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WorksheetsAP HUG Unit 5 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Industrial/modern commercial agriculture refers to
large scale agriculture using machines to produce large amounts of crops for sale
large scale agriculture using machines to produce small crops for individual families
small scale, intensive agriculture
small scale, extensive agriculture
A positive impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is
a decrease in amount of crops produced
an increase in amount of crops produced
increased water and air pollution
decrease in the amount of machinery used
A negative impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is
a decrease in amount of crops produced
an increase in amount of crops produced
increased water and air pollution
decrease in the amount of machinery used
Which words correctly complete the following trend: "In the US the size of farms has ______ while the number of farmers has _______."
increased; increased
decreased; decreased
increased; decreased
decreased; increased
The First Agricultural Revolution refers to
the invention of agriculture
the application of new machines and industrialization to agriculture
the application of science and new chemicals to agriculture (GMOs, fertilizers, pesticides)
the diffusion of agriculture after the Spanish made contact with the Americas
The Second Agricultural Revolution refers to
the invention of agriculture
the application of new machines and industrialization to agriculture
the application of science and new chemicals to agriculture (GMOs, fertilizers, pesticides)
the diffusion of agriculture after the Spanish made contact with the Americas
The Green/Third Agricultural Revolution refers to
the invention of agriculture
the application of new machines and industrialization to agriculture
the application of science and new chemicals to agriculture (GMOs, fertilizers, pesticides)
the diffusion of agriculture after the Spanish made contact with the Americas
Which term refers to a model that explains the location of agricultural activities based on distance from the city?
von Thunen Model
Rostow's Model
the GMO Model
the Diffusion Model
Which type of agriculture would be classified as extensive?
ranching
market gardening
Which type of agriculture would be classified as intensive?
ranching
market gardening
What type of agriculture is:
raising a large amount of a "cash crop" for local sale or export?
shifting cultivation
plantation
ranching
mixed crop and livestock
What type of agriculture is:
the raising of livestock for food by moving herds from place to place to find pasture and water
shifting cultivation
plantation
nomadic herding
mixed crop and livestock
What type of agriculture is:
both animal and crops are farmed in the same area, crops are used to feed animals, animals or their products are sold
shifting cultivation
plantation
nomadic herding
mixed crop and livestock
What type of agriculture is:
A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area.
shifting cultivation
ranching
nomadic herding
mixed crop and livestock
What type of agriculture is:
clearing forests to plant fields for a few years and then abandoning them to move to repeat the process
shifting cultivation
ranching
nomadic herding
mixed crop and livestock
What type of agriculture is:
the growing of vegetables, fruits, or flowers for market
shifting cultivation
ranching
nomadic herding
market gardening
Overfarming land areas and over-using the soil has contributed to which problem?
Desertification
Soil loss
Acid rain
Famine
A type of farming where farmers purposely burn tress and debris to create a natural fertilizer to try and replenish soil nutrients
double cropping
slash and burn
crop rotation
transhumance
Which of the following chemicals is used by farmers to protect their crops from pests?
Pesticides
Fertilisers
Weedicides
Artificial Manure
