WorksheetsAgriculture Review
Total questions: 88
Worksheet time: 44mins
Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long-term environmental impact in tropical regions?
Clearing small patches of land to pasture dairy cows, which decreases water pollution from runoff
Building terraces on sloping land to grow rice, which destabilizes hillsides
Burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity
Burning small areas of forested land for subsistence farming, which increases biodiversity
Moving livestock to higher pasture areas in the spring, which leads to soil degradation
Which of the following best explains why farmers would plant both strawberries and watermelons in the same field?
Limited farmland encourages intensive farming and monocropping to produce high yields.
Unlimited farmland encourages intensive farming with intercropping to produce high yields.
Unlimited farmland encourages extensive farming with intercropping to produce high yields.
Limited farmland encourages extensive farming with monocropping to produce high yields.
Limited farmland encourages intensive farming with intercropping to produce high yields.
Which of the following best explains the importance of climate to agricultural practices?
Agricultural crops are successful only in midlatitude climates, where any crop can be grown.
Tropical climates support plant-based agriculture, but animal-based agriculture is not successful in tropical areas.
The sparse vegetation in arid or semiarid climates does not support animal-based agriculture.
Midlatitude climates tend to support similar agricultural crops and practices, such as wheat farming in the United States and China.
Cold midlatitude climates are associated with plantation agriculture and pastoral nomadism.
Based on the different types of land use shown in the image, which of the following best explains why soil salinization is a concern in the arid landscape shown?
Forests are being cleared as land is repurposed for agricultural uses, which reduces biodiversity in the region.
Forests are being cleared as land is repurposed for agricultural uses, which reduces biodiversity in the region.
Irrigation increases the salt content of the soil, which disrupts the growth of crops and degrades soil fertility.
Fields are left fallow after being farmed intensively so that nutrients in the soil may be replenished.
Multiple crops are being planted in the same field, which increases the chances of pest damage.
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 began in Central America and the process diffused to other areas through the early explorers.
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.
Which of the following includes the world's earliest centers of plant domestication?
British Isles, Scandinavia, United States
Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South Africa
Australia, New Zealand, China
Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East
Russia, China, Latin America
The two images represent two different methods of raising livestock in the United States. Which of the following statements most accurately compares these two agricultural practices?
Cattle ranching is a more economically friendly way to raise livestock than using feedlots because less infrastructure is needed.
Feedlots require more space than cattle ranching does, which reduces profits due to the cost of the land.
Consumers prefer to pay higher prices for grass-fed beef than for corn-fed beef raised in feedlots because of the environmentally friendly practices associated with grass-fed beef.
Feedlots can minimize costs associated with livestock production because feedlots do not use as much space as cattle ranching.
Feedlots require less food consumption by the cows than cattle ranching because the livestock are grazing on available grass in the pastures.
Which of the following best explains how the expansion of feedlots for raising cattle has affected environmental sustainability in rural areas?
Concentrating large numbers of farm animals in small spaces has decreased the release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Runoff from animal waste has increased the pollution in local water supplies.
Feed grains have eliminated potentially harmful invasive plant species from farmland.
Land development has increased the available water supply for other farming practices.
Composted manure has introduced valuable nutrients into previously depleted soils.
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 an impact of globalized agricultural commodity chains on consumers as compared to producers?
Drought and depletion of groundwater sources in developing countries cause a rise in global grain prices and associated higher costs for food.
The shift from subsistence farming to value-added agriculture by small farmers in developed countries causes a drop in profits for global agribusiness corporations.
The imposition of government-imposed tariffs on specialty crops in order to protect domestic farmers causes a worldwide decrease in all farm products.
Farmers in developing countries who are unable to gain access to global food markets to sell their goods protest, leading to global unrest.
Agricultural production with a focus on monocropping cash crops creates more vulnerability in a country’s exports if consumer preferences shift to a different commodity.
Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population’s need for food. Which of the following best explains this change?
The elimination of poverty in India’s rural regions
The use of genetically modified seeds
The increase in microloan programs that provide farmers with credit
The use of large farm tractors and combine harvesters
The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals
In less developed countries, pesticides are typically applied by hand, whereas pesticides are typically applied by tractors or aircraft in more developed countries. Which of the following best explains the risks associated with pesticide applications?
Crop dusters are at risk when applying pesticides with aircraft in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.
