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Agriculture and Urbanization Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of raising products from the soil.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Aquaculture

c)

Commercial farming

d)

Subsistence farming

2.

There two main types of agriculture: __________ and ____________.

a)

Commercial and Substance

b)

Subsistence and Comical

c)

Commercial and Subsistence

d)

Competent and Exuberant

3.

__________ refers to the animals that are raised on farms.

a)

Deadstock

b)

Subsistence

c)

Cardstock

d)

Livestock

4.

1._______ is another very important factor for agriculture. Further east, the climate is milder and wetter. This means that farmers can grow crops that require 2.__________. The Prairies are much hotter in summer and colder in winter. In addition the climate in the 3.__________ is drier. Crops that like hot, dry conditions thrive in this area. 

a)
  1. 1. Climate

  2. 2. More Water

  3. 3. Prairies

b)
  1. 1. Climate

  2. 2. Prairies

  3. 3. More Water

c)
  1. 1. More Water

  2. 2. Prairies

  3. 3. Climate

d)
  1. 1. More Water

  2. 2. Canadian Shield

  3. 3. More Water

5.

In Canada there are very few farms located above ________degrees N

a)

40

b)

30

c)

145

d)

55

6.

In Western Canada most of the fruit and vegetables are grown in 1.__________.  Where in Eastern Canada 2._________________ are grown in the 3._______________, Quebec as well as Ontario.

a)
  1. 1. British Columbia

  2. 2. Corn

    1. 3. Atlantic Provinces

b)
  1. 1. British Columbia

    1. 2. Peanuts

    2. 3. The Prairies

c)
  1. 1. British Columbia

  2. 2. Fruit and Vegetables

    1. 3. Atlantic Provinces

d)
  1. 1. British North America

  2. 2. Fruit and Vegetables

  3. 3. Atlantic Provinces

7.

________ tillage is where they till only in the fall in preparation for spring seeding.

a)

Agrinomics

b)

Minimal

c)

Zero

d)

Varied

8.

Keeping a field black for an entire growing season, is not as common as it used to be. This is known as 1.____________.  A major concern with this type of farming practice is 2.________________ especially due to wind.

a)
  1. 1. Summer Fallow

  1. 2. Soil Erosion

b)
  1. 1. Tillage

    1. 2. Soil Erosion

c)
  1. 1. Summer Fallow

    1. 2. Tillage

d)
  1. 1. Lazy farming

  2. 2. Blowing it away

9.

____________ are used to control pests and to produce crops more efficiently with a greater return.

a)

Head and Shoulders

b)

Off

c)

Raid

d)

Chemicals

10.

When a farmer does not till the soil at all this is known as ___________.

a)

Minimal Tillage

b)

Maximum Tillage

c)

Some Tillage

d)

Zero Tillage

11.

A large city that has surpassed its national boundaries is known as a world city or __________.

a)

The Big Smoke

b)

Global City

c)

Urban Zone

d)

Rural Zone

12.

If you live in outside a large town or city you are said to live in a ________ place.

a)

Urban environment

b)

Rural

c)

Natural

d)

Mixed

13.

If you live in a large town or city you are said to live in an _______ place.

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

City

d)

Global City

14.

If you live in an area that is unpopulated and very difficult to get to you are said to live in a _______ place.

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Remote

d)

Another

15.

___________ is the process of people moving from rural areas into cities.

a)

Urban Sprawl

b)

Urbanity

c)

Urbanization

d)

Ruralization

16.

The largest city in the world is 1.________ with a population of 2._______ million people. 

a)
  1. 1. New York

  1. 2. 20

b)
  1. 1. Tokyo

  2. 2. 50

c)
  1. 1. Tokyo

  2. 2. 37

d)
  1. 1. New York

  2. 2. 37

17.

The largest city in Canada is _________.

a)

Montreal

b)

Winnipeg

c)

Vancouver

d)

Toronto