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Unit 5 Check up

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Mediterranean climate zone, which cash crops are the most important?

a)

Cotton and sugarcane

b)

Citrus fruits and tree nuts

c)

Tomatoes and lettuce

d)

Olives and grapes

2.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the First Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Permanent settlements

b)

Stable food supply

c)

Population decline

d)

Job specialization

3.

Which agricultural technology was essential to the Second Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Steel plow

b)

Biotechnology

c)

Combine harvester

d)

Chemical fertilizer

4.

Which form of commercial agriculture is most often found in the developing world?

a)

Agribusiness

b)

Market gardening

c)

Grain farming

d)

Plantation agriculture

5.

Raising fish in a controlled environment is also known as

a)

Marine agriculture

b)

Aquaculture

c)

Oceanic agriculture

d)

Subsistence agriculture

6.

A farmer who produces only enough food for their immediate family is practicing

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Vegetative planting

d)

Subsistence farming

7.

The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

China

c)

Sub-Saharan Africa

d)

India

8.

An enclosed area where livestock are held and fattened before slaughter is known as a

a)

Feedlot

b)

Milkshed

c)

Pasture

d)

Range

9.

The first time people began to grow crops intentionally was in __________

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Northern Africa

d)

Central Asia

10.

The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as _____________

a)

The Crop Revolution

b)

The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

c)

The Green Revolution

11.

global movement of plants and animals between the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and New World (the Americas) after the age of exploration.

a)

transhumance

b)

pastoral nomadism

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Second Agricultural Revolution

12.

agriculture in which farmers build a series of steps into the side of a hill to create more suitable farming conditions

a)

hillside farming

b)

terrace farming

c)

slope agriculture

d)

step agriculture

13.

the process of diverting water from its natural course or location to aid in the production of crops

a)

irrigation

b)

cultivation

c)

transhumance

d)

domestication

14.

the number of crops or people that an area can support

a)

supportive limit

b)

threshold

c)

physiological density

d)

carrying capacity

15.

large-scale farming, mostly in MDCs, focused on raising one type of crop or animal to sell for profit.

a)

subsistence agriculture

b)

pastoral nomadism

c)

double cropping

d)

commercial agriculture

16.

small-scale farming, mostly in LDCs, focused on raising food for direct consumption of a family or community.

a)

subsistence agriculture

b)

pastoral nomadism

c)

double cropping

d)

commercial agriculture

17.

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

a)

feudal land grants

b)

Enclosure Acts

c)

transhumance

d)

Land Grant Acts

18.

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

a)

Agricultural cloning

b)

Agribusiness

c)

The Green Revolution

d)

Subsidies

19.

genetically modified organisms; use of engineering techniques to change the DNA of a seed.

a)

hybridization

b)

GMO

c)

cloning

d)

double cropping

20.

commercial agriculture integrated with the food-processing industry, usually through ownership of large corporations, mostly found in MDCs

a)

transhumance

b)

intensive subsistence

c)

pastoral nomadism

d)

agribusiness

21.

agriculture that uses fewer inputs of capital, effort per individual, and overall manpower, but large amounts of land.

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Commercial

d)

Subsistence

22.

agriculture that uses higher inputs of capital, effort per individual, and overall manpower

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Commercial

d)

Subsistence

23.

subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals

a)

plantation

b)

intensive subsistence

c)

pastoral nomadism

d)

horticulture

24.

obtaining two harvests per year from one field, usually found in places that have warm winters (China and Taiwan)

a)

shifting cultivation

b)

crop rotation

c)

double cropping

d)

share cropping

25.

seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas

a)

ranching

b)

horticulture

c)

elevation herding

d)

transhumance

26.

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.

a)

double cropping

b)

horticulture

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

crop rotation

27.

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

a)

double cropping

b)

slash and burn

c)

crop rotation

d)

transhumance

28.

the cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions

a)

hydro farming

b)

horticulture

c)

aqueduct

d)

aquaculture

29.

the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers

a)

plantation

b)

double cropping

c)

horticulture

d)

commercial agriculture

30.

A positive impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is

a)

a decrease in amount of crops produced

b)

an increase in amount of crops produced

c)

increased water and air pollution

d)

decrease in the amount of machinery used

31.

A negative impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is

a)

a decrease in amount of crops produced

b)

an increase in amount of crops produced

c)

increased water and air pollution

d)

decrease in the amount of machinery used

32.

