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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
- 2. Multiple Choice
Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all
Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed
Hearths of plant domestication
Areas for widespread terracing
Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began
Leaders in the Columbian Exchange
- 3. Multiple Choice
The goal of commercial agriculture is
Minimal food security
Profit maximization
Genetic diversity of seeds
Establishment of seed banks throughout the world
Sustainable farming practices
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of crop rotation?
Maintaining the fertility of fields
Reducing transportation costs
Responding to shifting consumer preference
Maintain price supports
Maintain fresh products for market
- 5. Multiple Choice
All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT
dairy farming
cattle ranching
grain farming
pastoral nomadism
specialized fruit production
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?
Taro
Corn
Tobacco
Grain
Rice
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture?
Raisins in Greece
Grapes in Southwest Australia
Oranges in Florida
Lemons in California
Olives in Italy
- 8. Multiple Choice
Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice?
subsistence farming
pastoral agriculture
sustainable farming
collective farming
plantation agriculture
- 9. Multiple Choice
Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called
shifting-field agriculture
sedentary cultivation
plantation farming
subsistence agriculture
hunting and gathering
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich sector of the economy has the most workers in the USA today?Sector 1Sector 2Sector 3Sector 4
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the best example of Extensive farming practices?A Chinese Rice Farmer who worker 12 hours each day on their fieldsA Brazillian cattle farmer who makes sure his cows eat organic feedAn American farmer in Iowa who oversees 10,000 acres with robots and drones to help her harvest CanolaA European produce company CEO who has 3,000 employees and harvests a large variety of crops
- 12. Multiple Choice
What Country would be most likely to feature Terrace Agriculture?
Brazil
China
Egypt
Germany
- 13. Multiple Choice
According to the Von Thunen Model which form of Agriculture would be located closest to the city?
Dairy
Lumber
3 fields
Ranching
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which land survey system is a relic of French cultural influence?
Township and Range
Cadastral
Long Lot
Mets and Bounds
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which agricultural revolution introduced Machines to farming for the first time?
Neolithic
Green
Second
Third
- 16. 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
- 17. 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
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAccording to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?LivestockCommercial GrainDairy FarmingForestry
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe Third Agricultural Revolution is also known asGMO RevolutionSeed Agricultural RevolutionGreen RevolutionIndustrial Revolution
- 20. Multiple ChoiceCorn was first domesticated inthe Tibetan Plateauthe Canadian Prairie.Central MexicoNorthern Argentina.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe second agricultural revolution coincided withthe Industrial Revolution.the first wave of European migrationImperialismthe Enlightenment.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What are the two goals of the third agricultural revolution or the "Green Revolution"?
Spread agricultural technologies to LDCs
Improve agricultural technologies in MDCs.
Spread agricultural technologies to LDCs.
Improve production through chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides.
- 23. Multiple Choice
What animals were domesticated in Southeast Asia?
Goats
Llamas
Pigs
Chickens/Ducks
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not one of the three factors that Von Thunen based his agricultural land use model on?
Distance from City Center
Height of plant
Space
Perishability
- 25. Multiple Choice
Define Intensive Agriculture.
Farming where labor is heavily required.
Farming where money is heavily required
Farming where capital is heavily required.
Farming where labor is not needed.
- 26. Multiple Choice
What allowed for the development of cities originally?
Abundance of water
First Agricultural revolution
Second agricultural revolution
Development of housing centers.
- 27. Multiple Choice
What type of crops were first farmed?
Cash Crops
Grain Crops
Seed Crops
Root Crops
- 28. Multiple Choice
What machine is used to plant seeds a fast rate?
Reaper
Combine
Seed Drill
Harvester
- 29. Multiple Choice
What machine cuts down the crops?
reaper
cotton gin
irrigation
thresher
- 30. Multiple Choice
Metes and bounds will likely be found in what area?
Western U.S.
Eastern U.S.
Along the ohio river.
Southwestern U.S.
- 31. Multiple Choice
What village system reflects the importance of the church as a center of society?
Linear
Walled
Cluster
Round
- 32. Multiple Choice
What crop is grown in the greatest quantitiy worldwide?
Cereal Grains
Rice
Potatos
Soybeans
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which sector of the economy deals with turning raw materials into a commodity?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which sector of the economy deals with extracting resources from the environment?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
- 35. Multiple Choice
Growing seasons are often longer...
in areas closer to the temperate zone
in areas closer to the equator
near the poles
in landlocked areas.
- 36. Multiple Choice
Which theory explains the cost of land near the city center?
World Systems Theory
Cost of Land Theory
Bid Rent Theory
Von Thunen Theory
- 37. Multiple Choice
The Enclosure Act was used to accomplish what goal?
Combine communal lands to provide more space for the poor to farm.
Take the communal lands and turn them into private lands to farm.
Use the land for government farming practices.
Enlosure Act was never passed.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe removal of large tracts of forest so land can be converted to a non-forest use.TerracingIrrigationDeforestationDesertification
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which fertile land becomes desert.TerracingIrrigationDeforestationDesertification
- 40. Multiple ChoiceCommercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.AgribusinessAgricultureSubsistence agricultureCommercial agriculture
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied.MilkshedMilk ShackCow Juice DormMilk-mobile
- 42. Multiple Choice
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.RanchPlantationSawahTranshumance - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags