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WorksheetsAPHUG Unit 5
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
A farmer who produces only enough food for the immediate family is practicing
a)
shifting cultivation
b)
intensive agriculture
c)
vegetative planting
d)
subsistence farming
2.
Which of the following are both forms of extensive subsistence farming?
a)
shifting cultivation and pastoral nomadism
b)
truck farming and shifting cultivation
c)
dairy farming and plantation farming
d)
grain farming and livestock ranching
3.
One difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture is that with commercial agriculture
a)
more people work in the primary sector of the economy
b)
farm sizes grow smaller
c)
more extensive use is made of fertilizers
d)
crop yields are smaller
4.
A form of commercial farming which focuses on the development, distribution and sale of milk, cheese and butter.
a)
Livestock ranching
b)
Mediterranean Agriculture
c)
Milkshed
d)
Dairy Farming
5.
Raising fish in ponds and underwater cages for human consumption.
a)
Aquaculture
b)
Intertillage
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Overfishing
6.
A large piece of agricultural land devoted to the production of a single export crop, often a luxury crop.
a)
Commercial grain farming
b)
Dairying
c)
Plantation
d)
Ranching
7.
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
a)
Shifting cultivation
b)
Livestock ranching
c)
Transhumance
d)
Biotechnology
8.
Which of the following two countries produces almost 60% of the world's cocoa beans?
a)
Guatemala and Costa Rica
b)
Brazil and Colombia
c)
Sierra Leone and Senegal
d)
Cote D'Ivoire and Ghana
9.
Which of the following best describes the Second Agricultural revolution?
a)
Benefits of Industrial Revolution, use of technology to increase production and distribution.
b)
Loss of farmland, degradation of soil, loss of farm jobs, loss of traditional varieties of plants.
c)
Use of biotechnology, expansion of mechanization of agriculture and reduction of farms.
d)
A shift from hunting and gathering to planting crops to animal domestication.
10.
The two most widely traded commodities on a global scale today are...
a)
Rice and soybeans
b)
Coffee and oil
c)
Coffee and wheat
d)
Coffee and corn
11.
When was agriculture developed?
a)
Approx. 30,000 years ago
b)
Approx. 20,000 years ago
c)
Approx 10,000 years ago
d)
Approx 5,000 years ago
12.
Which of the following allowed hunter-gatherers to increase in population and have more reliable food sources?
a)
Better weapons
b)
Remaining near the equator
c)
Inter-tribal cooperation
d)
Agricultural surplus
13.
Based on mixed crops and livestock, which commodity would also be likely found as having significant acres farmed along with corn?
a)
Wheat
b)
Rice
c)
Soybeans
d)
Peanuts
14.
What is agriculture?
a)
The science of crop management
b)
The deliberate modification of Earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain
c)
The raising of animals for human use
d)
The amount of a substance to which an organism can be exposed on a daily basis over an extended period of time (usually a lifetime) without suffering deleterious effects.
15.
Approximately what percent of the people in less developed countries are farmers?
a)
50%
b)
25%
c)
70%
d)
90%
16.
What percentage of the world's people are hunter-gatherers today?
a)
2%
b)
0.005%
c)
20%
d)
5%
17.
What was the first agricultural revolution?
a)
When mechanization began to help accelerate the production of agriculture
b)
The introduction of animals to agriculture
c)
When people began to find out how to grow plants
d)
When human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
18.
What are the four agricultural hearths in the world?
a)
North America, East Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
b)
Central Asia, Australia, Latin America, North America
c)
Southwest Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, North America, Latin America
19.
What type of agriculture are less developed countries most likely to engaged in?
a)
Nomadism
b)
Ranching
c)
Subsistence agriculture
d)
Commercial agriculture
20.
What three features distinguish commercial agriculture from subsistence agriculture?
a)
Percentage of farmers in the labor force, use of machinery, farm size
b)
Use of fertilizers, farm size, population
c)
Population, percentage of farmers in the labor force, farm size
d)
Use of fertilizers, percentage of farmers in the labor force, population
21.
What is undernourishment?
a)
If a population is hungry
b)
When an individual doesn't get enough carbs
c)
When a group of people do not get enough food to support their population
d)
Dietary energy consumption that is continously below the minimum requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity
22.
Which one of these is not a type of agriculture practiced in developed countries?
a)
Dairying
b)
Mixed crop and livestock
c)
Ranching
d)
Plantation agriculture
23.
Which of the following is not a region where pastoral nomadism would be practiced?
a)
Central Asia
b)
North Africa
c)
East Africa
d)
East Asia
24.
Which of the following is not a region where shifting cultivation would be practiced?
a)
Sub-Saharan Africa
b)
Western Europe
c)
Latin America
d)
Southeast Asia
25.
The primary differences between agriculture practices in the world are between those of what two types of regions/countries?
a)
Africa and Asia
b)
North and South Hemispheres
c)
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
d)
MDCs and LDCs
26.
In LDCs, the production of food to sell to the government or private firms is the main priority.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Shifting cultivation and pastoral nomadism are known as which of the following?
a)
Intensive
b)
Extensive
c)
Easy
28.
The size of a farm in a MDC is bigger than the size of a farm in an LDC.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Sustainable agriculture can be defined by agricultural practices that preserve and enhance environmental quality
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Which of these is not a practice of sustainable agriculture?
a)
Sensitive land management
b)
Limited use of chemicals
c)
Better integration of crops and livestock
d)
More farms for livestock
31.
Which of these was a practice of the Green Revolution?
a)
Introduction of new higher-yield seeds
b)
A surplus of various crops
c)
Greenhouses
d)
The rapid growth of weeds
32.
This type of agriculture is found in tropical regions where land is frequently rotated
a)
rice cultivation
b)
shifting cultivation
c)
nomadic herding
d)
grain
33.
What is it called when a society relies heavily on one type of crop?
a)
single dependency
b)
monoculture
c)
uniculture
d)
none of the above
34.
What does the 3rd ring represent?
a)
Grain
b)
Livestock/ranching
c)
Forestry
d)
Dairying
35.
Which agriculture revolution corresponds with exponential population growth around the world?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
GMO
36.
What type of physical feature is needed for terrace farming ($$ is also needed)?
a)
Rivers
b)
Water paddies
c)
Mountains
d)
Valleys
37.
Drastic increases in food production in the last century is because of
a)
more educated farmers
b)
global warming
c)
increased spending money
d)
technology
38.
Which of the following would increase agricultural productivity?
a)
Use less pesticides and herbicides
b)
Break down boundaries regarding women, and have women do much of the farming work
c)
Use less land for agriculture
d)
Focus on using more tools made out of wood rather than steel
39.
What is the eat-local-food movement?
a)
A collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies
b)
Prohibiting any imports from foreign countries to enter a specific community
c)
Using less food from the local community and focusing on other countries for food
d)
Stopping the production of agriculture altogether in a specific community
40.
What are value-added specialty foods?
a)
Foods that are genetically modified and cost a lot of money to consume
b)
Rare commodities from foreign countries
c)
Foods that come from other countries and are very expensive
d)
Refers to manufacturing processes that increase the value of primary agricultural commodities
41.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
42.
All of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPT
a)
Terrain has forested areas with several small lakes and rivers
b)
Farmers sell all of their harvest
c)
The city is located centrally within an isolated state
d)
Soil and climate are the same
43.
The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is
a)
environmental modification
b)
desertification
c)
aquaculture
d)
desalination
44.
Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
45.
Mediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that is
a)
Wet summer, dry winter
b)
Plentiful rainfall year round
c)
Dry summer, cool moist winter
d)
Mild and dry year round
46.
The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as
a)
GMO Revolution
b)
Seed Agricultural Revolution
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
47.
Which of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world’s total land area?
a)
Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculture
b)
Plantation agriculture and specialized horticulture
c)
Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding
d)
Intensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming
48.
All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT
a)
pastoral nomadism.
b)
shifting cultivation.
c)
swidden agriculture
d)
truck farming
49.
The second agricultural revolution coincided with
a)
the Industrial Revolution.
b)
the first wave of European migration
c)
Imperialism
d)
the Enlightenment.
50.
Physiological density is defined as
a)
the average farm production compared to arable land.
b)
the number of farmers as compared to the total population.
c)
the number of people compared to arable land.
d)
the number of farms compared to the total land area.
51.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
52.
Pastoral Nomadism can be characterized as
a)
Extensive Subsistence agriculture
b)
Livestock Ranching
c)
Shifting agriculture
d)
Intensive Subsistence agriculture
53.
The land survey system that makes use of natural features to form boundaries is called
a)
Long-lot survey system
b)
Metes and bounds system
c)
Township and Range system
d)
Primogeniture
54.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is the most extensive?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
55.
The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in
a)
Southeast Asia
b)
China
c)
Sub-Saharan Africa
d)
India
56.
Which of the following crops did not emerge in the Americas?
a)
Beans
b)
Wheat
c)
Corn
d)
Potatoes
57.
Which type of diffusion is most closely associated with the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Stimulus diffusion
b)
Expansion diffusion
c)
Relocation diffusion
d)
Contagious diffusion
58.
In recent years what type of agricultural practice has been most responsible for deforestation of the rain forest in parts of Central and South America?
a)
Swidden agriculture.
b)
aquaculture
c)
livestock ranching
d)
truck farming
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