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Unit 6 - Agriculture

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
a)
Commercial
b)
subsistence
c)
seed
d)
vegetative
2.
Manufacturing of bread is :
a)
Primary Activities
b)
Secondary Activities
c)
Tertiary Activities
d)
Quaternary Activities
3.

The content of the soil, its depth and texture significantly influence agricultural activity

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?

a)

Pastoral Agriculture

b)

Subsistence Agriculture

c)

Commercial Agriculture

d)

Surplus Agriculture

5.

'Slash and burn' agriculture is a -

a)

Shifting agriculture

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Commercial agriculture

d)

None of these

6.

Which on of the following is incorrect as regards to commercial farming?

a)

Use of heavy doses of modern inputs

b)

Crops are grown for sale

c)

Family members are involved in growing crops

d)

Practised on large land holdings

7.
Agriculture is best defined as 
a)
the hunting and gathering
b)
the altering genetic material of plants
c)
the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
d)
using technology to increase production
8.
What Is Arable Land ?
a)
Land left empty
b)
land on which crops are grown
9.

Vegetation is usually cleared to facilitate agriculture. Which TWO impacts are identified here?

a)

Global Warming

b)

Pollution

c)

Deforestation

d)

Land Development

10.
Which of the following describes a fundamental characteristic of the Green Revolution?
a)
The application of higher levels of organic fertilizers.
b)
The addition of calorie, fat, and fiber content to food labels.
c)
The development of new strains of crops with higher yields.
d)
Deforestation to provide crops with additional sunlight.
11.

The service industry would be which economic activity?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quatenary

12.

According to the Von Thunen model why would dairy farming be closest to the urban center.

a)

To access the fertilizer.

b)

To protect the cows.

c)

To use as transportation.

d)

The cows require constant attention.

13.

Minnesota's cadastral system is.....

a)

Township and Range

b)

Metes and Bounds

c)

Longlot Survey

d)

Irregular System

14.

A longlot system of land survey uses what as it's baseline?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

A physical feature.

d)

A river or shoreline.

15.

What is best associated with the 3rd Agriculture Revolution?

a)

Plant Domesitication

b)

Animal Domestication

c)

Advanced farming tools.

d)

Genetic Modifications, herbicides, and pesticides.

16.

The 3rd ag revolution is benefiting everyone around the globe?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Genetically modified crops and animals are proven to be bad for human consumption.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

In the U.S. there are currently more women in agriculture than men.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The main cause for the move from subsistence farming to cash crops was....

a)

Overproduction

b)

Colonialism

c)

Crop Rotation needs.

d)

Floods and Drought

20.

About how many animals have been domesticated for farming?

a)

1000

b)

100

c)

50

d)

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