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ap human geography unit 5

Total questions: 152

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rubber, tea, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil is raised in

a)

Mediterranean agricultural areas

b)

areas of shifting cultivation

c)

high latitude zones

d)

market gardens

e)

intensive plantation agriculture

2.

arid climate is located where?

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

ocean

d)

cave

3.

which animals are found in arid/semi arid climates and are most used

a)

Camels, goats, horses

b)

chipmunks, squirrels, hamster

c)

elephant, buffalo, hippo

4.

what do humid subtropical climates grow

a)

peaches

b)

oranges

c)

grain

d)

wheat

5.

what climate has moderate temperatures during long summers & cool winters

a)

marine west coast climates

b)

arid climates

c)

tropical climates

d)

semiarid climates

6.

what climate grows Olives, grains, tomatoes, grapes

a)

Mediterranean climate

b)

arid climate

c)

semi arid climate

d)

tropical climate

7.

what climate is this?

a)

arid/semiarid

b)

tropical

c)

moderate

d)

Mediterranean

8.

what climate is this?

a)

arid/semiarid

b)

tropical

c)

moderate

d)

Mediterranean

9.

what climate are Coffee, cocoa, bananas, tea, sugarcane, pineapple, rice grown

a)

arid/semiarid

b)

tropical

c)

moderate

d)

Mediterranean

10.

what climate is this?

a)

arid/semiarid

b)

tropical

c)

humid subtropical

d)

Mediterranean

11.

what climate is this?

a)

arid/semiarid

b)

tropical

c)

humid subtropical

d)

marine west coast climates

12.

what climate is this?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

tropical

c)

humid subtropical

d)

marine west coast climates

13.

what climate is this?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

tropical

c)

continental

d)

marine west coast climates

14.

the soil is frozen in a tundra

a)

true

b)

false

15.

crop & livestock rearing uses a large amount of labor & capital on small plots of land to maximize crop yield

a)

intensive agriculture

b)

extensive agriculture

16.

what is the population and agricultural density of intensive agriculture?

a)

high and high

b)

low and low

c)

high and low

d)

low and high

17.

growing fruits & vegetables in humid climate → mostly for sale in local & regional markets

a)

market gardening

b)

plantations

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

18.

is market gardening commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

19.

is market gardening intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

20.

large scale commercial farming where farmers produce fruits & vegetables for distant market

a)

market gardening

b)

truck farming

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

21.

is truck farming intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

22.

is truck farming commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

23.

Large farm in LDCs but sold in global market (transnational corporations/MDCs own them → cheap labor)

a)

market gardening

b)

plantations

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

24.

are plantations commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

25.

are plantations intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

26.

what climate are plantations in?

a)

tropics/subtropics

b)

arid

c)

moderate

d)

metiterranean

27.

cash crops are grown in plantations

a)

true

b)

false

28.

do plantations monocrop or double-crop?

a)

monocrop

b)

double-crop

29.

cultivation of cash crops (cereal grains & root crops) & rearing livestock

a)

market gardening

b)

mixed crop and livestock

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

30.

is mixed crop and livestock intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

31.

is mixed crop and livestock commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

32.

which agricultural practice is found here: Central Europe (France to Russia) & in U.S. (w. of Appalachians) and Parts of Africa, Latin America, Middle East

a)

market gardening

b)

mixed crop and livestock

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

33.

which agricultural practice is to fatten animals up before they get killed

a)

market gardening

b)

plantations

c)

feedlot

d)

ranching

34.

vegetables grow below ground are called

a)

root crops

b)

poultry

c)

grain crops

d)

dairy

35.

milking cows to produce various dairy products

a)

market gardening

b)

dairy farming

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

36.

is dairy farming commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

37.

is dairy farming intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

38.

where is dairy farming most located

a)

urban areas

b)

rural areas

39.

are feedlots intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

40.

known as slash and burn

a)

market gardening

b)

feedlot

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

41.

is shifting cultivation commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

42.

is shifting cultivation intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

43.

what climate is shifting cultivation in?

a)

tropics/subtropics

b)

arid

c)

moderate

d)

metiterranean

44.

what agricultural practice is found in the amazon forest

a)

market gardening

b)

feedlot

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

45.

the continual movement of people and their livestock in search of food

a)

market gardening

b)

feedlot

c)

nomadic herdism

d)

ranching

46.

what climate is nomadic herding in?

a)

tropics/subtropics

b)

arid/semiarid

c)

moderate

d)

metiterranean

47.

where does nomadic herding occur

a)

MDC

b)

LDC

48.

is nomadic herding commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

49.

is nomadic herding intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

50.

free range/which the livestock (usually cattle) is allowed to roam over an established area

a)

market gardening

b)

mixed crop and livestock

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

ranching

51.

is ranching intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

52.

is ranching commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

53.

