AP HUG Unit 5: Agriculture
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**Intensive means lots of human labor working one field**
**What is the difference between extensive and intensive agriculture?**
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**Wheat**
**All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT**
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Pastoral nomadism
**All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT**
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organic farming
**Which method of farming has become more popular in response to use of pesticides in farming?**
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Shifting cultivation
Which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of the world’s land area?
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market gardening
**Horticulture (market gardening) occurs in which zone of von Thunen's model of land use?**
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Intensive Subsistence
Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world’s people?
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rice
**All of the following crops might be grown on a truck farm EXCEPT**
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genetic engineering
**Which of the following was developed during the Third Agricultural Revolution?**
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feedlot
**A feeding operation that prepares an animal for slaughter by increasing its weight rapidly is**
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wheat
**Which of the following is NOT an example of a staple food in Central America?**
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aquaculture
**The farming of oysters is an example of**
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wool
**Which of the following is not an example of a luxury crop?**
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**The seasonal movement of people and livestock by seasons**
**Transhumance can be best described as**
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**Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Southwest Asia**
**Which of the following are the earlier centers of plant domestication?**
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**Are growing food to feed their families**
**People who engage in subsistence agriculture**
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**Transport costs are greater farther from the urban area**
**The farther a dairy farm is from a city, the lower the percentage of fresh milk. This is because**
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Central America
**Area probably the first to develop cotton, corn, beans as primary agriculture products?**
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rice
**Agricultural product that the majority of the world’s population depends upon for survival is**
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**switch to organic farming practices**
**One option for small family-owned farms to increase the market value of their crops would be**
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wheat
**Which was the dominant staple crop for ancient Egypt and the rest of the Fertile Crescent?**
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hunting and gathering
**The first method of obtaining food was**
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typical for tropical forests
**Slash and burn is**
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California
**Which of the following was not a location of independent plant and animal domestication?**
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ranching
**is/are widespread in semiarid climates throughout the world.**
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urban sprawl
**is a common cause of decreasing farmland in rapidly growing urban areas.**
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plantation farming
**This type of agriculture occurs in LDC's but is generally owned by MDC's:**
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one
**According to Von Thunen, dairy farming would occur in ring #**
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four
**According to Von Thunen, ranching would occur in ring #**
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**Mediterranean agriculture**
**depends on warm wet winters and dry summers along coastal areas**
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export-based agriculture
**In the developing world, plantation crops like bananas, coffee, and sugar are examples of**
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indian elephant
**Which animal was used as a ceremonial animal, a beast of burden, and a weapon of war?**
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low-cost human labor
**The following are all factors in the Green Revolution except**
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potatoes
**The staple crop of the Andean culture hearth of the Incan peoples was**
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11,000
**How old is the practice of farming?**
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Central and Southern California
**Mediterranean agricultural products are grown in the U.S. primarily in**
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a peace treaty
**Which of the following is not a product of the secondary industries?**
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cattle
**According to Von Thunen, with which of the following will the land be farmed most extensively?**
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agriculture emerged
**Animal domestication became possible when**
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crops and livestock
**Agriculture is the deliberate tending of _______ in order to produce food and fiber.**
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Eurasia
**The region of the world home to the most large animal domestications is:**
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the industrial revolution
**The second agricultural revolution was influenced by**
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they resisted domestication
**Animals in Africa were difficult to domesticate because:**
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animal
**According to von Thunen’s model, which of the following products is most likely in zone 4?**
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**Land values decrease farther from the urban center.**
**Von Thunen’s model of rural land use is based on which of the following premises?**
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in fertile river valleys
**Hearths of early Eurasian agriculture were generally located**
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**China, India, Turkey, Mexico.**
**Hearth regions of early agriculture included present-day**
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**In India, farming occupies what % of the population?**
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zone 2
**Von Thunen's model has a ring of forest in which zone?**
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tea, beans, and citrus fruits
**Which of the following is a crop of the Upper Southeastern Asian Mainland?**
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**period of fallow is too short for proper nutrient regeneration**
**Swidden agriculture can have negative environmental impacts if**
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sowing of seeds
**The first agricultural methods probably involved the**
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control of fire
**Which of the following plays a big part in shifting cultivation?**
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market gardening
**In what zone of von Thunen’s model would the fruit production method of farming best fit?**
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Ukraine or Eastern Europe
**Which area of the world would most likely lead the others in the production of wheat?**
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northeastern Africa
**Which area of the world was the first to domesticate cattle, sheep, and goats?**
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**The number of farmers has greatly decreased but the food supply has risen**
**Which statement accurately describes the recent trend(s) in agriculture in the United States?**
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34%
**What percentage of the world's workforce is involved in farming?**
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Neolithic period
**What is another name for the First Agricultural Revolution?**
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seed drill and plow
**Which two Middle Ages inventions ushered in the Second Agricultural Revolution?**
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third
**Which agricultural Revolution is characterized by the use of chemicals and monoculture?**
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Monsanto
**Which corporation owns the patents to many of the world's seeds?**
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wet rice
**Which type of farming involves terraces and water?**
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truck farming
**Which type of commercial agriculture is prevalent in the Southeast U.S."**
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draining water for irrigation
**What caused the demise of the Aral Sea?**
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**The use of GIS and GPS to pinpoint features of farmland**
**What is "precision agriculture?"**
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**The more wealthy people become, the more they make poor food choices**
**What has happened if there is "nutrition transition?"**
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