease due to the high cost of machinery.

c)

increase by sending students to technical schools.

d)

increase by purchasing new machinery from More Developed Countries (MDCs).

e)

increase to meet the demands of increased population pressures.

31.

This is an example of which type of culture?

a)

Folk

b)

Popular

32.
Which of the following types of agriculture would agribusiness be involved in?
a)
substance farming
b)
drug crops
c)
pastoral nomadism
d)
livestock farming
33.
 Farming that requires lots of labor and/or capital investment is:
a)
intensive agriculture
b)
extensive agriculture
c)
subsistence agriculture
d)
diffusion agriculture
34.
One type of agriculture is not like the other.
a)
Mediterranean
b)
ranching
c)
livestock
d)
pastoral nomadism
35.
Which of the following agricultural products are not cash crops?
a)
cocoa
b)
coffee
c)
cotton
d)
corn
36.
Truck farming typically includes the sale of:
a)
fish
b)
fruits
c)
livestock
d)
soybeans
37.
Which of the following works to protect against the exploitation of agricultural labor? 
a)
fair trade
b)
all agribusiness 
c)
plantation farming 
d)
suitcase farming
38.
MDCs typically have a lower ______ than LDCs because of access to technology and the use of commercial farming methods.
a)
agricultural density
b)
physiological density
c)
arithmetic density
39.
The "most typical" human on earth is a ________ living in ______.
a)
subsistence farmer... Asia
b)
subsistence farmer... Africa
c)
commercial farmer... Northe America
d)
Commercial Farmer... Latin America
40.
People in _____ consume more total calories and a higher percentage of those calories come from animal products.
a)
MDCs
b)
LDCs
41.
There is consensus among historians that the ______  and the Neolithic Revolution were linked.
a)
domestication of animals
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
 use of written language
d)
development of stone hunting tools
42.
What region domesticated the most agriculturally important/useful farm animals?
a)
Southwest Asia
b)
Canada and the USA
c)
Latin America
d)
East Asia
43.

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

44.

Which country is most likely to feature Swidden agriculture?

a)

Congo

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Canada

45.

What Country would be most likely to feature Terrace Agriculture?

a)

Brazil

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Germany

46.
Why did farming lead to permanent villages? 
a)
people grew too much food to travel 
b)
people needed to build storage for crops
c)
people needed to stay and tend their crops
d)
people had to make pottery to hold fo
47.

The CAUSES of desertification are:

a)

drought

b)

flooding

c)

human environment interaction

d)

all of the above

48.

Ways of fighting Desertification, are ___________________________________.

a)

rotating crops

b)

improving irrigation systems

c)

educating farmers

d)

all of the above

49.

With desertification, without the plants that held it in place, the fertile topsoil would be _______________________________.

a)

given new life

b)

washed away

c)

allowed to have new growth

d)

multiplied

50.

which of the conservation tillage methods results in the most crop residue left on the soil surface?

a)

Mulch tillage

b)

strip till

c)

ridge till

d)

no-till

51.

Which of the cropping systems is most conductive to sustainable agriculture?

a)

Continuous cropping

b)

crop rotation

c)

double cropping

d)

organic farming

52.
To increase crop yield, rice farmers in China commonly practice:
a)
double cropping.
b)
transhumance.
c)
threshing.
d)
shifting cultivation.
53.

What farming practice does the image show?

a)

shifting cultivation

b)

intertillage

c)

market gardening

d)

double cropping

54.

GMOs can be

a)

plants only

b)

animals only

c)

plant, animal, and bacteria

d)

plant and animal only

55.
The purpose of selective breeding is to 
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
56.
What is genetic engineering?
a)
Manipulation/addition of genes
b)
Naturally breeding two animals with desired traits
c)
Cross-pollinating two crops
d)
Harvesting stem cells
57.
What is NOT a reason to genetically modify plants? 
a)
To make the plants poisonous to insects
b)
Make plants drought resistant 
c)
To produce fewer plants
d)
Improve the nutrition of food grown
58.

What is a good argument for genetically modifying animals?

a)

Produce more meat

b)

Figure out how to make Spiderman

c)

Modifying your kids to make them more awesome

d)

New genes are needed to create new species

59.
What is risk of GMOs?
a)
Radioactive
b)
Food that taste too good
c)
throw an ecosystem off balance
d)
produce too much food

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