Chapter 10 Agriculture Review Questions

A common difference(s) between farms in an LDC (like Pakistan) vs. farms in an MDC (like the United States) that grow the same crop is A) the amount of crop produced in a year B) the importance of the crop to the farmer C) the income derived from crops D) A and B E) A and C

The most important distinction for dividing the world into agricultural regions is A) whether the product is consumed on or off the farm. B) whether crops are grown or animals are raised. C) the location of the first agriculture. D) the population density of the crop-producing region. E) B and D

The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in Asia A) 10,000 years ago. B) 100,000 years ago. C) 1.1 million years ago. D) 1,000 years ago. E) 10 million years ago.

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering? A) All humans obtained their food this way before the invention of agriculture. B) It is a form of nomadism. C) This form of subsistence is still practiced. D) Hunter gatherers live in small groups. E) all of the above

An important agricultural hearth is A) Southeast Asia. B) South America. C) Ethiopia. D) northern China. E) all of the above

The ________ and ________ of hunter and gatherer migration depended on the movement of game and the seasonal growth of plant A) direction and frequency B) speed and distance C) direction and distance D) speed and frequency E) time and speed

Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space. A) cultural and environmental factors B) religious and economic factors C) farmer personal preference and environmental factors D) weather and climate

Hunting and gathering societies A) include about 15 percent of the world's people. B) are found in isolated places in the world. C) are characterized by large concentrations of people. D) occur nearly everywhere but are especially common in Europe. E) are responsible for most of the environmental degradation of the planet.

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

The cultivation of plants by cutting stems and dividing roots is A) sawah. B) seed agriculture. C) subsistence agriculture. D) vegetative planting. E) plant hybridization.

In the Eastern Hemisphere, seed agriculture probably originated in which of the following? A) western India B) northern China C) Ethiopia D) Southwest Asia E) A, B, and C

Seed agriculture probably reached Europe from A) western India. B) northern China. C) Ethiopia. D) Southwest Asia. E) Southeast Asia.

The first group to integrate seed agriculture with domestication of herd animals was probably in A) western India. B) northern China. C) Ethiopia. D) Southwest Asia. E) South America.

Vegetative planting probably originated in A) Southeast Asia. B) Southwest Asia. C) Ethiopia. D) northern China. E) all of the above

Which of the following has aided 20th century commercial farmers in MDCs? A) transportation improvements B) scientific advances C) electronics D) all of the above E) none of the above

The decline in the number of farmers can best be described as a consequence of A) push/pull economic factors. B) urban sprawl. C) climate change. D) demographic transition.

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ________ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture). ____ were classified as found in MDCs and ________ as found in LDCs. A) 11; 6; 5 B) 12; 6; 6 C) 11; 5; 6 D) 6; 5; 1 E) none of the above

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries? A) Mediterranean B) plantation C) truck farming D) commercial gardening E) none of the above, these are all commercial agriculture.

Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture? A) Mediterranean B) shifting cultivation C) pastoral nomadism D) intensive E) All of the above are forms of subsistence agriculture.

The decline in the amount of farmland can best be described as a consequence of A) push/pull economic factors. B) urban sprawl. C) climate change. D) demographic transition.

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region? A) humid low-latitude B) dry C) warm mid-latitude D) cold mid-latitude E) undifferentiated Highlands.

Which is not a characteristic of shifting cultivation? A) Land is cleared by slashing the vegetation. B) Debris is burned to provide the soil with nutrients. C) A new site is designated every few years. D) Swiddens not under cultivation are used for fruit trees. E) All of the above are characteristics.

Asian agriculture is characterized by shortages of all but which of the following? A) equipment B) funds C) labor D) land E) C and D

Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia? A) preparing fields with a plow drawn by oxen B) flooding the plowed field with water C) growing seedlings in a nursery D) transplanting seedlings into the flooded field E) all of the above

Intensive wet rice farming is the dominant type of agriculture in A) Southeast China. B) East India. C) most of Southeast Asia. D) A and B E) all of the above.

The most important reason why most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice is A) cultural preference. B) tradition. C) climate. D) soil. E) harvesting wet rice requires expensive machinery.

Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe? A) mixed crop and livestock farming B) dairy farming C) grain farming D) livestock ranching E) mediterranean agriculture

Commercial agriculture is distinguished from subsistence agriculture by all but which of the following? A) low percentage of farmers in the labor force B) farm size C) heavy use of machinery D) output consumed on the farm E) surplus production

Mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to A) distribute the workload of the crops and livestock evenly throughout the year. B) generate 3/4ths of their income from the sale of livestock. C) create a system where crops provide food for livestock and the livestock provide manure for crop fertilization. D) all of the above. E) none of the above.

Unlike other forms of commercial agriculture, plantations ar A) part of agribusiness. B) owned by people in less developed countries. C) found primarily in less developed countries. D) situated in densely populated locations. E) all of the above

A principal practice of sustainable agriculture is A) sensitive land management. B) limited use of chemicals. C) better integration of crops and livestock. D) use of pesticide resistant seed. E) A, B, and C

What is the purpose of crop rotation? A) maintaining fresh products for market B) maintaining price supports C) maintaining the fertility of fields D) responding to shifting consumer preference E) reducing transportation costs

________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm. A) von Thünen's B) Whittlesey's C) Iqbel's D) McKinley's

Genetically modified crops have A) higher yields. B) greater resistance to climate change. C) more resistance to pests. D) all of the above E) A and C

Von Thünen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture? A) dairying in the Northeast United States B) ranching in the dry lands of North Africa C) shifting cultivation in the tropics of South America D) intensive subsistence in South China E) mediterranean agriculture in central Chile

The primary factor in von Th nen's model for choosing commercial farm products is A) land price. B) market location. C) climate. D) soil character. E) labor cost.

Farmers in more developed and less developed countries share which of the following problems? A) access to fertilizers B) inadequate income C) lack of equipment D) surplus production E) declining market demand

Farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export A) based on their market value in MDCs. B) based on their proximity to market. C) depending on whether or not they can grow corn. D) depending on whether there are any users in their own country.

Less developed countries generate funds to promote development through A) bartering with urban residents. B) encouraging traditional subsistence agriculture. C) feeding the rapidly growing population. D) selling export crops. E) adopting shifting cultivation

Which of the following is not a strategy for increasing food supply? A) expanding arable land area B) increasing land productivity C) identifying new food sources D) increasing tariffs on grain exports E) increasing exports of surplus production