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Ch 10 Test: Agriculture & Rural Land Use

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Unit test on Agriculture

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FRQ 1: A) Define Commercial Farming and Subsistence Farming while explaining the difference between the two terms.

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FRQ 1: B) Industrialized farming is working to reach the high demand of consumers of agricultural products. Using at least two examples explain the negative impact industrialized/commercial farming has had on humans or the environment.

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FRQ 1: C) The Sustainable Agriculture movement is challenging the industrial farm. Describe what sustainable Agriculture is and explain two different sustainable agriculture practices as well as the impact they have had on humans or the environment.

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FRQ 2: A) Identify the scales of analysis in the two maps shown.

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FRQ 2: B) Explain why all of Southeast Asia is shaded in a single color in the world map, whereas Southeast Asian countries are shaded differently in the regional map.

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FRQ 2: C)
Describe what the rice production data for Southeast Asia and West Africa, where rice is traditionally grown, imply about the intensity of land use in these areas.

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FRQ 2: D) Describe ONE technological advancement that made the Green Revolution possible.

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FRQ 2: E) Using the data shown on the maps, explain how the Green Revolution affected farmers in less developed countries.

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FRQ 2: F) Explain the degree to which mechanization changed rice production in less developed countries.

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FRQ 2: G) Explain how the use of agricultural chemicals contributed to the change in rice production.

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?

Meiterranean

Plantation

Truck farming

Commercial gardening

Mechanized

Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?

hunting and gathering

shifting cultivation

pastoral nomadism

intensive subsistence

plantation

Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia?

preparing fields with a plow drawn by oxen

Flooding the plowed field with water

growing seedlings in a nursery

transplanting seedlings into the flooded field

All of these answers are correct

Unlike other forms of commercial agriculture, plantations are

part of agribusiness

owned by day laborers in less developed countries.

found primarily in less developed countries.

situated in densely populated locations.

found primarily in more developed countries.

Which of the following have aided commercial farmers in MDCs?

transportation improvements and the rise of sea levels

scientific advances and the reduction in the need for electronics.

ancient irrigation projects that can be refitted for modern farming

transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics

The decline in the number of farmers in MDCs can best be described as a consequence of

push/pull economic factors, including the lack of opportunity in rural areas and higher-paying jobs in urban areas.

urban sprawl, including the development of rings of suburbs and exurbs around major metropolitan areas, which required larger amounts of farm production.

push/pull economic factors, including greater opportunities in rural areas and lower-paying jobs in urban areas.

the increase of populations in urban areas and the reduced population in rural areas.

Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture?

dairying

grain

pastoral nomadism

shifting cultivation

mediterranean agriculture

Milton, Wisconsin has a number of dairy farms because the product can be shipped to it’s market or processing plant before it spoils. This region where dairy products are farmed is referred to as ______.

Subsistance Zone

Truck farming

Milk shed

Utter realm

Farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export primarily because of . . .

their market value in MDCs

their proximity to local markets

their inability to grow maize

their disdain for the freedoms enjoyed by developed countries

their desire to fund terrorist organizations

The type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables is called _________.

Sawah

Plantation agriculture

Subsistence agriculture

Truck farming

Which famous geographer created a model to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm?

von Thunen

Whittlesey

Iqbel

McKinley

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

maintain fresh products for market

maintaining price supports

maintaining the fertility of fields 

responding to shifting consumer preference

A major practice of sustainable agriculture is . . .

agribusiness

an increased "green revolution" use of chemicals

the lack of integration of crops and livestock

use of pesticide resistant seeds

limited use of chemicals

The second Agricultural Revolution occured roughly at the same time as the . . .

American Civil War

Industrial Revolution

Green Revolution

California Gold Rush

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

Dairy farming

Specialized fruit production

Cattle ranching

Grain farming

Pastoral nomadism

A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing

Subsistence agriculture

Commercial farming

Crop rotation

Slash-and-burn agriculture

Shifting cultivation

Market-gardening activities occur in which zone of von Thunen’s Model of agricultural land use?

First zone

Second zone

Third zone

Fourth zone

Which of the following methods of farming has become more popular due to the negative response to the widespread use of pesticides in farming?

