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WorksheetsAPHUG Unit 5
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
A farmer who produces only enough food for the immediate family is practicing
shifting cultivation
intensive farming
vegetative planding
subsistence farming
Dairy farmers locate near urban areas because
it is expensive to transport product to market.
land costs are high.
milk has an unlimited shelf life.
of agglomeration pressures.
Both shifting agriculturalists and commercial farmers practice crop rotation, but commercial farmers
make less use of fertilizers.
do not raise livestock.
are less likely to allow fields to remain fallow (dormant).
do not feed their crops to animals.
Which of the following does NOT characterize modern industrial agriculture?
specialized crops
agreements with buyer-processors
prices met by needs of individual farmers
global exchange
Increasing food production by expanding the amount of land under cultivation is limited by the fact that
technology is lacking in many less developed countries
most of the world's arable land is already under cultivation
few young people want to be farmers
global warming has put many previously cultivated areas under water
Deforestation has resulted in
more farmland in some places but more desertification in others
more farmland in some places but less desertification in others
less farmland in some places but more desertification in others
less farmland in some places and less desertification in others
The primary factor in vonThuen's model for choosing commercial farm products is
land price
market location
climate
labor cost
The Green Revolution technology has resulted in which of the following modern agriculture?
the development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas
the construction of new irrigation systems and a reduction in the use of fertilizers
an increase in the circulation of investment capital to help the poorest farmers
the end of famine in the world
Which describes a change in agriculture that shows the clearest impact of the development of argibusiness?
the small-scale farming sector
the number of farmers involved in sustainable agriculture has increased dramatically
the use of organic farming methods has increased greatly
the networks for production and distribution have become more efficients
Which of the following types of agriculture is most likely to produce a dispersed settlement pattern?
livestock farming
Mediterranean farming
dairy farming
truck farming
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of genetically modified organisms?
larger yield crops
reduction in the amount of herbicides and pesticides used
increased nutrition in developing countries
dependency on transnational corporations for seeds
Which of the following is NOT true regarding shifting cultivation?
Farmers clear land for planting by slashing vegetation and burning the debris through a process known as slash-and-burn
farmers who practice shifting cultivation generally live in large, urban areas where the government controls the land
farmers typically grow a variety of crops and do not stick to one single crop like corn or wheat
shifting cultivation occupies about one-fourth of the world's land area, yet less than 5 percent of the world's population engages in shifting cultivation
Livestock ranching and pastoral nomadism both
suffer from low ages
exist in environments too harsh for crop production
rely on the same animals for their livelihood
flourish in central Asia
Which of the following have aided commercial farmers in more developed countries?
transportation improvements and the rise of sea levels
scientific advances and the reduction in the need for electronics
ancient irrigation projects that can be refitte for modern farming
transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics
Which of the following best explains the potential impact of rising global temperatures on agricultural regions?
Mediterranean agriculture will expand couthward
polar regions will dry out, making cultivation impossible
nomadic herding will end as conditions become too harsh
the wheat belt will shift northward
The percentage of the labor force in the United States that works directly in agriculture is
507%
2-5%
7-9%
10-12%
Subsistence agriculture dominates in
less developed countries
more developed countries
mid-latitude climates
newly-industrialized countries
The single most important factor contributing to rural land use patterns for most of the Great Plains in the United States is a result of
physical geography of the region
metes and bounds land property division method
township and range land survey system
extensive river systems
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 and intercropping to produce high yields
unlimited farmland encourages extensive farming and intercropping to produce high yields
limited farmland encourages intensive farming and intercropping to produce high yields
Which of the following spatial patterns is best explained by the bid-rent theory?
concentric rings of different agricultural activities surrounding cities in the Midwestern United States.
rural-to-urban migration increasing the population density to eastern China
linear settlements located along a major road in a densely forested area of Brazil
dispersed settlement throughout a large mountainous area of Switzerland.
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
a decrease in the tonnage of pesticides and herbicides used on cropland