The mass planting of grain crops such as wheat, barley, and mille

a)

market gardening

b)

mixed crop and livestock

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

grain farming

54.

is grain farming commercial or subsistence

a)

commercial

b)

subsistence

55.

is ranching intensive or extensive

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

56.

corn and wheat would be found in which type of farming

a)

grain

b)

dairy

c)

root

d)

plantation

57.

what is the ways people organize themselves on the land

a)

settlement patterns

b)

placelessness

c)

sense of place

d)

state

58.

what type of settlement pattern: tightly bunched farm village (size varies)

a)

clustered

b)

dispersed

c)

linear

59.

what type of settlement pattern: buildings arranged in a line along with a road or river

a)

clustered

b)

dispersed

c)

linear

60.

what type of settlement pattern: families live distant from one another

a)

clustered

b)

dispersed

c)

linear

61.

what rural survey method is this: a system of land surveying east of the Appalachian Mountains (irregular shape)

a)

metes and bounds

b)

township and range

c)

long lot

62.

what rural survey method is this: a rectangualr land division scheme designed by Thomas Jefferson to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the U.S. interior. Physical geography isn’t related to this - don't care about trees, rivers, boulders

a)

metes and bounds

b)

township and range

c)

long lot

63.

what rural survey method is this: a distinct regional approach to land surveying whereby land is divided into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, or canals

a)

metes and bounds

b)

township and range

c)

long lot

64.

who created the metes and bounds rural survey method?

a)

british

b)

us

c)

french

65.

who created the township and range rural survey method?

a)

british

b)

us

c)

french

66.

who created the long lot rural survey method?

a)

british

b)

us

c)

french

67.

in the metes and bounds rural settlement pattern, physical features were taken into account.

a)

true

b)

false

68.

township and range is a _____ rural settlement pattern

a)

clustered

b)

dispersed

69.

in the twonship and range rural settlement pattern, physical features were taken into account.

a)

true

b)

false

70.

long lots are meant to have access to both waterways and roads.

a)

true

b)

false

71.

what type of rural settlement pattern is located in the Canadian Maritimes, parts of Quebec, Louisiana, and Texas

a)

metes and bounds

b)

township and range

c)

long lot

72.

what domesticated in the fertile crescent (Tigris and Euphrates/mesopatamia river in Southwest Asia)?

a)

wheat

b)

barley

c)

plants

d)

animals

73.

what domesticated in the Yellow River/indus river- china (east/southeast Asia)

a)

wheat

b)

barley

c)

rice

d)

coffee

74.

what domesticated in Mesoamerica: Aztec, Inca, Mayas (central and southern america)

a)

corn

b)

beans

c)

potatoes

d)

tomatoes

75.

what domesticated in Africa/west Africa: the Nile river (along the tropics)

in ethiopia

a)

corn

b)

coffee

c)

rice

d)

tomatoes

76.

the movement of all goods, people, animals, and dieases by relocation diffusion from the old world to the new world

a)

colombian exchange

b)

washington exchange

c)

sense of place

d)

centrifugal force

77.

hunting and gathering → subsistence farming is what agricultural revolution?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd (green)

d)

4th

78.

when did the first agricultue revolution occur?

a)

10000+ years

b)

5000+ years

c)

500+ years

d)

100+ years

79.

improved methods of cultivation, harvesting, & storage of farm produce, Subsistence → commercial farming

is what agricultural revolution?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd (green)

d)

4th

80.

in what agricultural revolution was the industrial revolution also occurring?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd (green)

d)

4th

81.

in what agricultural revolution were machines invented?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd (green)

d)

4th

82.

where is the hearth of the second agricultural revolution?

a)

england

b)

london

c)

france

d)

germany

83.

where did the second agricultural revolution diffuse to from England?

a)

us

b)

western europe

c)

africa

d)

austrailia

84.

when did the second agricultural revolution occur?

a)

between the 1400s and 1500s

b)

between the 1500s and 1600s

c)

between the 1700s and 1900s

d)

between the 1100s and the 1200s

85.

what happens to the CDR and life expectancy during the second agricultural revolution

a)

decrease and increase

b)

increase and decrease

c)

decrease and decrease

d)

increase and increase

86.

why did people move from rural to urban in the second agricultural revolution?

a)

lost their jobs due to machines on the farm

b)

the climate was bad

c)

they had a car

d)

they wanted to walk there

87.

what was the maiin goal of the green revolution?

a)

end world hunger

b)

pollute the enviornemnt

c)

expand the world

d)

use ocean water

88.

the cost of the green revolution technology is very ____ and most farmers _____ afford it.

a)

expensive, cannot

b)

cheap, can

c)

cheap, cannot

d)

expensive, can

89.

the main technology used in the green revolution consisted of many chemical such as →GMOs, herbicides, pesticides

a)

true

b)

false

90.

Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family (LDC)

a)

subsistence

b)

commercial

91.

subsistence farms have money to buy machines for their farms

a)

true

b)

false

92.

Agriculture designed to get shipped straight to the market, mostly MDC

Food for sale off the farm

a)

subsistence

b)

commercial

93.

is the agricultural density high or low on a commercial farm?

a)

high

b)

low

94.

A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum possible yield from a parcel of land.

(lots of labor and little land)

a)

Intensive subsistence Agriculture

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Monocropping

d)

Monoculture

95.

agricultural production system that uses small inputs of labor, fertilizers, and capital, relative to the land area being farmed.

(lots of lands and little labor)

a)

Intensive subsistence Agriculture

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Monocropping

d)

Monoculture

96.

growing a single crop year after year on the same land

There is no rotation of different crops

Example: Corn, soybeans, and wheat

The soil is unfertile because it is the same plant over and over again

a)

Intensive subsistence Agriculture

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Monocropping

d)

Monoculture

97.

the deliberate cultivation of only one single crop in a large land area.

increased in practice in recent years because it allows for easier mechanized harvesting and more efficient large-scale farming.

a)

Intensive subsistence Agriculture

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Monocropping

d)

Monoculture

98.

dense cluster of offices & shops located at a city’s most accessible point, usually its center

a)

central buisness district (CBD)

b)

bid rent theory

c)

Monocropping

d)

Monoculture

99.

in bid rent theory, the closer you are to the CBD, the more ____ the land

a)

expensive

b)

cheap

100.

in bid rent theory, the farther you are to the CBD, the more ____ the land

a)

expensive

b)

cheap

101.

an organized network of labor and production processes. Starts with the extraction or production of raw materials and concludes with the transportation of the finished product/commodity to the market

a)

central buisness district (CBD)

b)

bid rent theory

c)

complex commodity chain

d)

Monoculture

102.

The more that you produce, the cheaper it becomes

a)

economies of scale

b)

bid rent theory

c)

complex commodity chain

d)

Monoculture

103.

the maximum amount of food you can produce on that area of land without starvation

a)

economies of scale

b)

bid rent theory

c)

complex commodity chain

d)

carrying capacity

104.

No isolated states

Only one, centrally located market

Soil & climate are uniform

The terrain is flat throughout with no rivers

Farmers are equidistant to the market & equal access to it

All farmers seek to maximize their profits

all of the following are:

a)

von thunen assumptions

b)

von thunen first ring

c)

von thunen second ring

d)

von thunen third ring

105.

market gardens (fruits and vegetables) & dairy FLOWERS TOO is in what ring of the von thunen model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

106.

First Ring of the von thunen model: market gardens (fruits and vegetables) & dairy FLOWERS TOO

is this intensive or extensive?

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

107.

the land value in the first ring of the von thunen model is ____

a)

high

b)

low

108.

used for various grains & crops (corn and wheat) is in what ring of the von thunen model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

109.

second Ring of the von thunen model: forests

is this intensive or extensive?

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

110.

why were the forests in the second ring of the von thunen model?

a)

Heavyweight → needs to be closer for profit

b)

Needed for: cooking, heating, construction, fuel, etc

c)

Transportation close to market because it is bulky

111.

third Ring of the von thunen model: grains

is this intensive or extensive?

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

112.

foresting is in what ring of the von thunen model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

113.

the land value in the third ring of the von thunen model is ____

a)

high

b)

low

114.

Ranching and mixed crop + livestock is in what ring of the von thunen model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

115.

the land value in the fourth ring of the von thunen model is ____

a)

high

b)

low

116.

third Ring of the von thunen model: mixed crop + livetock/ranching

is this intensive or extensive?

