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WorksheetsAPHuG Unit 5
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
A farmer who produces only enough food for the immediate family is practicing
shifting cultivation
intensive farming
vegetative planding
subsistence farming
Dairy farmers locate near urban areas because
it is expensive to transport product to market.
land costs are high.
milk has an unlimited shelf life.
of agglomeration pressures.
Which of the following types of agriculture is most likely to produce a dispersed settlement pattern?
livestock farming
Mediterranean farming
dairy farming
truck farming
Which of the following is NOT true regarding shifting cultivation?
Farmers clear land for planting by slashing vegetation and burning the debris through a process known as slash-and-burn
farmers who practice shifting cultivation generally live in large, urban areas where the government controls the land
farmers typically grow a variety of crops and do not stick to one single crop like corn or wheat
shifting cultivation occupies about one-fourth of the world's land area, yet less than 5 percent of the world's population engages in shifting cultivation
Which of the following have aided commercial farmers in more developed countries?
transportation improvements and the rise of sea levels
scientific advances and the reduction in the need for electronics
ancient irrigation projects that can be refitte for modern farming
transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics
Subsistence agriculture dominates in
less developed countries
more developed countries
mid-latitude climates
newly-industrialized countries
The single most important factor contributing to rural land use patterns for most of the Great Plains in the United States is a result of
physical geography of the region
metes and bounds land property division method
township and range land survey system
extensive river systems
The industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the United States during the past 70 years have resulted in
a decrease in the number of farms and an increase in the size of farms
an increase in the number of farms and a decrease in the size of farm fields
an increase in the diversity of crops and animals grown on individual farms
a decrease in the tonnage of pesticides and herbicides used on cropland
According to the von Thuenen model, which activity is likely to be found furthest from population centers?
Grain farming
Livestock ranching
Market gardening
Forestry
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
agricultural practices that preserve and enhance environmental quality
nonrenewable
sustainable
hybridization
GMO
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 rectangular land division scheme in the US adopted after the American Revolution is called
Franklin's system
township-and-range system
metes and bounds system
long-lot system
Found along roads and rivers
clustered settlement pattern
dispersed settlement pattern
linear settlement pattern
An enclosed area where livestock are held and fattened before slaughter is known as a
Feedlot
Milkshed
Pasture
Range
What is the geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand on real estate changes as the distance towards the Central Business District (CBD) increases called?
bid rent theory
von Thunen
commodity chains
monocropping
What is a series of links connecting the many places of production and distribution and resulting in a commodity that is then exchanged on the world market called?
commodity chains
agribusiness
intensive farming
extensive farming
What is the process in which consumers buy shares from local farmers in exchange for weekly produce called?
community-supported agriculture
commodity chains
agribusiness
share agriculture
What is trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries called?
fair trade
agribusiness
intensive trade
extensive trade
What is an organism that is created when scientists take one or more specific genes from one organism and introduce them into another organism thus creating a new version called?
genetically modified organism (GMO)
engineered organism
commercial agriculture
subsistence agriculture
A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages
Clustered Rural Settlement
Village
Linear Rural Settlement
Dispersed Rural Settlement
Modern settlements that follow major roads, often one singe thoroughfare lined with houses, businesses and public buildings
Enclosure
Ridge Rillage
Village
Linear Rural Settlement
Divides land into narrow parcels that extends from rivers, roads or canals
Long-lot Survey System
Village
Enclosure
Dispersed Rural Settlement
A land distribution practice when all land passes to the eldest son, resulting in large land parcels that are tended individually
Pastoral Nomadism
Primogeniture
Transhumance
Commercial gardening and fruit farming, so named for the Middle English word truck, meaning "barter" or exchange of commodities"
Truck Farming
Wattle
Commodity Chain
the process of diverting water from its natural course or location to aid in the production of crops
irrigation
cultivation
transhumance
domestication
An animal that is used by humans for food, companionship, or work is...
domesticated
tamed
wild
Define Desertification
The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied
A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area
Places where livestock are concentrated in very small area and raised on hormones.
Degradation of land primarily because of human actions
