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WorksheetsUnit 5 Check up
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
In the Mediterranean climate zone, which cash crops are the most important?
Cotton and sugarcane
Citrus fruits and tree nuts
Tomatoes and lettuce
Olives and grapes
Which of the following is NOT a result of the First Agricultural Revolution?
Permanent settlements
Stable food supply
Population decline
Job specialization
Which agricultural technology was essential to the Second Agricultural Revolution?
Steel plow
Biotechnology
Combine harvester
Chemical fertilizer
Which form of commercial agriculture is most often found in the developing world?
Agribusiness
Market gardening
Grain farming
Plantation agriculture
Raising fish in a controlled environment is also known as
Marine agriculture
Aquaculture
Oceanic agriculture
Subsistence agriculture
A farmer who produces only enough food for their immediate family is practicing
Shifting cultivation
Intensive agriculture
Vegetative planting
Subsistence farming
The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in
Southeast Asia
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
India
An enclosed area where livestock are held and fattened before slaughter is known as a
Feedlot
Milkshed
Pasture
Range
The first time people began to grow crops intentionally was in __________
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia
Northern Africa
Central Asia
The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as _____________
The Crop Revolution
The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution
global movement of plants and animals between the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and New World (the Americas) after the age of exploration.
transhumance
pastoral nomadism
Columbian Exchange
Second Agricultural Revolution
agriculture in which farmers build a series of steps into the side of a hill to create more suitable farming conditions
hillside farming
terrace farming
slope agriculture
step agriculture
the process of diverting water from its natural course or location to aid in the production of crops
irrigation
cultivation
transhumance
domestication
the number of crops or people that an area can support
supportive limit
threshold
physiological density
carrying capacity
large-scale farming, mostly in MDCs, focused on raising one type of crop or animal to sell for profit.
subsistence agriculture
pastoral nomadism
double cropping
commercial agriculture
small-scale farming, mostly in LDCs, focused on raising food for direct consumption of a family or community.
subsistence agriculture
pastoral nomadism
double cropping
commercial agriculture
series of laws enacted by the British government that enabled landowners to purchase and enclose land for their own use that had previously been common land used by peasant farmers
feudal land grants
Enclosure Acts
transhumance
Land Grant Acts
the advances in plant biology that helped to develop higher yields, resistance to diseases, and faster growing varieties of grains during the Third Agricultural Revolution
Agricultural cloning
Agribusiness
The Green Revolution
Subsidies
genetically modified organisms; use of engineering techniques to change the DNA of a seed.
hybridization
GMO
cloning
double cropping
commercial agriculture integrated with the food-processing industry, usually through ownership of large corporations, mostly found in MDCs
transhumance
intensive subsistence
pastoral nomadism
agribusiness
agriculture that uses fewer inputs of capital, effort per individual, and overall manpower, but large amounts of land.
Extensive
Intensive
Commercial
Subsistence
agriculture that uses higher inputs of capital, effort per individual, and overall manpower
Extensive
Intensive
Commercial
Subsistence
subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals
plantation
intensive subsistence
pastoral nomadism
horticulture
obtaining two harvests per year from one field, usually found in places that have warm winters (China and Taiwan)
shifting cultivation
crop rotation
double cropping
share cropping
seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas
ranching
horticulture
elevation herding
transhumance
practiced mostly in LDCs with tropical climates; farmers grow crops on a plot of land for a temporary amount of time, until the soil nutrients are depleted. The farmers leave that land alone to let the soil recover, while they plant on a new plot of land.
double cropping
horticulture
shifting cultivation
crop rotation
a type of of shifting cultivation where farmers purposely burn leftover vegetation and debris to create a natural fertilizer to try and replenish soil nutrients
double cropping
slash and burn
crop rotation
transhumance
the cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions
hydro farming
horticulture
aqueduct
aquaculture
the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
plantation
double cropping
horticulture
commercial 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
Which of the following are a form of Subsistance Agriculture
Plantation Agriculture
Grain Farming
Pastoral Nomadism
Ranching
What climate is Pastoral Nomadism practiced?
Arid
Temperate
Mediterranean
Tropical
Overfarming land areas and over-using the soil has contributed to which problem?
Desertification
Soil loss
Acid rain
Famine
At lands use four (4), which would be most likely to be produced?
strawberries
corn
cattle
tomatoes
blueberries
At land use one (1), which would be most likely to be produced?
strawberries
corn
cattler
soybeans
tea
What does the first ring represent?
Forests
Central City
Livestock Farming
Farming
What is an assumption that can be made about the Von Thunen Model?
The land has many natural features such as lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.
The soil and climate is consistent
Farmers want to make less money
Where would lower labor costs locations be?
close to the city
marketplace
far from the city
What is an assumption that can be made about the Von Thunen Model?
The land has many natural features such as lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.
The soil and climate is consistent
Farmers want to make less money
Where would lower labor costs locations be?
close to the city
marketplace
far from the city
The closer you are to the city (Central Business District) the ___________ land is
Expensive
Cheaper
Neither
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
Extensive agriculture involves
lots of land and labor
little land and labor
lots of land; less labor
lots of labor; less land
Match the following agricultural innovation to the correct revolution
Neolithic Revolution
2nd Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
Which of the following theories predicted that overpopulation would lead a crisis point that lead to wars over resources?
Boserupian Theory
Malthusian/neo-Malthusian Theory
Darwinian Theory
The bid-rent theory
Match the following survey system
Long-lots
meets and bounds
township and range
Which of the following is an example of agribusiness?
selling woven rugs
processing crops into canned food
cutting trees for lumber
mining coal for energy
Farming of clams and oysters are examples of
polyculture
aquaculture
aeroponics
subsistence agriculture
Which isn't commercial agriculture?
dairy farming
pastoral nomadism
cattle ranching
grain farming
