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AP human geography agriculture

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The world’s population began to grow about 8,000 years ago as a result of?

a)

The mechanization of agriculture

b)

Industrialization

c)

The cultivation of crops

d)

Migration

e)

Medical advances

2.

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Taro

d)

Soybeans

e)

Millet

3.

which one is an example of plantation farming

a)

coco

b)

wheat

c)

oranges

d)

apples

4.

Corn is planted in the same field year after year on a farm in Kansas

a)

polyculture

b)

intercropping

c)

monoculture

d)

shifting agriculture

5.

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

a)

cotton

b)

tea

c)

sugarcane

d)

rubber

e)

wheat

6.

which of these agricultural practices can prevent soil degradation

a)

crop rotation

b)

flood irrigation

c)

monocultures

d)

synthetic fertilizers

7.

Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice?

a)

sustainable farming

b)

pastoral agriculture

c)

collective farming

d)

subsistence farming

e)

plantation agriculture

8.

planting a field or an area of a field with different crops from year to year to reduce soil nutrient depletion

a)

plantation agriculture

b)

shifting agriculture

c)

crop rotation

d)

alley cropping

9.

Which of the following is a possible result of soil degradation

a)

salinization

b)

monoculture

c)

synthetic pesticides

d)

desertification

10.

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

a)

dairy farming

b)

pastoral nomadism

c)

cattle ranching

d)

specialized fruit production

e)

grain farming

11.

The Green/third agriculture refers to

a)

the application of science and new chemicals to agriculture

b)

the invention of agriculture

c)

the application of new machines and industrialization to agriculture

d)

the diffusion of agriculture after the spanish made contact with the americans

12.

Which of the following types of agriculture is used most widely throughout the world?

a)

commercial farming

b)

slash-and-burn

c)

plantation

d)

shifting cultivation

e)

mediterranean

13.

All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT

a)

olives

b)

grapes

c)

dates

d)

figs

e)

apples

14.

A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing ---

a)

subsistence agriculture

b)

commercial farming

c)

crop rotation

d)

slash-and-burn agriculture

e)

shifting cultivation

15.

what is milkshed

a)

where they keep the cow for milking

b)

the time it takes for the milk to get from the farm to the store without getting bad

c)

the shedding of milk

16.

Which statement explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle?

a)

It allows the owners of the livestock to stay in one place while the cattle graze over a large area.

b)

It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live.

c)

Green Revolution technologies have made this practice possible since the mid-20th century.

d)

Recent improvements in refrigeration and transportation have greatly expanded how far milk can be delivered.

e)

They have been contracted to raise these animals for a multinational corporation.

17.

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

a)

rubber

b)

wheat

c)

tea

d)

sugarcane

e)

cotton

18.

Extensive agriculture involves (Hint: the word extensive should lead you to the answer)

a)

lots of land and labor

b)

lots of land and less labor

c)

little land and labor

d)

lots of labor and less land

19.

GMO stands for

a)

genetically modified organism

b)

generically made organisms

c)

genetically modified organs

d)

Get more olives

20.

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

a)

dairy farming

b)

cattle ranching

c)

grain farming

d)

pastoral nomadism

e)

specialized fruit production