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chap 9 test ap hug
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dietary energy consumption is best defined as | the amont of food that an individual consumes |
| pigs were first domesticated in the agricultural hearth located in | southwest asia |
| in which climate region is pastoral nomadism is most commonly found | dry regions |
| unlike the most common form of agriculture in the tropics, plantations | typically produce just one crop on a large scale |
| which of the followiing was not an agricultural hearth | south africa |
| unlike other forms of commercial agriculture, plantations are | found primarily in less developed countries |
| which of the following is generally not a typical practice in growing rice in asia | machine harvesting and winnowing |
| the predominant form of agriculture in the US southeast is | commercial gardening |
| potatoes were domesticated in the agricultural hearth located in | latin america |
| which farming practice reduces soil erosion and runoff | conservation tillage |
| the earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in asia about | 10,000 years ago |
| in the warm mid latitude climate of southeastern china , which form of agriculture is dominant | intensive subsistance with wet rice dominant |
| mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to | create a system where crops provide food for livestock and the livestock provide manure for fertilizer |
| geographer derwent wittlesey divided the world into _______ agricultural regions ( not including his area of non existent agriculture) | 11 |
| the green revolution is best described as | the diffusion of more productive agriculture techniques in the 1970s and 1980s |
| the type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables , is called | truck farming |
| the seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is | transhumance |
| the green revolution is recognized for achieving all but which of the following | the rapid diffusion of sustainable agriculture practices |
| which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in continental europe between france and russia | mixed crop and livestock farming |
| ranching is practiced in a climate region similar to that of which other type of agriculture | pastoral nomadism |
| which is the best possible explanation for the development of agriculture | a combination of environmental and cultural factors supported plant cultivation |
| the food industry accounts for 21 million jobs in the united states but the percentage of the population who are farmers is only | 1% |
| a major practice of sustainable agriculture is | limited use of chemicals |
| which of the following is least likely to be produced in mediterranean agriculture | butter |
| use figure 9-16 to answer the question. which statement about the international drug trade is true? | the united states is the largest consumer of cocaine |
| which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries | shifting cultivation |
| after maize the most important crop in the US mixed crop and livestock region is | soybeans |
| the fact that meat accounts for one third of all protein intake in developed countries but only one tenth in developing ones suggests | developing nations can afford more meat per capita |
| use figure 9-2 to answer the question . in which region has there been a recent decrease in the number of undernourished | east asia |
| which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the worlds people | intensive subsistence |
| use figure 9-17 to answer the question. which statement best summarizes the data presented in the chart | as food production has steadily increased since 1960 , population growth has continues to increase , and the amount of agricultural land has declined slightly |
| which is a characteristic of shifting cultivation | land is cleared by tractors of large work crews |
| which is he best description of a GMO(genetically modified organsim) | mixes and alters genetic material from species that would not otherwise mix in nature |
| according to the graph on the frowth in human consumption of fish, in about the year 2005, the amount of food consumed by developing countries exceeded | 80 million metric tons |
| afghanistan is important to the world drug trade primarily because | it produces about 90 percent of the worlds opium |
| more than 40% of all dietary energy consumption worldwide is based on grains, which are defined as | seeds from grasses such as wheat, corn , and rice |
| this individual won the nobel peace prize in 1970 for work contributing to the green revolution | normal borlaug |
| the term used to describe a situation in which a person is able to access health and affordable food on a regular basis is | food security |
| use figure 9-12 to answer the question. based on the data in the graph, which best describes the rates of fish consumption in developing countries | from 20 millin metric tons in 1970 it has grown to approximately 110 million metric tons in 2016 |
| the terms sawah and paddy are most closely associated with | wet rice cultivation |
| whcih american corporation is most closely associated with GMO´s | monsanto |
| the spatial model used by geographers to describe how proximity to market determines the chouce of crops on a commercial farm is known as the | von thunen model |
| in which climate region is shifting cultivation is most commonly found | tropical |
| the different areas of the world where mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar | physical enviornments |
| which statement is true regarding societies that practice hunting and gathering | they are mostly on the peripheral of world settlement |
| use figure 9-7 to answer the question. which statement is true | llamas , alpacas, and turkeys were domesticated in the americas |
| the primary factor in von thunens model for choosing commercial farm products is | market location |
| farmers in developing countries choose to grow drug crops for export primarily because of | the market value in developed countries |
| truck farming is a term that derives from the middle english work truck, meaning | ¨bartering¨ or ¨exchange of commodities¨ |
| in the united states the integration of many farms into a large food production industry known as | agribusiness |
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