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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production?
Cheap Labor
Year-Round Growing Season
Proximity to Market
Abundant Water
Alluvial Soil
Which of the following environmental problems is most associated with the African Sahel?
Desertification
Deforestation
Air Pollution
Flooding
Water Pollution
A set of economic and political relationships that organizes food production from the development of seed to marketing the products is known as
food processing
mechanized farming
mixed crop and livestock farming
agribusiness
commercial farming
Compared to North American ranchers, commercial ranchers in the Pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil are more likely to
Raise Mostly Sheep
Lease their grazing land
rely on feedlots
raise livestocks primarily for export
use practices developed by indigenous people
Labor-intensive intertillage is often practiced in
the Canadian wheat belt
Southeast Asia
the Turkish highlands
the English countryside
New Zealand
The industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the United States during the past 70 years have resulted in
a decrease in the number of farms and an increase in the size of farms
an increase in the number of farms and a decrease in the size of farm fields
an increase in the diversity of crops and animals grown on individual farms
an increase in the economic viability of small towns in the agricultural regions
a decrease in the tonnage of pesticides and herbicides used on cropland
Sheep production in New Zealand and poultry production in Arkansas produce food animals for human consumption. Which of the following best describes the differences in the agricultural practices and land use for these products?
Sheep production is an example of intensive agriculture requiring large amounts of fertilizer, whereas poultry production is an example of extensive agriculture practiced mainly in more developed countries.
Sheep production and poultry production are both examples of extensive agriculture practiced on large areas of land, but requiring different climates.
Sheep production is an example of extensive agriculture requiring large pastures, whereas poultry production is an example of intensive agriculture often practiced indoors.
Sheep production and poultry production are both examples of intensive agriculture practiced on small areas of land but requiring different amounts of labor and capital.
Sheep production is an example of extensive agriculture that is declining because of an insufficient supply of open land, whereas poultry production continues to be practiced on small areas of land.
Specialty agriculture and timber production have increased the level of development and gross national income (GNI) of Chile's economy through which of the following?
Export sales to consumers in the United States, Japan, and other foreign markets.
Creation of a trade alliance with Brazil and Argentina
Provision of basic staple foods and building materials to Chilean consumers
An increase in shipping trade from ports along the Strait of Magellan
A focus on plant-based produce that has a long shelf life and does not require preservatives
In the early part of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, Thomas Malthus developed a theory that population increases exponentially, while food production can increase only arithmetically. Which of the following statements best explains how the Industrial Revolution reduced the threats forecast by Malthus?
The resulting rural-to-urban migration for jobs in factories led to a decline in birth rates and lowered population growth rates below what Malthus predicted.
Industrialization led to the manufacture of weaponry used in warfare, resulting in higher mortality during the conflicts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that dramatically reduced populations.
The migration of people from rural areas to factory cities allowed farmers to expand their farmers to expand their farm size and increase food production above Malthus' predictions.
Industrialization enabled and promoted European imperialism, and Europeans migrated to overseas colonies, reducing the European population.
Mechanization expanded to agriculture, increasing the need for agricultural labor to run the equipment, leading rural families to have more children and increasing population growth.
According to Carl Sauer, which of the following is true about plant domestication?
It originated in marginal areas with limited food resources.
It first occurred in diversified habitats with a variety of species.
It was developed by farmers who were starving and desperate for food.
It owes its origins to the domestication of animals.
It was at first dependent on irrigation.
Why have family farms in North America been replaced by agribusiness farms since the 1980s?
A decrease in the consumption of meat has resulted in less demand for cattle, which are mainly raised on family farms.
Agribusiness farms have the resources to take advantage of economies of scale.
Little available land for pasture farming has resulted in more concentrated agribusiness operations.
More interest in genetically modified foods has led to an increase in agribusiness farms, which have greater access to advanced technology.
Water shortages in regions where family farms were once common have led to a rise in agribusiness in regions with more favorable climates.
Genetic engineering of agricultural crops has primarily increased the productivity of modern farming by
converting annual plants to perennials, which do not require replanting
increasing the size of fruits and grains
increasing plants' drought resistance and resistance to pests
cutting the cost of bulk seeds during planting seasons
Changing vegetable and fruit colors to suit consumer demands.
Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by
substantial increases in the amount of land under cultivation
global warming
an increase in the urban workforce
an increase in the agricultural workforce
an increase in the use of energy and technology
Which of the following explains why multiple early hearths of domestication and diffusion of plants and animals arose across the world in Central America, the Fertile Crescent, the Indus River Valley, and Southeast Asia?
Domestication of plants and animals evolved in each hearth independently of one another as societies in each area learned and applied the process to local plants and animals.
Domestication of plants and animals began in Southeast Asia and the process diffused to other areas as nomadic warriors conquered other cultural groups and carried the new seeds and animals with them.
Domestication of plants and animals began in the Fertile Crescent and the process diffused as pastoral nomads migrated to other areas.
Domestication of plants and animals began in the Indus River Valley and the process diffused to other areas across trade routes.
In which of the following areas was wheat most probably domesticated earliest?
Southern Italy
Northern Libya
The plateau of central Mexico
Eastern China
Southeastern Turkey
Which of the following is the most often cited environmental benefit of the eat-local movement?
Less fossil fuel is used in transporting food to market.
Fewer pesticides are used by farmers.
Less topsoil is lost to wind and water erosion.
There is less demand for chemical fertilizers.
It helps local and regional economies.
Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by
Double-cropping of specific grains
Extensive use of the land
production only for family consumption
production only for trade
irrigation and inorganic fertilization
The southwestern part of the United States is most likely affected most by which of the following?
Depopulation
Deforestation
Desertification
Deindustrialization
Devolution
Agriculture practiced in California differs from forms practiced in other Mediterranean agricultural regions because in California.
grapes are grown for wine production
farms use more irrigation
farms are smaller
farms rely on local labor
wheat is grown in the winter as a cover crop
Which of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world's total land area?
Plantation agriculture and specialized horticulture
Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculture
Wheat farming and dairying
Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding
Intensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming
