APHG Ch 10 Agriculture review

1. APHG Ch 10 Agriculture review

2. Roughly what % of the world are farmers? • A: 50% • B: 25% • C: 66% • D: 75%

3. Roughly what % of the world are farmers? • A: 50% • B: 25% • C: 66% • D: 75%

4. Most of the wheat grown in the American grain region is consumed by animals. • T • F

5. Most of the wheat grown in the American grain region is consumed by animals. • TF

6. Subsistent farming is: • A: farming done to produce excess for sale • B: Farming done to provide just enough for the farmer • C: Another name for nomadic herding • D: Practiced by a small minority of the worlds population

7. Subsistent farming is: • A: farming done to produce excess for sale • B: Farming done to provide just enough for the farmer • C: Another name for nomadic herding • D: Practiced by a small minority of the worlds population

8. Hunting and gathering is still practiced by isolated groups in Africa, Australia, and South America. • TF

9. Hunting and gathering is still practiced by isolated groups in Africa, Australia, and South America. • TF

10. Which countries produce the majority of the worlds milk supply • A: LDC’s • B: MDC’s • C: East Asians • D: Sub sahara Africa

11. Which countries produce the majority of the worlds milk supply • A: LDC’s • B: MDC’s • C: East Asians • D: Sub sahara Africa

12. Which of the following is a major producer of milk? • A: New Zealand • B: Australia • C: China • D: Tasmania • E: Philippines

13. Which of the following is a major producer of milk? • A: New Zealand • B: Australia • C: China • D: Tasmania • E: Philippines

14. What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the population concentrations of East and South Asia? • A:Subsistent • B: Commercial • C: Intensive Subsistent • D: Nomadic • E: Dry land range farming

15. What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the population concentrations of East and South Asia? • A:Subsistent • B: Commercial • C: Intensive Subsistent • D: Nomadic • E: Dry land range farming

16. What is the most important crop grown in East Asia? • A: Soybeans • B: Wheat • C: Rice • D: Tofu

17. What is the most important crop grown in East Asia? • A: Soybeans • B: Wheat • C: Rice • D: Tofu

18. Which was NOT an important hearth of Agriculture? • A: Ethiopia • B: South America • C: Northern China • D: North America • E: South East Asia

19. Which was NOT an important hearth of Agriculture? • A: Ethiopia • B: South America • C: Northern China • D: North America • E: South East Asia

20. Unique agricultural practices arise in particular regions because of • A) physical characteristics of the land. • B) limited knowledge of alternatives. C) distinctive cultural traits. • D) climate. • E) all of the above

21. Unique agricultural practices arise in particular regions because of • A) physical characteristics of the land. • B) limited knowledge of alternatives. C) distinctive cultural traits. • D) climate. • E) all of the above

22. Of the following which is most likely to be found in LDC’s? • A: Commercial farming • B: truck Farming • C: Plantations • D:Mediterranean

23. Of the following which is most likely to be found in LDC’s? • A: Commercial farming • B: truck Farming • C: Plantations • D:Mediterranean

24. Which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of the world's land area? • A: Livestock ranching • B: Dairying • C: Nomadic Herding • D: Intensive Subsistent • E: Shifting Cultivation

25. Which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of the world's land area? • A: Livestock ranching • B: Dairying • C: Nomadic Herding • D: Intensive Subsistent • E: Shifting Cultivation

26. Which type of farming is most prominent in Asia? • A: Subsistent • B: Nomadic • C: Livestock • D: Intensive Subsistent • E: Commercial

27. Which type of farming is most prominent in Asia? • A: Subsistent • B: Nomadic • C: Livestock • D: Intensive Subsistent • E: Commercial

28. Dry climates typically practice which type of farming? • A: Pastoral Nomadic • B: Subsistent • C: Shifting cultivation • D: Plantation

29. Dry climates typically practice which type of farming? • A: Pastoral Nomadic • B: Subsistent • C: Shifting cultivation • D: Plantation

30. Transhumance • A: Crossbreeding of Oxen with Buffalo • B:seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures • C: Livestock Ranching • D: Plant Hybridization

31. Transhumance • A: Crossbreeding of Oxen with Buffalo • B:seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures • C: Livestock Ranching • D: Plant Hybridization

32. Which of the following is NOT a principal practice of sustainable agriculture ? • A: Limited use of chemicals • B: Sensitive land management • C: Better integration of crops and livestock • D: Use of pesticide resistant seeds

33. Which of the following is NOT a principal practice of sustainable agriculture • A: Limited use of chemicals • B: Sensitive land management • C: Better integration of crops and livestock • D: Use of pesticide resistant seeds

34. The practice of separating the husks from the seed by beating it on the ground is called • A: Threshing • B: Chaffing • C: Winnowing • D: Milling

35. The practice of separating the husks from the seed by beating it on the ground is called • A: Threshing • B: Chaffing • C: Winnowing • D: Milling

36. Which is NOT part of Commercial farming? • A: Surplus production • B: Consuming most of produce on farm • C: Large farm size • D: Heavy use of machinery • E: Low percentage of farmers on land

37. Which is NOT part of Commercial farming? • A: Surplus production • B: Consuming most of produce on farm • C: Large farm size • D: Heavy use of machinery • E: Low percentage of farmers on land

38. Food production integrated into farming is called? • A: Commercial farming • B: Intensive farming • C: Agribusiness • D: Mixed crop livestock farming • E) Food processing

39. Food production integrated into farming is called? • A: Commercial farming • B: Intensive farming • C: Agribusiness • D: Mixed crop livestock farming • E) Food processing

40. According to the von Thünen model, timber production was located in the second ring from the city because of what factor? • A: Delivery time • B: Perishability • C: Product weight • D: Labor intensive harvesting method

41. According to the von Thünen model, timber production was located in the second ring from the city because of what factor? • A: Delivery time • B: Perishability • C: Product weight • D: Labor intensive harvesting method

42. Main reason for crop rotation is ? • A: Maintaining fresh products for markets • B: Reducing transportation cost • C: Responding to changes in consumer demand • D: maintaining fertility of the fields

43. Main reason for crop rotation is ? • A: Maintaining fresh products for markets • B: Reducing transportation cost • C: Responding to changes in consumer demand • D: maintaining fertility of the fields

44. What countries are the leading producers of commercial grain? • A: India, US and Canada • B: Russia Canada and the US • C: US Russia and India • D: Canada Russia and India

45. What countries are the leading producers of commercial grain? • A: India, US and Canada • B: Russia Canada and the US • C: US Russia and India • D: Canada Russia and India

46. Winter wheat is planted in? • A: The spring • B: The winter • C: the fall • D: the summer

47. Winter wheat is planted in? • A: The spring • B: The winter • C: the fall • D: the summer

48. Which of the following is not a strategy for increasing food supply? • A: Increasing land productivity • B: Identifying new food sources • C: Increasing tariffs on exports • D: expanding arable land area

49. Which of the following is not a strategy for increasing food supply? • A: Increasing land productivity • B: Identifying new food sources • C: Increasing tariffs on exports • D: expanding arable land area

50. Which of the following is least likely to be produced in Mediterranean agriculture? • A: fruit • B: Wine • C: Cereals • D: Cheese • E: Olives