Question 1

The negative effects of large-scale commercial agriculture include

Accepted Answer

A) The creation of farmers markets 
B) Depopulation of rural areas 
C) Sustainable agriculture 
D) Urban organic gardening 
A) The creation of farmers markets 
B) Depopulation of rural areas 
C) Sustainable agriculture 
D) Urban organic gardening B

Question 2

Which of the following are examples of tertiary activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Finance and insurance 
B) Fishing and mining 
C) Manufacturing and processing 
D) Agriculture and business services 
A) Finance and insurance 
B) Fishing and mining 
C) Manufacturing and processing 
D) Agriculture and business services A

Question 3

The Ganges in India and Chang Jiang (Yangtze)in China are river valleys with concentrations of

Accepted Answer

A) swidden agriculture. 
B) pastoral nomadism. 
C) intensive subsistence agriculture. 
D) extensive commercial agriculture. 
A) swidden agriculture. 
B) pastoral nomadism. 
C) intensive subsistence agriculture. 
D) extensive commercial agriculture. C

Question 4

Which of the following are examples of primary activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Manufacturing and construction 
B) Power production and processing 
C) Gathering and extractive 
D) Wholesale and retail 
A) Manufacturing and construction 
B) Power production and processing 
C) Gathering and extractive 
D) Wholesale and retail

Question 5

A subsistence economic system implies nearly total self-sufficiency of its members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Types of shifting cultivation include swidden,slash-and-burn,milpa,and ladang.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which one of the following types of farming is classified as extensive commercial?

Accepted Answer

A) market gardening 
B) livestock ranching 
C) dairying 
D) pastoral nomadism 
A) market gardening 
B) livestock ranching 
C) dairying 
D) pastoral nomadism

Question 8

The term Green Revolution refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the greening of America. 
B) reforestation programs in former tropical rain forests. 
C) environmental programs sponsored by the United Nations. 
D) seed and management techniques that lead to greater farmland productivity. 
A) the greening of America. 
B) reforestation programs in former tropical rain forests. 
C) environmental programs sponsored by the United Nations. 
D) seed and management techniques that lead to greater farmland productivity.

Question 9

What is the economic activity that involves movement of people with livestock for pasturage?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

A principal land use over large areas of Asia and Africa where the climate is too dry to produce crops is

Accepted Answer

A) nomadic herding. 
B) shifting cultivation. 
C) ranching. 
D) hunting and gathering. 
A) nomadic herding. 
B) shifting cultivation. 
C) ranching. 
D) hunting and gathering.

Question 11

The category of agriculture that involves "burned clearings" and rotation of fields,instead of crops,is called

Accepted Answer

A) intensive subsistence. 
B) swidden. 
C) nomadism. 
D) communal farming. 
A) intensive subsistence. 
B) swidden. 
C) nomadism. 
D) communal farming.

Question 12

Which of the following types of farming will locate closest to the market,according to the von Thünen model?

Accepted Answer

A) cash grain and livestock 
B) extensive grain farming 
C) mixed farming 
D) dairy farming 
A) cash grain and livestock 
B) extensive grain farming 
C) mixed farming 
D) dairy farming

Question 13

Intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) equal emphasis upon crops and animals. 
B) farms that specialize in producing a single crop. 
C) high first-year yields,followed by production declines and land abandonment. 
D) high yields per unit of cultivated land. 
A) equal emphasis upon crops and animals. 
B) farms that specialize in producing a single crop. 
C) high first-year yields,followed by production declines and land abandonment. 
D) high yields per unit of cultivated land.

Question 14

Livestock ranching,traditionally characteristic of tropical developing countries,is slowly becoming part of mid-latitude farm economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The von Thunen model of agricultural land use is based on the high-yielding seed varieties and the use of heavy fertilizers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The von Thünen model is based on the observation that the value of agricultural land is determined based on soil fertility and climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The production of metallic minerals in market economies is strongly influenced by the

Accepted Answer

A) quantity of ore available,restrictive practices of mining cartels,and desire to limit markets for Communist-bloc producers. 
B) richness of ore,quantity available,and monopoly control of market. 
C) richness of ore,ownership of deposits,and tariff barriers. 
D) quantity of ore available,richness of the ore,and distance to market. 
A) quantity of ore available,restrictive practices of mining cartels,and desire to limit markets for Communist-bloc producers. 
B) richness of ore,quantity available,and monopoly control of market. 
C) richness of ore,ownership of deposits,and tariff barriers. 
D) quantity of ore available,richness of the ore,and distance to market.