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

117.

the land is getting ruined making it harder to farm on is known as (the big picture)

a)

pollution

b)

soil salination

c)

desertification

d)

deforestation

118.

the spread of dry like conditions on the soil

a)

pollution

b)

soil salination

c)

desertification

d)

deforestation

119.

too much salt in the land

a)

pollution

b)

soil salination

c)

desertification

d)

deforestation

120.

the action of clearing a wide area of trees.

a)

pollution

b)

soil salination

c)

desertification

d)

deforestation

121.

change of the land

It goes from farmland to none arable land (houses, schools, railroad, store)

a)

pollution

b)

land cover change

c)

desertification

d)

deforestation

122.

what are some conservation efforts to help the environment:

a)

crop rotation

b)

ecotourism

c)

Sustainable agrictulture methods (using natural fertilizers)

d)

big mchines

123.

what is this known as

a)

slash and burn

b)

terracing

c)

stairs

d)

greenlands

124.

a crop that can only be grown in a certain climate

a)

specialty crop

b)

monocrop

c)

polycrop

d)

amazing crop

125.

intensive growing fruits & vegetables on small private plots / shared community gardens within a city

a)

specialty crop

b)

urban farming

c)

polycrop

d)

amazing crop

126.

connects the producer & consumers within the food system

a)

specialty crop

b)

urban farming

c)

polycrop

d)

Community supported agriculture (CSA)

127.

farming (crops & livestock) without artificial inputs

a)

specialty crop

b)

organic farming

c)

shifting cultivtion

d)

Community supported agriculture (CSA)

128.

change in physical state of product by adding something to increase its value

a)

specialty crop

b)

organic farming

c)

value-added specialty crop

d)

Community supported agriculture (CSA)

129.

producers in developing states create quality crops (& other products), fair prices for farmers & sustainable farming practices

a)

specialty crop

b)

fair trade

c)

value-added specialty crop

d)

Community supported agriculture (CSA)

130.

shifted beef to chicken in the united states → impacted global food production

a)

specialty crop

b)

fair trade

c)

large scale dietary shift

d)

Community supported agriculture (CSA)

131.

connect food producers & consumers

a)

eat local food movement

b)

fair trade

c)

large scale dietary shift

d)

Community supported agriculture (CSA)

132.

do not have access to nutritious foods.

a)

eat local food movement

b)

food insecurity

c)

large scale dietary shift

d)

Community supported agriculture (CSA)

133.

2 Technological advances led to agricultural economies of scale & increase in agricultural carrying capacity: industrial inputs and mechanization

a)

true

b)

false

134.

women spend ___ time on the farms in an LDC vs an MDC

a)

more

b)

less

135.

Women have access to Green Revolution technologies in developing countries

a)

true

b)

false

136.

Shifting cultivation: Women seed & harvest crop after men cleared plot

a)

true

b)

false

137.

Paddy Rice farming: women plant, thin, weed, and harvest rice plants by hand

a)

true

b)

false

138.

Pastoral Nomadism: women are in a weak social position

Women are not allowed to make any decisions

Women earn a small amount of extra money from homemade crafts sold at a local market

a)

true

b)

false

139.

Mixed crop and livestock farming: women are responsible for crops & livestock near homestead

Women share care of all livestock

a)

true

b)

false

140.
The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is
a)
environmental modification
b)
desertification
c)
aquaculture
d)
desalination
141.
Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
142.
Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called
a)
Commercial agriculture
b)
Industrial agriculture
c)
Slash-and-burn agriculture
d)
subsistence agriculture
143.
A major benefit to crop rotation would be
a)
Several different crops produced in the same year
b)
Nitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plants
c)
Requires less manual labor
d)
Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity
144.
The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as 
a)
GMO Revolution
b)
Seed Agricultural Revolution
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
145.
Which type of agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?
a)
Plantation
b)
Truck farming
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Livestock ranching
146.
All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT
a)
pastoral nomadism.
b)
shifting cultivation.
c)
swidden agriculture
d)
truck farming
147.
MDCs typically have a lower ______ than LDCs because of access to technology and the use of commercial farming methods.
a)
agricultural density
b)
physiological density
c)
arithmetic density
148.

areas with little or no access to healthy and affordable food or limited or no access to fresh fruits and vegetables

a)

food desert

b)

metes and bounds placelessness

c)

sense of place

d)

MDC

149.

A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing ---

a)

subsistence agriculture

b)

commercial farming

c)

crop rotation

d)

slash-and-burn agriculture

e)

shifting cultivation

150.

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Taro

d)

Soybeans

e)

Millet

151.

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

a)

cotton

b)

tea

c)

sugarcane

d)

rubber

e)

wheat

152.

All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT

a)

olives

b)

grapes

c)

dates

d)

figs

e)

apples