WorksheetsAP human geography agriculture
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The world’s population began to grow about 8,000 years ago as a result of?
The mechanization of agriculture
Industrialization
The cultivation of crops
Migration
Medical advances
Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?
Wheat
Rice
Taro
Soybeans
Millet
which one is an example of plantation farming
coco
wheat
oranges
apples
Corn is planted in the same field year after year on a farm in Kansas
polyculture
intercropping
monoculture
shifting agriculture
All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT
cotton
tea
sugarcane
rubber
wheat
which of these agricultural practices can prevent soil degradation
crop rotation
flood irrigation
monocultures
synthetic fertilizers
Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice?
sustainable farming
pastoral agriculture
collective farming
subsistence farming
plantation agriculture
planting a field or an area of a field with different crops from year to year to reduce soil nutrient depletion
plantation agriculture
shifting agriculture
crop rotation
alley cropping
Which of the following is a possible result of soil degradation
salinization
monoculture
synthetic pesticides
desertification
All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT
dairy farming
pastoral nomadism
cattle ranching
specialized fruit production
grain farming
The Green/third agriculture refers to
the application of science and new chemicals to agriculture
the invention of agriculture
the application of new machines and industrialization to agriculture
the diffusion of agriculture after the spanish made contact with the americans
Which of the following types of agriculture is used most widely throughout the world?
commercial farming
slash-and-burn
plantation
shifting cultivation
mediterranean
All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT
olives
grapes
dates
figs
apples
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 ---
subsistence agriculture
commercial farming
crop rotation
slash-and-burn agriculture
shifting cultivation
what is milkshed
where they keep the cow for milking
the time it takes for the milk to get from the farm to the store without getting bad
the shedding of milk
Which statement explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle?
It allows the owners of the livestock to stay in one place while the cattle graze over a large area.
It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live.
Green Revolution technologies have made this practice possible since the mid-20th century.
Recent improvements in refrigeration and transportation have greatly expanded how far milk can be delivered.
They have been contracted to raise these animals for a multinational corporation.
All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT
rubber
wheat
tea
sugarcane
cotton
Extensive agriculture involves (Hint: the word extensive should lead you to the answer)
lots of land and labor
lots of land and less labor
little land and labor
lots of labor and less land
GMO stands for
genetically modified organism
generically made organisms
genetically modified organs
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All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT
dairy farming
cattle ranching
grain farming
pastoral nomadism
specialized fruit production
