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WorksheetsUnit 5 Agriculture Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The right to attaining ownership of land is a contributing economic factor influencing agriculture.
TRUE
FALSE
Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all
Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed
Hearths of plant domestication
Areas for widespread terracing
Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began
Leaders in the Columbian Exchange
What has happened to the number of farmers in the US during the 20th century?
The number of farmers has declined because of lack of opportunities to make a profit and the pull of higher paying jobs in the city.
The number of farmers has increased to meet the rising demand of food as the population grows.
The number of farmers has increased to meet the growing demand for food as high powered economies demand more and more protein and foods from exotic locations.
The number of farmers has remained the same because the increase in the demand for food has been met with improvements in technology and advanced farming techniques.
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the global industrialization of agriculture initiated by the Green Revolution?
An increase in energy investment of crops
Occasional, unpredictable, massive crop failures
A dependence on fossil fuels to produce food and sustain the human population
Increase in pollution of watersheds worldwide by leaching of chemical fertilizers
The world’s population began to grow about 8,000 years ago as a result of?
The mechanization of agriculture
Industrialization
The cultivation of crops
Migration
Medical advances
When a country experiences food insecurity, it
has eliminated the availability of periodic markets.
has introduced policies that prevent restaurants from operating in a free market.
is engaged in military conflict.
does not have physical, social, and economic access to safe and nutritious food.
This is when urban residents do not have access to affordable and healthy food (such as fresh fruit & vegetables) within a reasonable traveling distance.
Desertification
Vertical farming
Food Desert
Deforestation
Mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to
distribute the workload of the crops and livestock so that farmers hardly need to work during the summer season.
generate 90 percent of their income from the sale of livestock.
Allows farmers to double crop.
creates a system where crops provide food for livestock, and the livestock provide manure for crop fertilization.
The Second Agricultural Revolution was when
Humans began domesticating animals to help farm
Humans began using GMO’s
Humans began using machinery to farm
Humans began using airplanes to crop dust
What is a feedlot?
A farming system that strives for sustainability and limits pesticides
Raising livestock under range conditions.
A plot of ground where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
The act of moving from place to place, usually following a seasonal route according to food supply.
What is the percentage of Farmers in America today?
10%
25%
5%
1%
True or False: Raw Milk may be harmful for human consumption
True
False
True or False: Geography does NOT have an influence on Food Production?
True
False
What products are on the second ring of Von Thunen's Model?
Fruits, Veggies, Milk and Eggs
Grains
Timber
Animals that will be sold for consumption
Subsistence farming is predominantly practiced in
LDCs
MDCs
Drug crops are primarily grown in LDCs for consumption in MDCs.
True
False
The Second Agricultural Revolution is also known as
The Neolithic Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Green Revolution
Which type of agriculture uses larger sized farms?
Commercial
Subsistence
Which type of agriculture uses more machinery?
Commercial
Subsistence
(Unit 5) In Von Thunen's model the most time-intensive and labor-intensive agriculture activities would fall in
The City and Ring 1
Ring 2
Ring 3
Ring 4
(Unit 5) Which of the following is an important environmental concern of feedlots?
Cost of feed
Pesticide contamination
Animal waste
Spread of disease to nearby wild animals
(Unit 5) Which Agriculture Revolution corresponds with the exponential population growth around the world?
First Agriculture Revolution
Second Agriculture Revolution
Green Revolution
Neolithic Agriculture Revolution
(Unit 5) Traditionally, the Ganges Valley and the Nile Valley have had comparatively high population densities because of there
Tropical climate
heavy industrialization
destination as sacred sites
intensive agriculture based on irrigation
Johann von Thunen would use ring 4 for
Grain farming
Dairy and horticulture
Livestock / ranching
Plantation farming
At lands use four (4), which would be most likely to be produced?
strawberries
corn
cattle
tomatoes
blueberries
Commercial system located close to the central town or city
grain
livestock
dairy
mixed crop and livestock
Where would you expect to see grain farming practiced?
North Central United States
South Central Canada
Eastern Europe
Southeastern United States
Southeastern Australia
Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is
the Green Revolution
advancements in pesticide research
biotechnology
precision agriculture techniques
irrigation
In most pastoral societies, gender roles are strongly divided, and these patterns seem to be extremely similar across regions. Women are typically responsible for milking and dairy processing; they may or may not sell the milk, and they usually have control over the proceeds in order to feed the family. Women also do cottage trades - weaving mats and fabrics to sell for a marginal profit. This differences means Men are responsible for herding and selling meat animals. In systems in which herds are split, women usually stay at fixed homesteads while men go away with the animals
True
False
