Chapter 8
Agriculture
08.01 Shifting cultivation is most widely
practiced in which climate region?
1. desert
2. steppe
3. tropical forests
4. Mediterranean
5. sub-Arctic
08.01 Shifting cultivation is most widely practiced in which climate
region?
1. desert
2. steppe
3. tropical forests
4. Mediterranean
5. sub-Arctic
08.02 This photo is a good example of:
1. transhumance
2. desertification
3. a swidden
4. intertillage
5. shifting cultivation
08.02 This photo is a good example of:
1. transhumance
2. desertification
3. a swidden
4. intertillage
5. shifting cultivation
Explanation: Activities such as overgrazing and
excessive deforestation may result in desertification, in
which lands become more desert-like and less
productive. The photo shown in the previous slide is from
the Sahel region of Africa.
08.03 Which agricultural revolution began in the
New World (the Americas)?
1. first
2. second
3. third
4. fourth
5. all of the above
08.03 Which agricultural revolution began in the New
World (the Americas)?
1. first
2. second
3. third
4. fourth
5. all of the above
Explanation: The third agricultural revolution, involving
mechanization, chemical farming with synthetic
fertilizers, and food manufacturing, began in North
America.
08.04 These countries are the two leading
importers of shrimp:
1. France and China
2. United States and Japan
3. Canada and Australia
4. South Africa and India
5. Brazil and Argentina
08.04 These countries are the two leading importers of shrimp:
1. France and China
2. United States and Japan
3. Canada and Australia
4. South Africa and India
5. Brazil and Argentina
08.05 Adding value to agricultural products
through a range of treatments—processing,
canning, refining, packing, packaging, etc.—that
occur off the farm and before they reach the
market is known as:
1. food manufacturing
2. urban agriculture
3. agribusiness
4. food regime
5. all of the above
08.05 Adding value to agricultural products through a
range of treatments—processing, canning, refining,
packing, packaging, etc.—that occur off the farm and
before they reach the market is known as:
1. food manufacturing
2. urban agriculture
3. agribusiness
4. food regime
5. all of the above
Explanation: The development of food manufacturing,
complicating the relationship between farms and firms,
took place during the third agricultural revolution.
08.06 Which of these regions was not a primary
seed hearth?
1. Mexico and Central America
2. Ethiopia and northeast Africa
3. Pakistan and the Indus River region
4. Australia
5. China
08.06 Which of these regions was not a primary seed
hearth?
1. Mexico and Central America
2. Ethiopia and northeast Africa
3. Pakistan and the Indus River region
4. Australia
5. China
08.07 Which type of crop is most commonly
grown in tropical swiddens?
1. fruit
2. grains
3. nuts
4. tubers
5. all of the above
08.07 Which type of crop is most commonly
grown in tropical swiddens?
1. fruit
2. grains
3. nuts
4. tubers
5. all of the above
Explanation: In warm, humid, tropical swiddens,
tubers, such as yams and sweet potatoes, are
the most common crop type.
08.08 According to this map, Japan uses:
1. less fertilizer than the United States
2. about the same amount of fertilizer as the United Kingdom
3. about the same amount of fertilizer as Canada
4. Japan does not use fertilizer
5. data is not available for Japan
08.08 According to this map, Japan uses:
1. less fertilizer than the United States
2. about the same amount of fertilizer as the United Kingdom
3. about the same amount of fertilizer as Canada
4. Japan does not use fertilizer
5. data is not available for Japan
08.09 Dairy farming predominates in:
1. cooler regions of Europe and North America
2. warmer regions of Europe and North America
3. East Asia and Australia
4. regions south of the Equator
5. all of the above
08.09 Dairy farming predominates in:
1. cooler regions of Europe and North America
2. warmer regions of Europe and North America
3. East Asia and Australia
4. regions south of the Equator
5. all of the above
08.10 Maize (corn) production is located:
1. in nearly all world regions
2. primarily in Central Asia
3. primarily in Africa
4. primarily in Australia
5. exclusively in North America
08.10 Maize (corn) production is located:
1. in nearly all world regions
2. primarily in Central Asia
3. primarily in Africa
4. primarily in Australia
5. exclusively in North America
08.11 Which of these is an impact of agriculture
on the environment?
1. degradation of soils
2. groundwater depletion and pollution
3. desertification
4. soil erosion
5. all of the above
08.11 Which of these is an impact of agriculture
on the environment?
1. degradation of soils
2. groundwater depletion and pollution
3. desertification
4. soil erosion
5. all of the above
Explanation: With poor land-use practices and
mismanagement, agriculture can have all of
these impacts on the environment.