Slash-and-burn agriculture

 Crop rotation

Organic farming

Agricultural industrialization

All of the following crops might be grown on a truck farm EXCEPT

Green beans

Okra (vegetable common in the south)

Strawberries

Rice

Watermellon

Which of the following describes how winter wheat is planted and harvested?

planted in the fall, harvested in the winter

Planted in the spring, harvested in the summer

Planted in the winter, harvested in the spring

Planted in the fall, harvested in the early summer

All of the following crops are products of a Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT

Olives

Grapes

Dates

Figs

Apples

1. Which of the following refers to the decision to abandon the use of a product that harms the environment and switch to a product that is more environmentally friendly?

Subsistence

Substitution principle

Sustainability

Recycling

In the preservationist land use model, people are encouraged to

Not alter the natural environment

Clear only land that is not currently in use

Raise only enough crops to feed the local population

Explore wilderness areas previously untouched.

The theory that people will do what is in their own best interest even when it is not in the best interest of the common good is called the

Theory of the common good

Theory of nonsustainability

Tragedy of the commons

Commedy of the anticommons

Which of the following is characterized by a commercial farm where no one lives and it is farmed by migrant workers?

Cottage industry farms

Suitcase farms

Long-lot farms

Organic farms

Which of the following is an example of the implementation of the sustainable land use model?

A logger who cuts down trees for lumber plants more trees.

A farmer plants a secondary crop in the space between the primary crops.

A farmer plants only what is needed to feed his or her family.

A herder moves from one location to another in order to find food for his or her herd.

All of the following states are located in the Corn Belt EXCEPT

Nebraska

Illinois

Indiana

Montana

A type of animal feeding operation (CAFO) that prepares an animal for slaughter by increasing the weight of the animal is called

Dairying

A grazing farm

A feedlot

A cattle drive

Which of the following is a benefit of industrial agriculture?

It uses fewer fossil fuels

It gives consumers more access to food.

It conserves water through irrigation

It increases the number of farming jobs

A crop grown for profit is called a __________.

Staple crop

Domesticated crop

Food crop

Primary crop

Cash crop

Which of the following is a practice of an extractive industry?

Cutting timber and forest regeneration

Mining for copper

Horse breeding

Growing soybeans

Fishing for salmon

A developer clears several acres of forest to make room for a shopping center.  All traces of the original landscape have been eliminated.  This is an example of ______.

Topicide

Sustainable development

Desertification

Agribusiness

The agricultural location model suggests that

Grain crops should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits

Ranching should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits

Vegetable farms should lie far from the market center to maximize profits

Dairying should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits.

The farming of oysters is an example of ____.

Polyculture

Hydroponics

Aeroponics

Aquaculture

Which of the following is NOT and example of a luxury crop?

Tea

Cacao

Tobacco

Wool

Coffee

All of the following are true of the Green Revolution EXCEPT

Some countries have instituted bans on genetically modified food.

Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.

Crops are grown from genetically modified seeds to increase yields

Farmers must buy new seeds each year.

Which of the following is true of the environmental impact of organic farming?

A.  The positive impact of organic farming on the environment is negligible because it is far less energy efficient than conventional farming.

B.  Organic farms are very beneficial to the environment because they do not use tractors or other internal combustion farm equipment.

C.    Organic farming has a positive environmental impact because organic farming helps sustain diverse ecosystems due to the lack of synthetic pesticides.

D.   The overall effect of organic farming on the environment is negative because very few crops can be effectively produced with organic farming.

The Tuareg people of the Sahara and their animals seasonally migrate to the higher lands in the summer and the valleys in the winter. This is an example of

Dairy farming

Livestock ranching

Livestock fattening

Transhumance

_________ geographer was a possibilist who studied the agricultural hearths of the world arguing that the agricultural revolution allowed groups of people become more inventive and continue to alter the natural landscape creating their own unique cultural landscape.

Carl Sauer

Johan Heinrich von Thunen

Wladimier Koppen

Derwent Whittlesey

Which area is NOT considered a hearth of agriculture?

Mesoamerica

Australia

Indus River Valley

Mesopotamia

China

What purpose do governments have to subsidize agricultural products?

Help keep farmers financially stable and keep products at an affordable price.

Help make agriculture more sustainable and protect fragile environments

Discourage the use of small farms and encourage factory farms

Reducing agriculture to compact areas to preserve natural resources