Farm animals used to plow fields are at risk from pesticides in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk is less developed countries.
Farmers' health is at risk in less developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in more developed countries.
Crops are at risk in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.
Contract harvesters are at risk in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.
Why have many 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 agribusinesses in regions with more favorable climates.
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.
Nomadic pastoralism is an extensive agricultural system practiced
in the dry regions of Africa and Asia
in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia
in the hinterlands of Australia
by Native American buffalo hunters
by people who shift location in pursuit of rain clouds
Which of the following best explains the diffusion of plants and animals from their hearths of domestication?
Animals were domesticated before plants and diffused rapidly from their hearth of domestication through contagious diffusion because they were mobile and moved easily from place to place.
Domesticated plants spread through wind-borne dispersal of seeds from their original hearth, expanding slowly until a vast region was covered with new plants.
Both domesticated plants and animals spread across the globe through contagious diffusion in early years by farmers and traders, and later by relocation diffusion through European exploration and colonialism.
The diffusion of plants and animals was limited to areas close to each hearth of domestication because the newly developed plants and animals could not readily adapt to different soil types.
The diffusion of plants and animals was dependent on nomadic traders who traveled between agricultural villages because early farmers were sedentary and did not travel to other areas.
Which of the following best explains why the New England region, located in the northeastern United States, would specialize in market gardening agriculture rather than other types of agriculture, such as grain farming?
Wheat farming would require more machinery, which conflicts with the environmental standards of many states in New England.
Market gardening products can be easily transported to the primary market of California without spoiling.
Farmers can specialize in market gardening products because of the rocky soil found in many New England states.
Market gardening zones allow farmers the flexibility to grow market gardening crops along with other grain crops.
Several large cities on the East Coast provide a growing market and shorter distances for transporting market gardening products.
Which of the following best explains the reasons for the similarities and differences between the two land survey systems shown?
Both systems set specific property boundaries for landholders. However, the metes-and-bounds system is more orderly and efficient.
Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, the township-and-range system uses simplified calculation to create a more ordered landscape.
Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, only properties surveyed with the metes-and-bounds system can be subdivided into smaller plots.
Both systems access the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) to set property lines. However, GNSS is accurate only for township-and-range systems.
Both systems are used in the United States. However, the township-and-range survey system is used only in the eastern part of the United States.
Which of the following best explains the differences between the patterns of land use in the township-and-range system and the long-lot system, as shown in the images?
The township-and-range survey system was more varied in plot size, while the size of plots in the long-lot system was set at 50 acres.
The township-and-range survey system was based on physical features, while the long-lot system was based on a geometric grid pattern.
The long-lot survey system created a more uniform division of land, while the township-and-range survey system conformed to physical features on the landscape.
The long-lot survey system created less efficient irrigation systems, while the township-and-range system created a grid system for efficient water flow.
The township-and-range survey system was based on a geometric grid pattern, while the long-lot system was a rectilinear pattern based upon waterways or roads.
The images shown illustrate a change that took place as the Second Agricultural Revolution coincided with the Industrial Revolution. Which of the following compares this geographic relationship between these revolutions?
An increase in chemical farming practices let to more food being produced by farmers and then processed in factories
The domestication of plants and animals allowed for factory farming practices where workers made the first canned foods
An increase in the rural farming workforce lead to higher farm productivity, which resulted in more food for urban industrial workers
The mechanization of farm work allowed many young people to migrate and join a growing urban industrial workforce
The creation of sedentary societies, where farm work was done completely by machine, resulted in permanent settlements in town and cities
The two images show different agricultural methods. In the context of the Second Agricultural Revolution, which of the following trends is represented in these images?
The introduction of machines during the Second Agricultural Revolution resulted in many farmers being pushed off their land, leading to famine and starvation in the countryside.
Although new farm machines were developed during the Second Agricultural Revolution, many farmers continued to practice agriculture in traditional ways because of cultural taboos associated with the adoption of modern farming techniques.
During the Second Agricultural Revolution, many farmers continued to use traditional farming techniques that were more suited to the tropical environments they lived in.
The mechanization of farming in the Second Agricultural Revolution resulted in more reliable crop harvests and healthier populations in areas where the mechanization was adopted.
The developments associated with the Second Agricultural Revolution were applicable only to farmers growing grain in temperate regions of the world.
