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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAccording to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?LivestockCommercial GrainDairy FarmingForestry
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPTTerrain has forested areas with several small lakes and riversFarmers sell all of their harvestThe city is located centrally within an isolated stateSoil and climate are the same
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates isenvironmental modificationdesertificationaquaculturedesalination
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Carl Sauer, there are two distinctive types of agriculturevegetative planting and double-croppingshifting cultivation and vegetative plantingvegetative planting and seed agricultureslash-and-burn agriculture and double-cropping
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich crop is associated with intensive agriculture?CornRiceWheatCotton
- 6. Multiple ChoiceFarmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are calledCommercial agricultureIndustrial agricultureSlash-and-burn agriculturesubsistence agriculture
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true about slash-and-burn agriculture in the 21st century?It can take decades to replenish the soil with nutrientsFarmers stay in one placeRain forests are not as riskNitrogen is removed from the soil
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Agricultural hearths developed in four areas around the world EXCEPTCentral AmericaEastern EuropeNorthwestern South AmericaWestern Africa - 9. Multiple ChoiceA major benefit to crop rotation would beSeveral different crops produced in the same yearNitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plantsRequires less manual laborFarmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that isWet summer, dry winterPlentiful rainfall year roundDry summer, cool moist winterMild and dry year round
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Third Agricultural Revolution is also known asGMO RevolutionSeed Agricultural RevolutionGreen RevolutionIndustrial Revolution
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are true about the Green Revolution EXCEPTTakes place mainly in science laboratoriesOnly tested on farms in MDCsAllows for plants and animals that grow in conditions they normally would notLed to the increase in industrial farming
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?PlantationTruck farmingMediterraneanLivestock ranching
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture EXCEPTa heavy reliance on machinerythe product is consumed off the farmthere is little relationship to other businessesa small percentage of the workforce is engaged directly in agriculture.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceShifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?DryTropicalPolarWarm temperate
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAccording to geographer Carl Sauer, agriculture probably first originated inthe Fertile Crescent.Southeast AsiaSouth AmericaEurope
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world’s total land area?Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculturePlantation agriculture and specialized horticultureShifting cultivation and nomadic herdingIntensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPTpastoral nomadism.shifting cultivation.swidden agriculturetruck farming
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe most important reason why most people in North China grow crops other than wet rice isGovernment subsidiesCultural preferenceClimateSoil
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a major grain exporter?ChinaCanadaUSAAustralia
- 21. Multiple ChoiceCorn was first domesticated inthe Tibetan Plateauthe Canadian Prairie.Central MexicoNorthern Argentina.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following includes the world’s earliest centers of plant domestication?Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South AfricaRussia, China, Latin AmericaBritish Isles, Scandinavia, United StatesSoutheast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe second agricultural revolution coincided withthe Industrial Revolution.the first wave of European migrationImperialismthe Enlightenment.
- 24. Multiple ChoicePhysiological density is defined asthe average farm production compared to arable land.the number of farmers as compared to the total population.the number of people compared to arable land.the number of farms compared to the total land area.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceEuropeans evolved from farming a single field in the early medieval times to rotating crops into how many different sections or fields by the 18th century?OneTwoThreeFour
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