5.10 Quiz - AP Human Geography

Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long-term environmental impact in tropical regions?

a. Clearing small patches of land to pasture dairy cows, which decreases water pollution from runoff

b. Building terraces on sloping land to grow rice, which destabilizes hillsides

c. Burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity

d. Burning small areas of forested land for subsistence farming, which increases biodiversity

e. Moving livestock to higher pasture areas in the spring, which leads to soil degradation

c. Burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity

The shaded areas on the map above most likely indicate regions that are affected or threatened by which of the following?

a. Depopulation

b. Deforestation

c. Desertification

d. Deindustrialization

e. Devolution

c. Desertification

In which of the following countries is terracing LEAST likely to be used by farming groups to create additional space and minimize erosion on steep slopes?

a. Nepal

b. Peru

c. The Philippines

d. Niger

e. Greece

d. Niger

Which of the following environmental problems is most associated with the African Sahel?

a. Desertification

b. Deforestation

c. Air pollution

d. Flooding

e. Water pollution

a. Desertification

Which of the following best explains how the expansion of feedlots for raising cattle has affected environmental sustainability in rural areas?

a. Concentrating large numbers of farm animals in small spaces has decreased the release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

b. Runoff from animal waste has increased the pollution in local water supplies.

c. Feed grains have eliminated potentially harmful invasive plant species from farmland.

d. Land development has increased the available water supply for other farming practices.

e. Composted manure has introduced valuable nutrients into previously depleted soils.

b. Runoff from animal waste has increased the pollution in local water supplies.

Nomadic pastoralism is an extensive agricultural system practiced . . .

a. in the dry regions of Africa and Asia

b. in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia

c. in the hinterlands of Australia

d. by Native American buffalo hunters

e. by people who shift location in pursuit of rain clouds

a. in the dry regions of Africa and Asia

The clearing of tropical rain forest for agriculture frequently results in . . .

a. long-term productive farmland

b. a shift to animal raising

c. an increase in the size of the ozone hole

d. better-managed commercial forests

e. large-scale immigration

b. a shift to animal raising

Which of the following social or environmental impacts is most directly related to the use of chemicals in agriculture?

a. A decline in insect-borne diseases and improved health at the global scale

b. A decrease in the price of agricultural products due to lower labor costs associated with applying chemicals over widespread areas in one application

c. An increase in the use of genetically modified crops

d. An increase in profits that is limited to farmers in developed countries

e. An increase in land and water pollution from agricultural runoff

e. An increase in land and water pollution from agricultural runoff