Question 18

According to the von Thünen model,the most important determinant of the pattern of agricultural production is the

Accepted Answer

A) distance between the market and the production site. 
B) soil fertility of the production zone. 
C) demand at the market. 
D) development of intervening opportunities. 
A) distance between the market and the production site. 
B) soil fertility of the production zone. 
C) demand at the market. 
D) development of intervening opportunities.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about shifting or swidden cultivation is true?

Accepted Answer

A) to maintain soil fertility,farmers rotate fields 
B) to maintain soil fertility,farmers rotate crops 
C) to adapt to rising populations,farmers increase their application of fertilizers 
D) it is widely practiced in areas of Asia and Africa that are too dry for other means of agriculture 
A) to maintain soil fertility,farmers rotate fields 
B) to maintain soil fertility,farmers rotate crops 
C) to adapt to rising populations,farmers increase their application of fertilizers 
D) it is widely practiced in areas of Asia and Africa that are too dry for other means of agriculture

Question 20

The highest proportion of the United States' labor force is in

Accepted Answer

A) Primary activities 
B) Secondary activities 
C) Tertiary activities 
D) None of the above 
A) Primary activities 
B) Secondary activities 
C) Tertiary activities 
D) None of the above

The negative effects of large-scale commercial agriculture include

Which of the following are examples of tertiary activities?

The Ganges in India and Chang Jiang (Yangtze)in China are river valleys with concentrations of

Which of the following are examples of primary activities?

A subsistence economic system implies nearly total self-sufficiency of its members.

Types of shifting cultivation include swidden,slash-and-burn,milpa,and ladang.

Which one of the following types of farming is classified as extensive commercial?

The term Green Revolution refers to

What is the economic activity that involves movement of people with livestock for pasturage?

A principal land use over large areas of Asia and Africa where the climate is too dry to produce crops is

The category of agriculture that involves "burned clearings" and rotation of fields,instead of crops,is called

Which of the following types of farming will locate closest to the market,according to the von Thünen model?

Intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by

Livestock ranching,traditionally characteristic of tropical developing countries,is slowly becoming part of mid-latitude farm economies.

The von Thunen model of agricultural land use is based on the high-yielding seed varieties and the use of heavy fertilizers.

The von Thünen model is based on the observation that the value of agricultural land is determined based on soil fertility and climate.

The production of metallic minerals in market economies is strongly influenced by the

According to the von Thünen model,the most important determinant of the pattern of agricultural production is the

Which of the following statements about shifting or swidden cultivation is true?

The highest proportion of the United States' labor force is in

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Exam 9: Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

The negative effects of large-scale commercial agriculture include

Which of the following are examples of tertiary activities?

The Ganges in India and Chang Jiang (Yangtze)in China are river valleys with concentrations of

Which of the following are examples of primary activities?

A subsistence economic system implies nearly total self-sufficiency of its members.

Types of shifting cultivation include swidden,slash-and-burn,milpa,and ladang.

Which one of the following types of farming is classified as extensive commercial?

The term Green Revolution refers to

What is the economic activity that involves movement of people with livestock for pasturage?

A principal land use over large areas of Asia and Africa where the climate is too dry to produce crops is

The category of agriculture that involves "burned clearings" and rotation of fields,instead of crops,is called

Which of the following types of farming will locate closest to the market,according to the von Thünen model?

Intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by

Livestock ranching,traditionally characteristic of tropical developing countries,is slowly becoming part of mid-latitude farm economies.

The von Thunen model of agricultural land use is based on the high-yielding seed varieties and the use of heavy fertilizers.

The von Thünen model is based on the observation that the value of agricultural land is determined based on soil fertility and climate.

The production of metallic minerals in market economies is strongly influenced by the

According to the von Thünen model,the most important determinant of the pattern of agricultural production is the

Which of the following statements about shifting or swidden cultivation is true?

The highest proportion of the United States' labor force is in

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

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