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation?
Dependency on irrigation
Sharecropping
Production of cash crops for export
Demand for wage laborers
Multicropping
Which of the following explains the role of commodity chains in the average size of farms?
The spatial organization of agriculture has changed because of an increase in the number of farms as farmers join local commodity chains that regulate supply and demand for agricultural products and large profits can be realized.
The spatial organization of agriculture has remained stable, but farm productivity has increased through technological innovations that are available to farmers through membership in local commodity chains.
Commodity chains have led to changes in the spatial organization of agriculture from dispersed family farms to large corporate farms that produce, process, and distribute the products.
Farms are increasing in size, but there is little change in the spatial organization of agriculture because of the instability of regional cooperatives and associated commodity chains that cannot meet the demand for new products desired by consumers.
Commodity chains have had no effect on the spatial organization of agriculture because they operate only in areas of grain farming; dairy and meat products spoil rapidly and markets are too far away for safe and rapid transportation of those products.
Which of the following is a subsistence crop?
Corn
Cotton
Rubber
Cocoa
Timber
In the South Asian country of Sri Lanka, tea is farmed as a monoculture. Which of the following best explains why tea plantations are common in Sri Lanka and tea exports are important to the country's economy?
Sri Lanka's unique climate and terrain make it one of the only countries where tea plants thrive.
Tea plantations are a traditional form of subsistence agriculture practiced by Sri Lanka's indigenous groups.
Sri Lankans drink more tea per capita than any other nationality.
The early hearth of tea plant domestication is located in Sri Lanka.
Tea plantations were established in Sri Lanka by a former European colonial power.
The clearing of tropical rain forest for agriculture frequently results in
long-term productive farmland
a shift to animal raising
an increase in the size of the ozone hole
better-managed commercial forests
large-scale immigration
All of the following statements about the geography of meat production in the United States and Canada are true EXCEPT
Industrial farmers are raising ever-increasing numbers of animals on their farms .
Animal slaughtering and meat-processing activities are dominated by a few large corporations .
The development of the poultry industry has made chicken the least expensive kind of meat consumed in the United States and Canada .
Fast-food restaurants have created a demand for increased standardization and homogeneity of animals raised for meat .
Consumer demand for organic foods has significantly decreased the amount of meat produced by most agribusiness firms .
During the first half of the twentieth century, which of the following facilitated the transportation of beef over long distances to global markets?
Commercial canning
Irradiation of food
Refrigerated ships
Airplanes
High-speed railroads
Which of the following statements best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture?
Local markets have become more important for dairy farmers.
Individual farms have become more diversified.
Corporate farms have gained a greater advantage over family farms.
Subsistence farmers are given great advantages.
Cuisines have become more regionalized.
Which of the following social or environmental impacts is most directly related to the use of chemicals in agriculture?
A decline in insect-borne diseases and improved health at the global scale
A decrease in the price of agricultural products due to lower labor costs associated with applying chemicals over widespread areas in one application
An increase in the use of genetically modified crops
An increase in profits that is limited to farmers in developed countries
An increase in land and water pollution from agricultural runoff
Von Thünen emphasized which of the following factors in his model of agricultural land use?
Labor cost
Transportation cost
Fertilizer cost
Machinery cost
Seasonal fluctuations in prices of farm products
Which of the following correctly explains the placement of an agricultural product within von Thünen’s agricultural land-use model?
Beef cattle are raised close to the market because meat spoils quickly.
Grain is grown close to the market because it is bulky to transport.
Firewood is harvested far from the market because the best agricultural land is closer to the market.
Tomatoes are grown closest to the market because they spoil quicker than beef or grain.
Beef cattle are raised close to the market because land is cheapest closer to the market.
Compare the two maps and examine the data for Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Which of the following statements is supported by the comparison of the two maps?
There is less food produced in these regions and therefore fewer women working in agriculture.
Many women in these regions work on farms and grow food for their families, but not all are paid to do this work.
Agriculture is considered a prestigious field in these regions, and they have the highest percentage of women working in agriculture.
There is a strong correlation between countries with a large percentage of women in the paid workforce and women working in agriculture.
Typically women in these regions work for agribusiness in the formal paid workforce.
Which of the following best explains the potential impact of rising global temperatures on agricultural regions?
The wheat belt will shift northward.
