APHG Test

Which type of farming typically occurs in rural

Africa and parts of Asia and Latin America,

where connections to the global market are

limited and farmers have less access to credit and financial capital?

Subsistence Agriculture

In an agricultural commodity chain, which of

the following stages would likely be the last to

feel the effects of an increase in the cost of

diesel fuel?

Consumers

Which of the following statements accurately

describes a limitation of von Thünen's land-use

model?

Since it was developed in the 19th

century, it assumes only animal-

powered transportation.

Which statement accurately describes the

advantages and disadvantages of aquaculture

as an agricultural innovation?

• It helps decrease the pressure on

wild stocks of the same species;

however, there are concerns about

water pollution resulting from

excess nutrients such as fish

waste.

In 2017, the Food and Agriculture

Organization of the United Nations reported

that 40 percent of working women over the

age of 15 in Latin America and the Caribbean

did not have a personal income, even though

eight out of ten of these women worked in the

agricultural sector. Which factor contributed

to the absence of income in these areas?

• Farm tasks are viewed as an

extension of household

responsibilities.

Which African country has the highest

percentage of population that is

undernourished?

Madagascar

Which continent has less than 5 percent of the

population classified as undernourished?

North America

Which continent has the greatest variation in

undernourished populations?

Asia

Which statement is supported by the map?

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa

have high rates of

undernourishment.

Which statement accurately describes the

concept of subsistence farming?

• Most subsistence farming occurs

in rural areas of peripheral

countries, where farmers lack

access to economic resources and

global markets.

Which statement accurately describes the

concept of commercial farming?

Commercial farming typically

occurs in core countries with

access to global markets and

involves expensive equipment and

large parcels of land

Globally, more young people are moving from

rural areas to urban areas. Also, decreased

prices for commodities have caused many

small farmers to sell their land to commercial

farms. These factors explain which of the

following geographic processes?

A shift in the spatial organization

of agriculture from many small

family farms to fewer but larger

commercial farms

Grocery stores can't get packages of yeast to

sell. The yeast growers say they have plenty of

product but materials for packaging it aren't

available. At which stage of the food supply

system is the breakdown likely occurring?

Processors

Which of the following terms refers to a form

of aid and insurance given by the federal

government to certain farmers and

agribusinesses?

O Farm subsidies

Which of the following statements best

explains the location of the field-crop belt in

this model?

• Field crops are less perishable and

easier to transport, so they were

located on less expensive land

farther from the market, but not

on the cheapest land.

Which of the following statements accurately

compares slash and burn farming with shifting

agriculture?

Slash and burn farming is a type of

shifting agriculture; however,

slash and burn alters landscapes

permanently, while shifted fields

are returned to cropland.

Which practice is intended to minimize

chemical inputs, but may actually lead to

intensified use of pesticides, herbicides, and

fertilizers?

Inserting herbicide-resistant

genes into crops

Which statement best describes the impact of

the U.S. government awarding the majority of

farm subsidies to farms that produce corn,

soybeans, and wheat?

• Farm businesses are incentivized

to produce crops that enhance

agricultural exports rather than

bolstering food security

• In Singapore, large numbers of women are in

the workforce, so families eat out more

frequently. Women in Cyprus are also active in

the workforce, but grandmothers living in the

home purchase food and make meals. These

situations depict geographic variations in

female roles in which of the following

categories?

Food production

Which of the following statements most

accurately explains a mutually beneficial

agricultural relationship between core and

peripheral countries?

•

Core countries provide financial

support to peripheral countries to

improve transportation

infrastructure, so that

commodities can be sent to the

global supply chain.