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WorksheetsUnit 5- Agriculture Test Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The second agricultural revolution was the same time as the
american civil war
industrial revolution
green revolution
neolithic revolution
Which isn't commercial agriculture?
dairy farming
pastoral nomadism
cattle ranching
grain farming
A farmer alternates planting corn and cotton every other year in the same plot of land. This farmer is practicing
subsistence agriculture
commerical farming
crop rotation
slash-and-burn
What has become more popular in response to using pesticides for farming?
slash-and-burn
crop rotation
shifting cultivation
organic farming
Why do MDCs have protein as 1/3 of their diet, and LDCs only have protein as 1/10 of their diet?
LDCS are vegetarian by choice
MDCs can afford to eat more meat per capita
LDCs do not have enough grazing land
none of the above
Farming of clams and oysters are examples of
polyculture
aquaculture
aeroponics
subsistence agriculture
Von Thunen’s agricultural location model suggests that
Grain crops should lie closest to the market center
Ranching should lie closest to the market center
Timber and firewood should lie near the wilderness
Dairying should lie closest to the market center
Which of the following is an example of agribusiness?
selling woven rugs
processing crops into canned food
cutting trees for lumber
mining coal for energy
Which is not a hearth of agricultural development?
Western Africa
Southwest Asia
Southern Europe
NW South America
Where is timber located in Von Thunen's model?
ring 1
ring 2
ring 3
any ring
Hunting and gathering societies today
are found in isolated places around the world
have large amounts of people
are common in North America
are responsible for climate change
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
humid low-latitude
none of these options
cold mid-latitude
warm mid-latitude
Ranching and pastoral nomadism are most likely found in which climate region?
warm mid-latitude
dry
humid low-latitude
polar
What is a common cause of decreasing farmland in rapidly growing urban areas?
topsoil loss
urban sprawl
loss of material inputs
industrialization
Which type of country sells export crops to promote development?
LDCs
MDCs
Core countries
Semi-peripheral countries
The percentage of the labor force in the United States that works directly in agriculture is
2-5
5-7
7-9
10-15
Why are subsistence farmers trying new farming approaches?
governmental initiatives
population growth
bankruptcy
none of these options
What accounts for dramatic increased yields of wheat in developed countries since the 1950s?
increased use of machines
increased use of fertilizers
increased use of pesticides
all options
What is the diffusion of more productive agriculture techniques in the 1970s and 1980s?
the Neolithic Revolution
the Industrial Revolution
the Second Agricultural Revolution
the Green Revolution
Which statement best explains the increase in wheat production in Europe and the United States compared to sub-Saharan Africa?
USA double-crops and SSA does not
USA uses high-yield seeds and technology and SSA does not
Climate change made the USA's climate better and worsened SSA's
none of these
In 2017, the United States exported approximately $500 million of beef to Mexico, and Mexico exported approximately $500 million of beef to the United States. Which of the following best explains this international supply chain?
USA prefers beef products from Mexico
Mexico depends of beef imports from the USA
USA and Mexico producers rely on each other to sell certain beef products
Mexico's beef industry produces a surplus