Mediterranean agriculture will expand southward.
Polar regions will dry out, making cultivation impossible.
Nomadic herding will end as conditions become too harsh.
Centers of market gardening will shift to the Arctic Circle.
With the exception of Hawaii, the map shows the pattern of production for coffee beans by country. If the map was reproduced at the subnational state or provincial scale, as Hawaii is on the map, what changes in pattern would be expected in other parts of the world?
The inland provinces of African countries would not show any production.
Southeast Asian islands would not show any production.
The states in northern Mexico and northern India would not show any production.
The Amazon Basin and Congo Basin would show concentrated areas of production.
Provinces in southern China would show concentrated areas of production.
Which of the following is indicated on the graph above?
Worldwide fertilizer use is declining with the rise of sustainable agriculture.
Developed countries in the core are using greater amounts of fertilizer.
Developing countries in the periphery are shifting to more sustainable agriculture and using smaller amounts of fertilizer.
Worldwide fertilizer use is increasing but faster in peripheral developing countries.
Worldwide fertilizer use is increasing but notably faster in core developed countries.
During the Green Revolution, agricultural practices from more developed countries diffused to less developed countries in Asia and Africa. Which of the following best explains the Green Revolution's highly variable level of success in increasing agricultural yields?
The increased yield of the Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa decreased the incidence of famine, but the program was unsuccessful in India because of poor soil quality.
Small-scale farmers in Asia often lacked the resources necessary to acquire the hybrid seeds and the chemical inputs to grow them, leaving large gaps in the success of the Green Revolution outside of urban cores.
The Green Revolution was not successful in China because the strain of rice produced was prone to widespread crop failures, and China dropped out of the program.
Rice production surpassed all other crop production in sub-Saharan Africa, but corn production in Mexico was less successful because of the negative impact on the environment.
Persistent famine has occurred in India since new technologies associated with the Green Revolution were implemented because only the wealthy could afford the increased cost of the improved strains of rice.
The images show devices developed during the Second Agricultural Revolution. Which of the following best describes the impacts of the Second Agricultural Revolution?
Genetically modified crops and ever-increasing levels of mechanization, as shown in the images, drove productivity up and made hunger a thing of the past.
Innovations such as crop rotations and hybrid selection, facilitated by the technology shown in the images, made agriculture productive enough to support the growth of urban centers and led to the creation of modern civilization.
The adaptation of newly introduced crops such as potatoes and corn from the New World, which were planted and harvested using the technology shown in the images, made European farms more productive, which led to better diets, longer life expectancies, and more people available for work in factories.
Technological innovations, such as the devices shown in the images, and increased agricultural productivity led to better diets, longer life expectancies, and more people available for work in factories.
The Second Agricultural Revolution is ongoing, as engineers continue to improve agricultural machinery and scientists search for crops adapted to the drier, warmer climates predicted for the coming decades.
The above map shows von Thünen’s model applied to a map of the contiguous United States. Which of the following realities would NOT be accounted for by the theoretical predictions shown on the map?
Wyoming is a major cattle-ranching area.
Oregon has established a Forest Resources Institute.
New Jersey’s nickname is the Garden State.
Florida’s government has a Department of Citrus.
The first cheese factory in the United States was near Rome, New York.
Which of the following best describes the roles of women in the rural, agricultural economies of sub-Saharan Africa?
Salaried workers in large-scale commercial agriculture
Nonwage workers on small, family-run farms
Hourly workers in seasonal migratory farm work
Landowners of export-oriented farms
Drivers and operators of agricultural equipment
The Green Revolution had all of the following effects except
brought the overall price of farming down for most farmers
traditional varieties of crops were potentially lost to many farmers
damaged large tracts of land due to fertilizer use
required huge amounts of water for irrigation of crops
Which statement is False?
Labor is most extensive during planting and harvesting.
Winter Wheat: Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma. Planted in fall and ripens in summer. Survives severe cold
The staple grains of the US are rice and wheat
The most important grain farming regions in the world are in the US (World’s Breadbasket)
Which of the following is not a common method of preserving food around the world?
pickling
storing in jars
salt cure
pounding out the juices then wrapping in wax paper
Colonial powers set up plantations in many parts of the world and grew products which____
helped local farmers
were consumed by local people
cut the use of pesticides and herbicides
exploited the best land taken from the locals
Which of the following was von Thünen not concerned with in his model on agriculture?
transportation costs
production costs
bid rent
double cropping
Splitting existing plants into two and replanting both parts to propagate crops is ___
vegetative planting
plantation agriculture
aquaculture
seed agriculture
Three of the largest dairy regions in the US are the Northeast (NY & PA), the Upper Midwest (WI, MN), & California. What explains this phenomenon?
