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Soil and Agriculture Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________________ when farmers plant different crops in order to use less nutrients from the soil.

a)

Soil Conservation

b)

Crop Rotation

c)

Soil Erosion

2.

____________ a crop planted primarily to manage soil erosion, fertility or quality.

a)

Vegetative Cover

b)

Cover Crops

c)

crop rotation

3.

________________ a way of growing crops without disturbing the soil through tillage.

a)

No-Till Farming

b)

Crop Cover

c)

Vegetative Cover

4.
When there are not enough plants to hold topsoil in place, water and  _______ carry the topsoil away, leaving the subsoil exposed
a)
sunlight
b)
birds
c)
magnetic fields
d)
wind
5.
What is a soil problem all farmers face?
a)
soil hardening
b)
soil erosion
c)
soil spoiling
d)
soil pollution
6.
What effect did over plowing and cutting down trees in the Great Plains during the 1930’s?
a)
It had little effect
b)
It increased soil fertility
c)
It was a primary cause of the Dust Bowl
d)
Farmers had a great harvest
7.

Crop rotation preserves nutrients and helps combat soil erosion by

a)

planting the same crop every year

b)

planting crops in rows

c)

planting different crops each season

8.

What will happen to soil when crops are NOT rotated from year to year?

a)

Nurtients are depleted

b)

Fertility increases

c)

soil becomes porous

9.

Overgrazing (animals eating too many plants) damages the soil by

a)

removing plants that hold soil in place

b)

makes draining the field harder

c)

eliminates insects

10.

What environmental factor played a part in the cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Snow

b)

Drought

c)

Hurricane

d)

Rain

11.

What characteristics would fertile soil have?

a)

dark color

b)

clumpy

c)

workable

d)

medium pore spaces (loamy)

e)

acidic

12.

What are some stressors to the global food supply?

a)

water stress

b)

climate change and desertification

c)

increased crop yields

d)

malnutrition

13.

A complex plant-supporting system made up of disintegrated rock, remains and wastes of organisms, water, gases, nutrients, and microorganisms.

a)

desertification

b)

soil

c)

drip irrigation

d)

overgrazing

14.

the deterioration of the soil characteristics needed for plant growth and other ecosystem services

a)

soil

b)

soil degradation

c)

sprinkler irrigation

d)

furrow irrigation

15.

the loss of more than 10% of productivity due to erosion, soil compaction, and/or deforestation

a)

soil

b)

overgrazing

c)

desertification

d)

