Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the
world into _________ agricultural regions.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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According to Derwent Whittlesey, _________
agricultural regions are found in MDC’s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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According to Derwent Whittlesey, _________
agricultural regions are found in LDC’s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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Pigs were domesticated in
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Southeast Asia
South America
Ethiopia
Northern China
Southwest Asia
Potatoes were domesticated in
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia
Ethiopia
Northern China
The Americas
The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley,
and rice crops are thought to have originated in
Asia about
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
10,000 years ago
100,000 years ago
1.1 million years ago
1,000 years ago
10 million years ago
Seed agriculture probably reached Europe
from
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Western India
Northern China
Ethiopia
Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
Which is not a form of subsistence
agriculture?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mediterranean
Shifting Cultivation
Pastoral Nomadism
Intensive
All of the above are forms of subsistence
agriculture
Hunting and gathering societies
A. Include about 15% 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
According to the chart, there has been a recent
decrease in undernourishment in
Which type of agriculture is found
primarily in less developed countries?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mediterranean
Plantation
Truck Farming
Commercial Gardening
Mechanized
Shifting Cultivation is most commonly
found in which climate region?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Humid low-latitude
Dry
Warm mid-latitude
Cold mid-latitude
Highlands
Which type of agriculture is practiced by the
largest percentage of the world’s people?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Hunting and Gathering
Shifting Cultivation
Pastoral Nomadism
Intensive Subsistence
Plantation
Compared to shifting cultivation, intensive
subsistence agriculture is characterized by
which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Smaller Farms
Lower Population Densities
Greater Use of Animal Power
More Diversified Cropping
Greater Use of Land in Rainforests
Which of the following is a typical practice
in growing rice in Asia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Preparing fields with a plow drawn by oxen
Flooding the plowed field with water
Growing seedlings in a nursery
Transplanting seedlings into the flooded field
All of these answers are correct
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
Pastoral Nomadism is most commonly
found in which climate region?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Humid low-latitude
Dry
Warm mid-latitude
Cold mid-latitude
Polar
The seasonal migration of livestock between
mountains and lowland pastures is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Pastoral Nomadism
Transnomadism
Transhumance
Practiced mostly in the tropics
Livestock Ranching
Unlike other forms of commercial
agriculture, plantations are
A. Part of Agribusiness
B. Owned by day laborers in less developed
countries
C. Found primarily in less developed countries
D. Situated in densely populated locations
E. Found primarily in more developed
countries.
Which of the following have aided
commercial farmers in MDC’s?
A. Transportation improvements and the rise of sea
levels
B. Scientific advances and the reduction in the
need for electronics
C. Ancient irrigation projects that cone be refitted
for modern farming
D. Transportation improvements, scientific
advances, and electronics
E. Climate change, scientific advances, and
transportation improvements
Which of the following is the most common
form of commercial agriculture in Europe?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mixed Crop and Livestock
Dairy Farming
Grain Farming
Livestock Ranching
Mediterranean Agriculture
In the winter wheat area of the U.S., the
crop is planted in
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Autumn and harvested in summer
Winter and harvested in spring
Winter and harvested in autumn
Spring and harvested in summer
Spring and harvested in autumn
Ranching is practiced in a climate region most
similar to that of which other type of
agriculture?
A. Dairying
B. Grain
C. Pastoral Nomadism
D. Shifting Cultivation
E. Mediterranean
The different areas of the world where
Mediterranean agriculture predominates have
similar
A. Climate
B. Cultural Beliefs
C. Broad expanses of flat land along sea coasts
D. Social Customs
E. Levels of livestock production with the mixed
crop and livestock regions
Which of the following is least likely to be
produced in Mediterranean agriculture?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Butter
Fruits
Grapes
Olives
Cereals
The predominant form of agriculture in
the U.S. Southeast is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mixed Crop and Livestock
Dairy Farming
Mediterranean Agriculture
Commercial Gardening
Plantation Farming
Which is a characteristic of shifting
cultivation?
A. Land is cleared by tractors or large work
crews
B. Debris is mulched to provide the soil with
nutrients
C. A new site is designated every 50 years
D. Swiddens not under cultivation are used for
mining operations
E. A new site is designated every few years
Asian agriculture is characterized by shortages
of all but which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Equipment
Funds and Land
Labor
Land
Funds
Farmers in MDC’s and LDC’s share which
of the following problems?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Access to fertilizers
Inadequate income
Lack of equipment
Surplus production
The declining importance of world markets
Farmers in LDC’s choose to grow drug
crops for export primarily because of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Their market value in MDC’s
The proximity to local markets
Their inability to grow maize
Their disdain for the freedoms enjoyed by
developed countries
E. The desire to fund terrorist organizations
Afghanistan is important to the world
drug trade because
A. It produces about 90% of the world’s opium
B. U.S. troops consume most of the opium
grown there
C. Of the inability to grow maize
D. Of the proximity of the Russian market for
illicit drugs
E. Of the desire of local farmers to fund terrorist
organizations
The type of agriculture practiced near large
cities, which included producing fruits and
vegetables, is called
A. Sawah
B. Truck Agriculture
C. Subsistence Agriculture
D. Truck Farming
E. Truck Hybridization
In the U.S., many farms are integrated into a
large food production industry. This is known
as
A. Agribusiness
B. Commercial Farming
C. Food Processing
D. Mechanized Farming
E. Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming
The primary factor in von Thunen’s model
for choosing commercial farm products is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Land Price
Market Location
Climate
Soil Character
Labor Cost
To increase crop yields, farmers in South
China commonly practice
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Double Cropping
Transhumance
Threshing
Pastoral Nomadism
Shifting Cultivation
Which of the following is not a strategy
for increasing food supply
A. Expanding arable land area
B. Ensuring sustainable land productivity for
future generations
C. Identifying new food sources
D. Increasing tariffs on grain exports
E. Increasing exports of surplus production
What is the purpose of crop rotation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Maintaining fresh products for market
Maintaining price supports
Maintaining the fertility of the fields
Responding to shifting consumer preference
Reducing transportation costs
A principal practice of sustainable
agriculture is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Agribusiness-oriented land management
A “Green Revolution” in the use of chemicals
The preference for livestock over crops
The use of pesticide-resistant seeds
Careful land management