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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is a common environmental impact of chemical use in agriculture? | An increase in land and water pollution from agricultural runoff |
| Which statement best describes the difference between family farms and agribusiness? | Agribusiness farms have the resources to take advantage of economies of scale |
| What is the primary environmental problem facing the African Sahel? | Desertification |
| Which of the following types of agriculture is MOST likely to be practiced in the areas shaded black on the map above? | Mediterranean agriculture |
| Which of the following best describes the relationships in modern food production? | Agribusiness |
| Which type of production is characterized by crops grown for direct consumption by the farmer? | Subsistence agriculture |
| Fertilizers are.... | Substances added to soil or plants to promote growth and enhance soil fertility |
| Commercial ranching in South American regions like the Pampas is heavily focused on what? | Raise livestock primarily for export |
| Which of the following is an example of extensive land use? | A sheep ranch |
| Market gardening farms... | small scale productions of vegetables, fruits, and flowers |
| Carl Sauer argued that agricultural domestication... | It first occurred in diversified habitats with a variety of species |
| The process in which land that is fertile becomes increasingly unusable to humans and arid is ___________. | Desertification |
| The Second Agricultural Revolution was characterized by... | Increased mechanization of farming |
| Which of the following is primarily grown as a subsistence crop? | Corn |
| During the first half of the twentieth century, which of the following facilitated the transport of beef over long distances to global markets? | Refrigerated ships |
| Nomadic pastoralism is an extensive agricultural system practiced in | dry regions of Africa and Asia |
| Agricultural practiced on small plots of land in tropical regions is | shifting cultivation |
| The Von Thünen model is used to explain agricultural land use patterns in terms of | transportation costs and market location |
| Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by | production only for family consumption |
| Pastoral nomads... | practice subsistence agriculture in which herders move their livestock through in search of grazing land in semi-arid deserts and deserts |
| Which of the following forms of agriculture would best be described as extensive farming? | Cattle ranching and wheat farming |
| Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long-term environmental impact in tropical regions? | Burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity |
| Traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves which of the following? | Field terracing |
| Land parcels in the American Midwest tend to be rectilinear because | the federal survey system adopted in the late eighteenth century imposed a geometric pattern on the landscape |
| Green Revolution technology has resulted in which of the following in modern agriculture? | The development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas |
| The growth potential of alternative agricultural practices such as the growing of amaranth grain and the raising of deer, elk, emus, and buffalo for meat is limited because | the growers have not established an integrated commodity chain |
| Genetic engineering of agricultural crops has primarily increased the productivity of modern farming by | increasing plants' drought resistance and resistance to pests |
| Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population's need for food. Which of the following best explains this change? | The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals |
| Agribusiness is.... | large scale commercial farming that produces, processes, and distributes agriculture |
| The practice of cutting flat areas into a slope for agriculture is ____________. | Terrace farming |
| The shift toward modern, industrial agricultural practices is heavily defined by... | an increase in the use of energy and technology |
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