Global Agriculture Vocabulary Flashcards

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

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cattle, goats, and sheep

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

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

subsistence farming, shifting cultivation

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

plantation agriculture

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

wheat, barley

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

11,500

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

Iraq, Syria, Turkey

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

rice

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

Neolithic

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

nonshattering seed heads

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

cattle, goats, sheep

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

rice, wheat, corn

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

soil degradation, water depletion

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The primary crop grown in Mesoamerica was ( ).

maize/corn

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The main characteristic of shifting cultivation is ( ).

slash-and-burn farming

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

arid, semi-arid

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

rice, wheat

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Plantation agriculture is typically found in ( ) climates.

tropical

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The primary crop grown in Mediterranean agriculture is ( ).

olives

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

milk

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

corn/maize

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

over-farming, drought

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

chernozem, alluvial soil

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

cotton

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

pastoral nomadism

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

rice, tea

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The main agricultural export of Brazil is ( ).

soybeans

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

taro

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

reindeer herding

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

cotton

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The main agricultural export of Colombia is ( ).

coffee

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

rice

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

mixed crop-livestock farming, dairy farming

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

wheat

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The main agricultural export of Thailand is ( ).

rice

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

rice

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

hunter-gathering

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

maize/corn

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The main agricultural export of Vietnam is ( ).

coffee

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

coffee

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

shifting cultivation

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

millet

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

desertification, soil erosion

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

wheat

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The main agricultural export of Indonesia is ( ).

palm oil

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

potatoes

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

livestock ranching

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

rice

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The main agricultural export of Kenya is ( ).

tea

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

wheat

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

dairy farming

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

wheat

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

mechanization, genetically modified crops

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

soybeans

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The main agricultural export of the Philippines is ( ).

bananas

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

rice

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

grain farming

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

wheat

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The main agricultural export of Guatemala is ( ).

coffee

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

wheat

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The main agricultural practice in the Himalayas is ( ).

terrace farming

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

wheat

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

subsidies, crop insurance

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

rice

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The main agricultural export of Sri Lanka is ( ).

tea

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

maize/corn

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The main agricultural practice in the Sahel is ( ).

pastoral nomadism

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

rice

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The main agricultural export of Honduras is ( ).

bananas

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

maize/corn

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The main agricultural practice in the Alps is ( ).

dairy farming

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

wheat

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

deforestation, soil depletion

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

soybeans

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The main agricultural export of Ecuador is ( ).

bananas

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

rice

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The main agricultural practice in the Caucasus is ( ).

vineyards

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

soybeans

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The main agricultural export of Costa Rica is ( ).

pineapples

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

olives

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

olive cultivation

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

wheat

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

precision agriculture, hydroponics

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

rice

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The main agricultural export of Uganda is ( ).

coffee

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

maize/corn

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The main agricultural practice in the Carpathians is ( ).

sheep herding

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

irrigated fruit

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The main agricultural export of Nicaragua is ( ).

coffee

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

olives

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

livestock grazing

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

wheat

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

CIMMYT, IRRI

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

rice

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The main agricultural export of Tanzania is ( ).

cashews

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

sorghum

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The main agricultural practice in the Pyrenees is ( ).

sheep farming

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

coffee

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The main agricultural export of Senegal is ( ).

peanuts

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

wine grapes

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

ranching