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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an important agricultural hearth?
Ethiopia
North America
Southwest Asia
All Answers are true
- 2. Multiple Choice
When does the government subsidize prices or pay for farmers to have empty fields?
want to donate the surplus to LDCs
they don't do that because we are a free market system
The government plays no role in agricutlure
to compensate for overproduction to prevent inflation
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements are true about drug crops impact on food supply?
Farmers in LDCs grow drug crops for great profit
Drug crops use up arable land that could be used for food
MDC's produce a majority of the worlds Drug Crops
Drug Crops are a parasitic and invasive species
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not commercial farming?
Pastoral nomadism
Agribusiness
Mediterranean
Livestock and Cattle Ranching
- 5. Multiple Choice
What agriculture do we primarily find in LDC's?
Mediterranean
plantations
truck/fruit farming
dairy farming
- 6. Multiple Choice
What type of agriculture uses the largest percentage of the World's land area?
dairying
mediterranean
plantation
shifting cultivation
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?
pastoral nomadism
hunting and gathering
dairying
intensive subsistence
- 8. Multiple Choice
Farmers in Asia primarily primarily practice...
pastoral nomadism
intensive subsistence
shifting cultivation
hunting and gathering
- 9. Multiple Choice
intensive subsistense agriculture
uses smaller farms
has a high agricultural density
uses animal power and some machines
All answers are true
- 10. Multiple Choice
The most significant factor as to why North China grows crops other than wet rice is...
Cultural tradition
Ethnic precedence
climate
soil
- 11. Multiple Choice
What climate is associated with Pastoral Nomadism?
humid- low latitude
arid/semi arid
warm mid-latitude
cold mid-latitude
- 12. Multiple Choice
Climate for Plantation farming
Arid/Semi-Arid
cold and rainy winters, dry hot summers
tropical or sub-tropical
it varies and can happen in many climates
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true about Mediterranean agriculture
grow grapes to grow wine
grow olives for Olive Oil
include a wide variety of aquaculture
Are in places such as California, Greece, and Italy
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not true of Pastoral Nomadism
survive primarily on animals as opposed to seed agriculture
size of the herd measures their power
primarily in arid climates
practices a debt for nature swap
all are true
- 15. Multiple Choice
To increase yields what practice to farmers in SE China engage in?
double cropping
slash and burn
threshing
crop rotation
- 16. Multiple Choice
Not including Corn, what is a major crop grown in the US?
lamb and goats
wheat
fruit plantations
rice
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which is a reason for opposition of GMOs for places such as Africa?
antibiotics may lose their effectiveness
concern about trade with Europe
higher resistance to pests and higher profit margins
all of the above
- 18. Multiple Choice
Pastoral nomadism is practiced in climates similar to that of...
Mediterranean Agriculture
Subsistance Agriculture
Ranching
Plantations
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a characteristic of a dairy farm outside of a milkshed?
produces primarily fresh milk
has a focus on processed milk; such as butter or cheese
needs very few refrigerated trucks
none of the above are true
- 20. Multiple Choice
A name closely associated with shifting agriculture is...
Pastoral Nomadism
Transhumance
Slash and Burn farming
Plantation farming
- 21. Multiple Choice
which of the following are criticisms of Shifting Agriculture?
encourages deforestation
leads to soil erosion and depletes nutrients
consumes a lot of land to feed a small number of people
All are true
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which is the least developed region among the following?
North America
Eastern Europe
Southwest Asia
Western and Central Europe
East Asia
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an agricultural hearth?
Southwest Asia's Mesopotamia
East Asia's Yangtze River Valley
Latin America's Andean Mountains
Latin America's Mexico's highlands
Africa's South Africa
- 24. Multiple Choice
Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space.
cultural and environmental factors
cultural and economic factors
farmers' personal preference and environmental factors
weather and climate
climate change
- 25. Multiple Choice
Pigs were domesticated in
Southeast Asia.
South America.
Ethiopia.
northern China.
Southwest Asia.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Potatoes were domesticated in
Southeast Asia.
Southwest Asia.
Ethiopia.
northern China.
Latin America.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Lima beans were domesticated in
Southeast Asia.
Southwest Asia.
Ethiopia.
northern China.
Latin America.
- 28. Multiple Choice
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.
- 29. Multiple Choice
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.
- 30. Multiple Choice
The first people to domesticate lentils and olives were in
western India.
northern China.
Ethiopia.
Southwest Asia.
South America.
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following have aided commercial farmers in MDCs?
transportation improvements and the rise of sea levels
scientific advances and the reduction in the need for electronics
ancient irrigation projects that can be refitted for modern farming
transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics
climate change, scientific advances, and transportation improvements
- 32. Multiple Choice
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
- 33. Multiple Choice
The fact that meat accounts for one-third of all protein intake in developed countries but only one-tenth in developing ones suggests
developing nations are vegetarians by choice.
there is a cultural taboo against meat in developing nations.
developed nations can afford more meat per capita.
developing nations do not have sufficient grazing land.
developed nations do not produce sufficient grains to replace meat consumption.
- 34. Multiple Choice
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
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
pastoral nomadism
intensive subsistence
plantation
- 36. Multiple Choice
) 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.
- 37. Multiple Choice
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is
pastoral nomadism.
transnomadism.
transhumance.
practiced mostly in the tropics.
livestock ranching.
- 38. Multiple Choice
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
humid low-latitude
dry
warm mid-latitude
cold mid-latitude
highlands
- 39. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is generally NOT a typical practice in growing rice in Asia?
preparing and terracing fields with a plow drawn by oxen
flooding the plowed field with water
growing seedlings in a nursery
transplanting seedlings into the flooded field
machine harvesting and winnowing
- 40. Multiple Choice
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.
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