Deck 11: Agricultural Geographies.

Question 1

Shifting cultivation is:

A) sometimes found in the United States when farmers practice crop rotation.
B) considered to be the most environmentally damaging form of agriculture.
C) commonly found in Brazil and several African countries.
D) changing as farmers sell more of what they produce.
E) practiced in regions where grasslands make cultivation of the soil easy.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Subsistence agriculture is different from commercial farming because subsistence farmers:

A) have larger farms.
B) purchase fewer things to support their farming.
C) sell the majority of what they produce.
D) practice monoculture.
E) rarely farm communally.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Green Revolution enabled ________ to become self-sufficient in grain production.

A) Africa
B) Asia
C) India
D) Bangladesh
E) Australia

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Subsistence agriculture is characterized by small farmers that are very specialized and produce specialty crops for sale.

Question 5

In the context of the Green Revolution, the term green refers to the adoption of organic or eco-friendly practices.

Question 6

Hunting and gathering:

A) is a common form of agriculture in the United States.
B) was largely replaced by the first agricultural revolution.
C) no longer exists anywhere in the world.
D) began when people settled permanently in one location.
E) does not produce enough food for basic nutrition and survival.

Question 7

Very few commercial grain farms actually produce only grain crops.

Question 8

Sustainable agriculture is characterized by efforts to conserve water and soil, and limit the use of chemicals.

Question 9

The focus of mixed crop and livestock farming is animal production, increasingly with the use of feedlots.

Question 10

As a result of the third agricultural revolution, modern commercial agriculture often uses monoculture and chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Question 11

The third agricultural revolution began in:

A) the United States with the introduction of gas and diesel tractors.
B) Europe as farms began to consolidate.
C) India due to the growing population.
D) Africa when the benefit of traditional farming became known.
E) Southwest Asia where the first agricultural revolution took place.

Question 12

Plantation agriculture is the type of farming that produces most of the vegetables you eat.

Question 13

Desertification results from:

A) natural changes in climate patterns.
B) human actions and related environmental changes.
C) salinization of the soil.
D) extensive agriculture.
E) no-till farming.

Question 14

Domesticated livestock form the centerpiece of pastoralism.

Question 15

The first agricultural revolution began when farmers used crop rotation to maintain soil fertility.

Question 16

A farmer in the Mediterranean region is most likely to produce:

A) corn and wheat.
B) dairy products.
C) a mix of livestock, grains, and tree crops.
D) rice.
E) coffee and tea, along with berries.

Question 17

Globalization of agriculture has affected your diet by offering new products and products that would not be available at certain times of the year.

Question 18

In recent years, U.S. corn production has increased because:

A) Americans are eating more corn.
B) exports of corn have increased.
C) corn is being grown to make ethanol.
D) corn is needed for animal feed.
E) other crops can no longer be produced due to soil erosion.

Question 19

An agricultural system characterized by high inputs such as labor, capita, or equipment per unit area of land is called:

A) intensive agriculture.
B) smallholder agriculture.
C) wet rice farming.
D) pastoralism.
E) slash and burn agriculture.

Question 20

Many farmers with small land holdings in South and Southeast Asia practice:

A) wet rice farming.
B) plantation agriculture.
C) Pastoralism.
D) smallholder crop and livestock farming.
E) dairy farming.