WorksheetsAPHUG Chapter 9 Key Issues 1 and 2 Study Guide
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The United Nations ha about 60% fewer farms and __ percent fewer farmers in 2000 than in 1900.
25%
50%
85%
70%
Pigs were domesticated in
Western Europe
Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in Asia about
2,000 years ago
7,000 years ago
10,000 years ago
5,000 years ago
Between the years 1900 and 2000, the amount of land devoted to agriculture in the US ___ by 13 percent, primarily due to ___ and ___.
increased ; population growth ; subsistence farming
increased ; irrigation ; reclamation
decreased ; population decline ; commercial farming
decreased ; irrigation ; distance decay
The main features that distinguish commercial agriculture from subsistence agriculture include the percentage of farmers in the labor force, the use of ___, and farm ___.
machinery ; size
machinery ; tools
pesticides ; chemicals
size ; pesticides
The fact that most meat accounts for one-third of all protein intake in developed countries but only one-tenth in developing ones suggests
developed nations cannot afford more meat per capita
developing nations cannot afford more meat per capita
developing nations can afford more meat per capita
developed nations can afford more meat per capita
According to the text, who is considered the typical human?
An Asian subsistence farmer sustaining themselves on what they produce
A European commercial farmer that sells produce to food processing companies
A person who lives in the city
An African subsistence farmer
Where would you find the world's largest cattle feedlot?
Arkansas
Wisconsin
California
Nebraska
What is cassava?
A highly productive root crop which has become a dietary staple for the people of Asia
A highly productive root crop which has become a dietary staple for the people of Africa
A highly productive grain crop which has become a dietary staple for the people of Africa
A highly productive grain crop which has become a dietary staple for the people of Asia
Data displaying the dietary energy consumption by country, which of the following groups of countries is most likely to suffer food shortages and/or undernourishment in the near future?
Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Egypt
Kenya, South Africa, Yemen, and Egypt
Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Egypt
Which is not one of the primary causes of dietary variation throughout the world?
The fact that people are not willing to eat foods that are not healthy for them
The fact that people are not willing to eat anything
The fact that people are willing to eat foods that are not healthy for them
The fact that people are not willing to eat foods that are healthy for them
In which country is meat not the leading source of protein?
Italy
Egypt
France
Romania
The three leading cereal grains __, wheat, and corn together account for nearly __ percent of all grain production..
cassava ; 80%
rice ; 40%
rice ; 90%
cassava ; 90%
The United Nations defines __ security as physical, social, and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food, sufficient to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
protective
subsistence
agriculture
food
