Review Quizzes
Unit 5
Review Quiz #1
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List 3 extractive jobs.
Name one quaternary job.
When was the 1st Agricultural Revolution?
List 2 agricultural hearths.
Which animal was most likely domesticated first?
T/F: The Old World had monoculture and
domesticated animals while the New World had
intertillage and hand tools.
7. What is the difference between pastoral nomadism
and transhumance?
8. What is the synonym for slash and burn agriculture?
9. T/F: The area that is left unplanted is called swidden.
10. What is the opposite of intertillage?
Review Quiz #2
1. T/F: In mixed crop and livestock farming the
crops are most important.
2. What is a milkshed?
3. Where are cattle “fattened-up” before being
transported to market?
4. T/F: In the US most of the Mediterranean
farming occurs in Florida.
5. What is truck farming?
6. A large farm that produces 1 to 2 cash crops is
called a ______.
Review Quiz #3
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In von Thunen’s model, what is grown in the two rings
farthest from the city?
In von Thunen’s model, what three variables determine
how land is used?
In von Thunen’s model it is assumed that the land
surrounding the city has no barriers to movement and
the same climate, soil, and vegetation. What is the word
that describes this type of environment?
List two ways the core countries protect their agricultural
jobs.
What was the purpose of a “rest crop” in the four field
system?
When was the Second Agricultural Revolution?
List four changes during the Agricultural Revolution.
Review Quiz #4
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What is the synonym for agribusiness?
True or False: The quest for standardization of inputs has led to the
homogeneity of the world’s food crops.
What are synthetic fertilizers made from?
According to Boserup, what causes a change in intensity of agricultural
practices?
What causes salinization?
In one word explain why many geographers consider the Green
Revolution a failure.
What was the goal of the Green Revolution
List three inventions or strategies of farming of the 2nd Agricultural
Revolution that preceded the Industrial Revolution.
In order of importance, list the four most important food crops in the
world.
Why didn’t the Western Hemisphere adopt monoculture?
List the 6 ways the 3rd Agricultural Revolution is different than the 2nd?
List two ways the core countries protect their agricultural jobs.