Which words correctly complete the following trend: "In the US the size of farms has ______ while the number of farmers has _______."

a)

increased; increased

b)

decreased; decreased

c)

increased; decreased

d)

decreased; increased

33.

Which of the following are a form of Subsistance Agriculture

a)

Plantation Agriculture

b)

Grain Farming

c)

Pastoral Nomadism

d)

Ranching

34.

What climate is Pastoral Nomadism practiced?

a)

Arid

b)

Temperate

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Tropical

35.

Overfarming land areas and over-using the soil has contributed to which problem?

a)

Desertification

b)

Soil loss

c)

Acid rain

d)

Famine

36.
According to Von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
37.
All of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPT
a)
Terrain has forested areas with several small lakes and rivers
b)
Farmers sell all of their harvest
c)
The city is located centrally within an isolated state
d)
Soil and climate are the same
38.
According to the von Thunen Model, which of the following is the correct order of agricultural land use activities that corresponds to traveling outward from the market center?
a)
Milk, Forest, Wheat
b)
Livestock, Milk, Wheat
c)
Vegetables, Forest, Milk
d)
Wheat, Livestock, Milk
39.
Which of the following are the two main factors of rural land use, according to the von Thunen model?
a)
Technology and productivity
b)
Transportation and land costs
c)
Sustainability and physical conditions
d)
Subsidies and commodities markets
40.
According to the von Thunen model, what type of agricultural practice would locate in the outer most concentric ring?
a)
dairy
b)
grazing
c)
foresty
d)
horticulture
41.

At lands use four (4), which would be most likely to be produced?

a)

strawberries

b)

corn

c)

cattle

d)

tomatoes

e)

blueberries

42.

At land use one (1), which would be most likely to be produced?

a)

strawberries

b)

corn

c)

cattler

d)

soybeans

e)

tea

43.

What does the first ring represent?

a)

Forests

b)

Central City

c)

Livestock Farming

d)

Farming

44.

What is an assumption that can be made about the Von Thunen Model?

a)

The land has many natural features such as lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.

b)

The soil and climate is consistent

c)

Farmers want to make less money

45.

Where would lower labor costs locations be?

a)

close to the city

b)

marketplace

c)

far from the city

46.
According to Von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
47.

What is an assumption that can be made about the Von Thunen Model?

a)

The land has many natural features such as lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.

b)

The soil and climate is consistent

c)

Farmers want to make less money

48.

Where would lower labor costs locations be?

a)

close to the city

b)

marketplace

c)

far from the city

49.

The closer you are to the city (Central Business District) the ___________ land is

a)

Expensive

b)

Cheaper

c)

Neither

50.

Industrial/modern commercial agriculture refers to

a)

large scale agriculture using machines to produce large amounts of crops for sale

b)

large scale agriculture using machines to produce small crops for individual families

c)

small scale, intensive agriculture

d)

small scale, extensive agriculture

51.

A positive impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is

a)

a decrease in amount of crops produced

b)

an increase in amount of crops produced

c)

increased water and air pollution

d)

decrease in the amount of machinery used

52.

A negative impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is

a)

a decrease in amount of crops produced

b)

an increase in amount of crops produced

c)

increased water and air pollution

d)

decrease in the amount of machinery used

53.

Which words correctly complete the following trend: "In the US the size of farms has ______ while the number of farmers has _______."

a)

increased; increased

b)

decreased; decreased

c)

increased; decreased

d)

decreased; increased

54.

Extensive agriculture involves

a)

lots of land and labor

b)

little land and labor

c)

lots of land; less labor

d)

lots of labor; less land

55.

Match the following agricultural innovation to the correct revolution

a)
1.

Neolithic Revolution

b)
2.

2nd Agricultural Revolution

c)
3.

Green Revolution

56.

Which of the following theories predicted that overpopulation would lead a crisis point that lead to wars over resources?

a)

Boserupian Theory

b)

Malthusian/neo-Malthusian Theory

c)

Darwinian Theory

d)

The bid-rent theory

57.

Match the following survey system

a)
1.

Long-lots

b)
2.

meets and bounds

c)
3.

township and range

58.

Which of the following is an example of agribusiness?

a)

selling woven rugs

b)

processing crops into canned food

c)

cutting trees for lumber

d)

mining coal for energy

59.

Farming of clams and oysters are examples of

a)

polyculture

b)

aquaculture

c)

aeroponics

d)

subsistence agriculture

60.

Which isn't commercial agriculture?

a)

dairy farming

b)

pastoral nomadism

c)

cattle ranching

d)

grain farming