WorksheetsGeography Food and Agriculture
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 25mins
Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ________ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture).
11
12
5
3
16
Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture), ________ of which were classified as found in MDCs and ________ as found in LDCs.
6; 5
1; 10
8; 11
10; 1
11; 1
The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in Asia about
10,000 years ago
100,000 years ago
1.1 million years ago
1,000 years ago
10 million years ago
The earliest known domesticated squash crops are thought to have originated in the Americas more than
9,000 years ago
90,000 years ago
1.1 million years ago
900 years ago
10 million years ago
Seed agriculture probably reached Europe from
Western India
Northern China
Ethiopia
Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture?
Mediterranean
shifting cultivation
pastoral nomadism
intensive
All of the above are forms of subsistence agriculture.
The direction and frequency of hunter-gatherer migration depended on
the movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants
the shifting of climate patterns
the arrival of imperial armies and other invading forces
each group's size and the ability to run over long distances
mathematical processes
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
humid low-latitude
dry
warm mid-latitude
cold mid-latitude
highlands
Compared to shifting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following?
smaller farms
lower population densities
greater use of animal power
more diversified cropping
greater use of land in rainforests
Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?
humid low-latitude
dry
warm mid-latitude
cold mid-latitude
polar
The decline in the number of farmers in MDCs can best be described as a consequence of
push/pull economic factors, including the lack of opportunity in rural areas and higher-paying jobs in urban areas.
urban sprawl, including the development of rings of suburbs and exurbs around major metropolitan areas, which required larger amounts of farm production.
push/pull economic factors, including greater opportunities in rural areas and lower-paying jobs in urban areas.
the increase of populations in urban areas and the reduced population in rural areas.
the spread of disease and starvation in rural areas, which quickly reduced the populations of farmers.
The United States had about 60 percent fewer farms and ________ percent fewer farmers in 2000 than in 1900.
85
52
15
25
99
The number of farms in the United States declined from about 6 million in 1940 to ________ in 1980.
2 million
5.5 million
10 million
1 million
20,000
In the winter wheat area of the U.S., the crop is planted in
autumn and harvested in summer.
winter and harvested in spring.
winter and harvested in autumn.
spring and harvested in summer.
spring and harvested in autumn.
Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture?
dairying
grain
pastoral nomadism
shifting cultivation
Mediterranean agriculture
Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?
All humans began to obtain their food this way after agriculture was invented.
It is a form of nomadism that disappeared in the late 1900s after the fall of the Soviet Union.
This form of subsistence disappeared in the mid-1900s owing to industrialization and modernized agriculture.
Hunter gatherers cannot live for long in groups of less than 100 people owing to the necessary division of labor.
This form of subsistence is still practiced despite the modernization of agriculture in some areas.
Asian agriculture is characterized by shortages of all but which of the following?
equipment
funds and land
labor
land
funds
The type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables, is called
sawah.
truck agriculture.
subsistence agriculture.
truck farming.
truck hybridization.
The primary factor in von Thünen's model for choosing commercial farm products is
land price.
market location.
climate
soil character
labor cost
Von Thünen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture?
dairying in the Northeast United States
ranching in the dry lands of North Africa
shifting cultivation in the tropics of South America
intensive subsistence in South China
mediterranean agriculture in central Chile
The best way to block Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes from the Illinois River would be the closing of locks and dams in and near Chicago; however, these waterways are not being closed because
Republicans in the U.S. Congress are concerned about taxes on the rich.
as major transportation links for the region, they are important for the economy of St. Louis.
too many Asian carp are already clogging the locks and dams and cannot be removed.
as major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago's economy.
the economies of neighboring states depend on the Chicago-area locks and dams.
In Maryland, soil preservationists produced a new composite map by combining in their GIS
soil quality, environmental, and economic maps.
maps on soil quality and proximity to market.
dry harvest climate, wet harvest climate, climate change, and soil maps.
maps on habitat for endangered species.
soil quality, environmental, and political maps.
A major practice of sustainable agriculture is
agribusiness.
an increased "green revolution" use of chemicals.
the lack of integration of crops and livestock.
use of pesticide resistant seed.
limited use of chemicals.
