Global Agriculture Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering historical origins, practices, regions, crops, technologies, and environmental issues in global agriculture.

cattle, goats, and sheep

The animals for which Southwest Asia is identified as an original domestication zone, also known as the Animal Hearth.

Two representative agricultural types in developing countries are ( ) and ( ).

subsistence farming, shifting cultivation

One unique industrial agricultural type seen in developing countries is ( ).

plantation agriculture

The two primary crops domesticated in the Near East were ( ) and ( ).

wheat, barley

The earliest evidence of agriculture dates back to approximately ( ) years ago.

11,500

The Fertile Crescent is located in modern-day ( ), ( ), and ( ).

Iraq, Syria, Turkey

The main crop domesticated in the Far East was ( ).

rice

The agricultural revolution is also known as the ( ) Revolution.

Neolithic

The process of artificial selection in domesticated plants often results in traits like ( ).

nonshattering seed heads

The primary animal hearth in Southwest Asia included ( ), ( ), and ( ).

cattle, goats, sheep

The Green Revolution focused on increasing yields of ( ), ( ), and ( ).

rice, wheat, corn

Two negative environmental effects of the Green Revolution are ( ) and ( ).

soil degradation, water depletion

The primary crop grown in Mesoamerica was ( ).

maize/corn

The main characteristic of shifting cultivation is ( ).

slash-and-burn farming

Pastoral nomadism is most common in ( ) and ( ) regions.

arid, semi-arid

The two main crops grown in intensive subsistence agriculture are ( ) and ( ).

rice, wheat

Plantation agriculture is typically found in ( ) climates.

tropical

The primary crop grown in Mediterranean agriculture is ( ).

olives

The milkshed refers to the area around a city where ( ) is produced.

milk

The main crop grown in the U.S. Corn Belt is ( ).

corn/maize

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was caused by ( ) and ( ).

over-farming, drought

Two major soil types suitable for agriculture are ( ) and ( ).

chernozem, alluvial soil

The primary crop grown in the Deccan Plateau of India is ( ).

cotton

The main agricultural practice in the Sahel region of Africa is ( ).

pastoral nomadism

The two primary crops grown in China’s Yangtze River Valley are ( ) and ( ).

rice, tea

The main agricultural export of Brazil is ( ).

soybeans

The primary crop grown in the Waghi Valley of Papua New Guinea is ( ).

taro

The main agricultural practice in the Arctic regions is ( ).

reindeer herding

The primary crop grown in the Nile River Valley is ( ).

cotton

The main agricultural export of Colombia is ( ).

coffee

The primary crop grown in the Mekong Delta is ( ).

rice

Two major agricultural regions in Europe are ( ) and ( ).

mixed crop-livestock farming, dairy farming

The primary crop grown in the Pampas of Argentina is ( ).

wheat

The main agricultural export of Thailand is ( ).

rice

The primary crop grown in the Ganges River Basin is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural practice in the Kalahari Desert is ( ).

hunter-gathering

The primary crop grown in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico was ( ).

maize/corn

The main agricultural export of Vietnam is ( ).

coffee

The primary crop grown in the Ethiopian Highlands is ( ).

coffee

The main agricultural practice in the Amazon Rainforest is ( ).

shifting cultivation

The primary crop grown in the Loess Plateau of China is ( ).

millet

Two major agricultural challenges in Africa are ( ) and ( ).

desertification, soil erosion

The primary crop grown in the Punjab region of South Asia is ( ).

wheat

The main agricultural export of Indonesia is ( ).

palm oil

The primary crop grown in the Andean Highlands is ( ).

potatoes

The main agricultural practice in the Australian Outback is ( ).

livestock ranching

The primary crop grown in the Po Valley of Italy is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural export of Kenya is ( ).

tea

The primary crop grown in the Great Plains of the U.S. is ( ).

wheat

The main agricultural practice in the Scandinavian countries is ( ).

dairy farming

The primary crop grown in the Black Earth region of Russia is ( ).

wheat

Two major agricultural innovations of the 20th century are ( ) and ( ).

mechanization, genetically modified crops

The primary crop grown in the Cerrado region of Brazil is ( ).

soybeans

The main agricultural export of the Philippines is ( ).

bananas

The primary crop grown in the Irrawaddy Delta is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural practice in the Canadian Prairies is ( ).

grain farming

The primary crop grown in the Volga River Basin is ( ).

wheat

The main agricultural export of Guatemala is ( ).

coffee

The primary crop grown in the Anatolian Plateau is ( ).

wheat

The main agricultural practice in the Himalayas is ( ).

terrace farming

The primary crop grown in the Murray-Darling Basin is ( ).

wheat

Two major agricultural policies in the U.S. are ( ) and ( ).

subsidies, crop insurance

The primary crop grown in the Sichuan Basin is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural export of Sri Lanka is ( ).

tea

The primary crop grown in the Zambezi River Valley is ( ).

maize/corn

The main agricultural practice in the Sahel is ( ).

pastoral nomadism

The primary crop grown in the Indo-Gangetic Plain is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural export of Honduras is ( ).

bananas

The primary crop grown in the Yucatan Peninsula is ( ).

maize/corn

The main agricultural practice in the Alps is ( ).

dairy farming

The primary crop grown in the Dnieper River Basin is ( ).

wheat

Two major agricultural challenges in South America are ( ) and ( ).

deforestation, soil depletion

The primary crop grown in the Manchurian Plain is ( ).

soybeans

The main agricultural export of Ecuador is ( ).

bananas

The primary crop grown in the Orinoco River Basin is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural practice in the Caucasus is ( ).

vineyards

The primary crop grown in the Paraná River Basin is ( ).

soybeans

The main agricultural export of Costa Rica is ( ).

pineapples

The primary crop grown in the Iberian Peninsula is ( ).

olives

The main agricultural practice in the Atlas Mountains is ( ).

olive cultivation

The primary crop grown in the Darling Downs is ( ).

wheat

Two major agricultural technologies used in modern farming are ( ) and ( ).

precision agriculture, hydroponics

The primary crop grown in the Red River Delta is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural export of Uganda is ( ).

coffee

The primary crop grown in the Limpopo River Valley is ( ).

maize/corn

The main agricultural practice in the Carpathians is ( ).

sheep herding

The primary crop grown in the São Francisco River Basin is ( ).

irrigated fruit

The main agricultural export of Nicaragua is ( ).

coffee

The primary crop grown in the Guadalquivir River Valley is ( ).

olives

The main agricultural practice in the Drakensberg Mountains is ( ).

livestock grazing

The primary crop grown in the Canterbury Plains is ( ).

wheat

Two major agricultural research centers are ( ) and ( ).

CIMMYT, IRRI

The primary crop grown in the Pearl River Delta is ( ).

rice

The main agricultural export of Tanzania is ( ).

cashews

The primary crop grown in the Okavango Delta is ( ).

sorghum

The main agricultural practice in the Pyrenees is ( ).

sheep farming

The primary crop grown in the Magdalena River Valley is ( ).

coffee

The main agricultural export of Senegal is ( ).

peanuts

The primary crop grown in the Ebro River Basin is ( ).

wine grapes

The main agricultural practice in the Rocky Mountains is ( ).

ranching