There are more milk drinkers in these parts of the country than in other parts.
The transportation systems are much better in these areas.
The climates are more conducive for raising dairy cattle.
Large urban center are located in each zone.
Which of the following phrases would best fit the Second Agricultural Revolution?
The Second Agricultural Revolution saw the beginning of seed agriculture.
The Second Agricultural Revolution allowed farmers to redesign crops to grow in nonnative climates.
The Second Agricultural Revolution brought mechanization into the farming process.
The Second Agricultural Revolution prompted farmers to develop new crops.
Farming in the US, in particular, has experienced which pattern?
debt-for-nature swap
more sustainable yields
tragedy of the commons
movement to agricultural industrialization
The Tuareg people of the Sahara and their animals seasonally migrate to the higher lands in the summer and the valleys in the winter. This is an example of ____
transhumance
pastoral nomadism
livestock fattening
livestock ranching
Which hearth is not matched properly?
W Europe – rye, tomatoes, tobacco, vanilla, & peppers
Sub-Saharan Africa - sorghum, yams
Latin America – most beans, cotton, potato, & corn (maize)
SW Asia – barley, wheat, lentils, & olives
Which is not an outcome of the 1st agricultural revolution?
Rapid increase in total human population – people were less likely to starve to death.
Widening of gender differences – men did most of the farming. Women took care of the kids, cooking, and cleaning. Men became dominant – patriarchal system
Need for more farmers. With an increase in population there was a need for more farmers. Less specialization in jobs.
Longer life expectancies
_____________ is the diffusion of plants & animals through relocation between the Old & New Worlds after the conquest of North & South America.
Age of Exploration
Columbian Exchange
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution
The 3rd Agricultural Revolution
Method of inventory management made possible by efficient transportation and communication system, whereby companies keep on hand just what they need for near-term production, planning that what they need for longer-term production will arrive when needed.
just-in-time delivery
labor intensive inventory
Amazon delivery
Intermodal inventory
Which is not true?
green - forest
yellow - ranching and animal crops
black dot - central city
light blue / gray - intensive farming & dairy
In areas of shifting cultivation the population:
must be large enough to provide surplus labor
increases significantly
locates near megacities
has a low population density
The majority of the world’s people that are involved in agriculture – practice which form?
subsistence intensive agriculture
plantation agriculture
pastoral nomadism
extensive subsistence agriculture
Which of the following is false about economic sectors in the 21st century?
Tertiary activities are those which connect consumers to products (service).
Primary activities involve making a living directly from the land.
Core countries employ most of their workers in Secondary activities.
Quinary activities deal largely with very specialized high-tech information.
A grower of wheat or other crops who lives outside the community except during the plowing, seeding, and harvesting seasons. Often, the farming is done by migrant workers. This allows individuals to continue their long relationships with the ancestral farm, but still enjoy the benefits of waged incomes in the urban area.
plantation agriculturalists
winnow farmers
suitcase farmers
threshold farmers
Which is not true?
Von Thunen states rent / land value will decrease the farther one gets away from the central market.
Labor intensive farming requires far more tending than labor extensive farming.
feed lots are farms that specialize in cattle or hogs often with thousands of animals.
Dispersed settlement pattern is the most common settlement pattern in the world.
Governments making payments to farmers to help them obtain competitive market prices are known as ____
feedlot
collectives
agribusiness
subsidies
Which is not true about dairy farming?
Disadvantage of dairy – feeding cows is expensive & dairy is very labor intensive
Milk production has decreased since 1970. Even though there are more farms today – there is less production
Pasteurization was created in 1860 - briefly heated to kill potentially harmful bacteria.
New Zealand largest dairy producer in the world
Which is not true of food deserts?
There are fewer food retailers in low-income communities
Can cause obesity and illness among urban citizens
Affects mostly farmers and other people in rural areas
Geographic area where affordable nutritious food is hard to obtain without access to an automobile
Which statement accurately describes the recent trend(s) in US agriculture?
