MYP HG-CH.10 Agriculture
Name __________________ Hour ______
Key Issue #2-Where are Agricultural Regions in LDCs? (Pg.335-342)
Vocabulary Words: shifting cultivation, swidden, pastoral nomadism, transhumance,
intensive subsistence agriculture, double cropping, crop rotation, plantation
1-Shifting cultivation is practiced by about how many people?
2-What are the “2 distinguishing hallmarks” of shifting cultivation?
1st-
2nd-
3-People who practice shifting cultivation generally live in small _____________________ .
4-Why can the cleared land of shifting cultivation only support crops for around 3 years?
5-According to figure 10-5 on pages 336-337, what climate region is Minnesota a part of?
6-What are the 5 main crops of shifting cultivation grown in Southeast Asia, South America,
& Africa?
7-How is land owned in areas of shifting cultivation?
8-Shifting cultivation occupies about what % of the world’s land area?
9-What % of the world’s population engage in shifting cultivation?
10-What 3 resources do animals provide for pastoral nomads?
11-What is the most frequently desired animal for pastoral nomads in:
North Africa & the Middle East?
In Central Asia?
12-Why is pastoral nomadism a declining form of agriculture?
13-In which 3 regions of Asia is intensive subsistence agriculture practiced?
14-List one way intensive farmers waste virtually no land.
15-Define the term wet rice:
16-Plantations are generally owned by or operated by people from what two continents?
17-Plantations were abundant in the southern USA until shortly after what war?
18-The demand for cotton dramatically increased after what revolution?
MYP HG-CH.10 Agriculture
Name __________________ Hour ______
Key Issue #2-Where are Agricultural Regions in LDCs? (Pg.335-342)
Vocabulary Words: shifting cultivation, swidden, pastoral nomadism, transhumance,
intensive subsistence agriculture, double cropping, crop rotation, plantation
1-Shifting cultivation is practiced by about how many people?
2-What are the “2 distinguishing hallmarks” of shifting cultivation?
1st-
2nd-
3-People who practice shifting cultivation generally live in small _____________________ .
4-Why can the cleared land of shifting cultivation only support crops for around 3 years?
5-According to figure 10-5 on pages 336-337, what climate region is Minnesota a part of?
6-What are the 5 main crops of shifting cultivation grown in Southeast Asia, South America,
& Africa?
7-How is land owned in areas of shifting cultivation?
8-Shifting cultivation occupies about what % of the world’s land area?
9-What % of the world’s population engage in shifting cultivation?
10-What 3 resources do animals provide for pastoral nomads?
11-What is the most frequently desired animal for pastoral nomads in:
North Africa & the Middle East?
In Central Asia?
12-Why is pastoral nomadism a declining form of agriculture?
13-In which 3 regions of Asia is intensive subsistence agriculture practiced?
14-List one way intensive farmers waste virtually no land.
15-Define the term wet rice:
16-Plantations are generally owned by or operated by people from what two continents?
17-Plantations were abundant in the southern USA until shortly after what war?
18-The demand for cotton dramatically increased after what revolution?