WorksheetsAgriculture AP Human Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
2.
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
3.
The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is
a)
environmental modification
b)
desertification
c)
aquaculture
d)
desalination
4.
Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
5.
Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called
a)
Commercial agriculture
b)
Industrial agriculture
c)
Slash-and-burn agriculture
d)
subsistence agriculture
6.
Which of the following is true about slash-and-burn agriculture in the 21st century?
a)
It can take decades to replenish the soil with nutrients
b)
Farmers stay in one place
c)
Rain forests are not as risk
d)
Nitrogen is removed from the soil
7.
Agricultural hearths developed in four areas around the world EXCEPT
a)
Central America
b)
Eastern Europe
c)
Northwestern South America
d)
Western Africa
8.
A major benefit to crop rotation would be
a)
Several different crops produced in the same year
b)
Nitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plants
c)
Requires less manual labor
d)
Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity
9.
Mediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that is
a)
Wet summer, dry winter
b)
Plentiful rainfall year round
c)
Dry summer, cool moist winter
d)
Mild and dry year round
10.
The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as
a)
GMO Revolution
b)
Seed Agricultural Revolution
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
11.
All of the following are true about the Green Revolution EXCEPT
a)
Takes place mainly in science laboratories
b)
Only tested on farms in MDCs
c)
Allows for plants and animals that grow in conditions they normally would not
d)
Led to the increase in industrial farming
12.
Which type of agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?
a)
Plantation
b)
Truck farming
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Livestock ranching
13.
All of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture EXCEPT
a)
a heavy reliance on machinery
b)
the product is consumed off the farm
c)
there is little relationship to other businesses
d)
a small percentage of the workforce is engaged directly in agriculture.
14.
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
a)
Dry
b)
Tropical
c)
Polar
d)
Warm temperate
15.
Which of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world’s total land area?
a)
Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculture
b)
Plantation agriculture and specialized horticulture
c)
Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding
d)
Intensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming
16.
All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT
a)
pastoral nomadism.
b)
shifting cultivation.
c)
swidden agriculture
d)
truck farming
17.
The most important reason why most people in North China grow crops other than wet rice is
a)
Government subsidies
b)
Cultural preference
c)
Climate
d)
Soil
18.
Which of the following is NOT a major grain exporter?
a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
USA
d)
Australia
19.
Corn was first domesticated in
a)
the Tibetan Plateau
b)
the Canadian Prairie.
c)
Central Mexico
d)
Northern Argentina.
20.
The second agricultural revolution coincided with
a)
the Industrial Revolution.
b)
the first wave of European migration
c)
Imperialism
d)
the Enlightenment.
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