The average size of farm is decreasing
Sustainable farms make up only a small percentage of total agricultural sales and their numbers are declining.
The number of family-owned farms continues to increase.
The total revenue of agricultural sales is becoming more concentrated in fewer large corporate farms.
Which is not true of von Thunen's model
climate, terrain, and soil quality may alter the model significantly
His model assumes the terrain is uniform & there were no significant barriers to transportation.
Extensive agriculture takes place on large plots in the inner rings and intensive agriculture on small plots in the outer rings
only applies to commercial agriculture
What is the primary difference between livestock ranching & livestock fattening?
Livestock ranching requires more space than livestock fattening
Livestock fattening requires longer transportation routes than livestock ranching.
Livestock ranching has more profit per head of cattle than livestock fattening
Livestock fattening requires less feed per head of cattle than livestock ranching
Labor-intensive Intertillage is most likely to take place in areas where farmers practice __
grain farming
livestock ranching
pastoral nomadism
Slash & burn agriculture
Which of the following requires many people to work the land, focuses on a small plot of land, or both?
hunting & gathering
intensive agriculture
nomadic herding
extensive agriculture
Which area of the world would most likely lead the others in the production of wheat?
Ukraine or Eastern Europe
Southeast Asia
Central Brazil
Interior Australia
Which area of the world would most likely lead the others in the production of rice?
South & Southeastern US
Brazil
Southern Europe
East & South Asia
In arid climates, like southern Californian & the Middle East, _____ can cause the soil to become salty and infertile.
soil salination
crop erosion
earth saltation
droughts
Slash & burn agriculture is ___
practiced in high, mountainous regions
typical for tropical rain forests
almost completely sustainable
a relatively new invention
The theory that people will do what is in their own best interest even when it is not in the best interest of society is called ___
comedy of the anticommon
theory of self interest
theory of common good
tragedy of the commons
Which of the following are both forms of extensive subsistence agriculture?
grain farming and livestock ranching
shifting cultivation and pastoral nomadism
hunting & gathering and pastoral nomadism
truck farming and shifting cultivation
Which type of survey pattern of farming would be found in Louisiana or Mississippi Delta region of the US?
long lots
metes & bounds
nucleated format
township & range
_____ is a common cause of decreasing farmland in rapidly growing urban areas.
urban sprawl
agribusiness
industrialization
topsoil loss
The Industrial Revolution transformed Western agriculture
by elimination plant hybridization
through technological and religious change
by eliminating agricultural pests
through mechanization & the creation of new markets
Which of the following is not a form of commercial agriculture?
swidden
grain farming
livestock ranching
Mediterranean agriculture
Which of the following areas would least likely be known for beef production for consumption?
India
US
Brazil
China
Both shifting agriculturalists and commercial farmers practice crop rotation, but commercial farmers ___
do not feed their crops to animals
do not distribute their workload evenly over the year
do not raise livestock
are less likely to allow fields to remain fallow
In the Mediterranean area, the most important cash crops are ____
citrus fruits & tree nuts
sugar cane & lettuce
olives & grapes
cotton & wheat
Which of the following accurately describes the evolution of food production from the earliest development to the latest?
seed agriculture, the Columbian Exchange, vegetative agriculture
vegetative planting, the Columbian Exchange, seed agriculture
seed agriculture, vegetative planting, the Columbian Exchange
vegetative agriculture, seed agriculture, the Columbian Exchange
Which of the following was introduced to the Old World as part of the Columbian Exchange?
apples
horses
peanuts
goats
In which of the following areas has desertification had the strongest negative impact on food production?
Peru
The African Sahel
India
eastern China
The Green Revolution greatly increased crop production in some countries ___
by encouraging the cultivation of local crop varieties
as a replacement for deindustrialization
by introducing organic agricultural methods.
with some adverse side effects
The effects of biotechnology ____
are positive because it allows for much greater agricultural yields.
are negative because the high price makes it unattainable to some areas world.
are unknown because very little research has been conducted on them.
all of the above
Which crop did Norman Borlaug use to initiate the Third Agricultural Revolution in Mexico?
rice
corn
wheat
sorghum
All of the following are major contributors to desertification except ___
slash & burn agriculture
deforestation
extensive pastoralism
hypoxia