drip irrigation

16.
Arable land is best described as ___________.
a)
degraded
b)
desertified
c)
suitable for farming
d)
covered in building
17.
What is he term for the amount of food produced in an area?
a)
arable
b)
efficiency
c)
yield
d)
soil conservation
18.
When one person's diet doesn't have enough nutrients or Calories, they suffer from ____________.
a)
famine
b)
malnutrition
c)
anemia
d)
scurvy
19.
Biological pest control is the use of ___________ to control pests
a)
living organisms
b)
living organisms and chemicals
c)
chemical pesticides
d)
salt and other dry materials
20.
DDT has been banned for decades, but is still found in humans today. It exhibits _________. 
a)
immunity
b)
determination
c)
resistance
d)
persistance
21.
Cancer, nervous system disorders, and illness are all concerns associated with __________.
a)
pesticides
b)
manure
c)
integrated pest management
d)
compost
22.
Overuse of pesticides may result in ___________, the ability to survive a pesticide.
a)
immunity
b)
determination
c)
resistance
d)
persistance
23.
What is the best term for a chemical that kills organisms that are unwanted and cause economic damage?
a)
insecticide
b)
pesticide
c)
herbicide
d)
pathogens
24.
Aquaculture is the raising of _________ for human consumption.
a)
ruminants
b)
poultry
c)
aquatic organisms
d)
plants
25.
What is the term for this technology in which DNA is modified for medical or industrial use?
a)
nitrogen fixation
b)
genetic engineering
c)
sustainable agriculture
d)
organic farming
26.
Malnutrition mainly occurs as a result of ___________. 
a)
couponing
b)
poverty
c)
laziness
d)
birthright
27.
Breaking down or wearing away of rocks is called....
a)
weathering
b)
humus
c)
erosion 
28.
Using the soil triangle  what is 20 clay, 60 silt, 20 sand? 
a)
clay
b)
silt loam
c)
loam
d)
sandy loam
29.
Color of the soil can tell you
a)
soil pollution
b)
a quick answer if the soil is healthy for farming
c)
whether you need to add more nutrients 
d)
how much it has rained
30.
Topsoil contains the nutrients for plants to grow and it is located in this soil horizon
a)
A
b)
C
c)
O
d)
B
31.
On desert farms continual use of  irrigation can cause large mineral deposits on surface of the soil and lead to this condition 
a)
water logging
b)
salinization
c)
soil erosion
d)
all of these
32.
What are shelterbelts?
a)
Rows of trees or other tall plants that are places along a field,  developed area, or road to decrease wind speeds and prevent soil disturbance
b)
Trees planted in urban areas like cities to prevent wind damage and increase air quality. 
c)
Planting tall trees or plants on top of buildings in cities to increase air quality and decrease the urban island effect. 
d)
Areas of trees planted between urban and suburban areas. 
33.
What are monocultures? 
a)
Groups of people who practice one method of farming.
b)
Large expanses of a single crop type. 
c)
A farming method where one type of pesticide is used.
d)
A farming where multiple crops are planted in one field. 
34.
Agriculture is best defined as 
a)
Hunting for animals, fishing, or gathering plants
b)
Altering the genetic material of plants and animals
c)
Deliberate cultivation of plants and rearing of animals for food and fiber
d)
The use of technology to increase production
35.
The food available to us in stores is mostly just clever rearrangements of...
a)
Wheat
b)
Corn
c)
Soy
d)
Barley
36.
Which of the types of soil particles is the smallest?
a)
clay
b)
silt
c)
sand
d)
organics
37.
Which of the types of soil particles is visible with the naked eye?
a)
clay
b)
silt
c)
sand
d)
organics
38.
What does IPM stand for?
a)
Impractical Parental Mandate
b)
Individual Pesticide Mandate
c)
Integrated Pest Management
d)
Independent Pest Management
39.

Which of these is effective against erosion on steep slopes?

a)

intercropping

b)

crop rotation

c)

terracing

d)

wind breaks

40.

What is the process of pulling nutrients out of the topsoil as water percolates through to lower horizons?

a)

particle gravitation

b)

particle loss

c)

escaping

d)

leaching

41.

What kind of soil has a composition of 30% clay, 40% silt, 30% sand?

a)

loam

b)

silt loam

c)

clay loam

d)

silty clay loam

42.

Which of the biogeochemical cycles includes a bacterial process as well as lightning?

a)

nitrogen

b)

phosphorus

c)

carbon

d)

water

43.

Toxins that get passed up the food chain in increasing amounts

a)

biomagnification

b)

compaction

c)

compounding

d)

non-elimination

44.

Which of these shows the correct order of the soil horizons?

a)

ORCAB

b)

ABCDE

c)

OAEBCR

d)

ROABC

45.

The relative abundance of sand, silt and clay in soil can be found by determining its

a)

texture

b)

implied ratio

c)

salinity ratio

d)

saturation

46.
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
47.
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
48.

What describes the picture the best?

a)

Monoculture

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Industrial agriculture

d)

Agriculture

49.

What best describes the image?

a)

Monoculture

b)

Biodiversity

c)

The growing of multiple types of crop in one particular area

d)

Industrial agriculture

50.

What does it mean to be sustainable?

a)

you recycle

b)

you are able to maintain your life at a certain rate/ or level for a long period of time

c)

you cut down a lot of trees just to replant some

d)

not sure

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