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AP Human Geography Unit 5 Test Review
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1
A situation in which farmers grow only enough food to support themselves and their families.
Subsistence Farming
Monoculture
Crop Rotation
Commercial Agriculture
2
In order for a nomadic society to become a unified nation with a complex government, what must happen next?
People need to create a system of writing
People need to create religion
People need to learn to hunt
People need to learn to farm
3
Which of these is a characteristic of the long lots system?
It divided land into narrow parcels
It sought to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands.
It divided land into rectangular parcels.
It gave everyone access to mountain roads
4
What can be concluded about the agriculture economy of Sub-Saharan Africa?
They use advanced technology for planting and harvesting
They rely on commercial farming
They rely mainly on aqua-farming
They rely on subsistence farming
5
Bananas, coffee, rubber, and palm oil can be cultivated from which of these bioclimatic zones?
Arid
Temperate
Arctic
Tropical
6
The discovery of agriculture around 8,000 BCE would lead to which of these?
New methods of food storage
The ability to end all wars
The use of stone tools
An increase in population
7
Which number on this map represents the region where cattle ranching would have been MOST common?
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1
3
4
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A series of agricultural developments in the late 20th century that caused an increase in production
First Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
Gene Revolution
Monocropping
9
Pastoral nomadism practiced in Central Asia and the Sahel region of Africa typically involve
Horses and pigs
Chickens and goats
Goats, sheep, and cows
Chickens, sheep, and pigs
10
Which was NOT an outcome of the Agricultural Revolution?
increased gender equality
population increased
creation of food surpluses
specialization of labor
11
What formal agricultural region is illustrated in this map of the United States?
The Sunbelt
The Arid Region
The Temperate Zone
The Corn Belt
12
According to environmentalists, Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops currently on the market have been developed to
to make plants "insect free"
to help cure world hunger
to make farming more profitable
to make plants more nutritious
13
Which of these is the BEST explanation of the immediate effect of the Agricultural Revolution?
periods of starvation decreased worldwide population
Writing was invented
Humans began to form towns and villages
People quit hunting
14
Extensive commercial logging has led to _____________ in subsaharan Africa
Deforestation
Aquaculture
Desertification
Lowering mining
15
What event in the mid-1800s shifted the economic base of the United States?
The Gene Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Agricultural Revolution
16
Which climate change led to the development of farming and the Neolithic age?
The end of global warming
A period of major flooding
The First Ice Age
The end of the last Ice Age
17
Any agricultural product that is raised and sold for money
Cash Crop
Staple Crop
Commercial Farming
Subsistence Farming
18
What issue would be MOST LIKELY to concern the Amazon Rainforest?
Overpopulation
"White Flight"
Desertification
Deforestation
19
Deforestation in Africa has had the effect of
causing massive starvation and migration of people
leading Africa to prosperity
preventing the spread of disease
causing a lasting boom in the timber industry
20
Ancient agricultural technique involves cutting down trees and vegetation and setting them on fire
Cash Crops
Subsistance Farming
Staple Crop
Slash and Burn
21
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the metes and bounds system?
It used physical features of the local geography.
It gave settlers equal access to a river
It relied on descriptions of land ownership.
It was replaced by the rectangular survey system.
22
Which of these is the BEST example of aquaculture?
raising genetically engineered plants in bodies of water
breeding and raising freshwater fish to sell to pet stores
artificially applying water to land to grow crops used as food
raising fish under controlled conditions for human consumption
23
Which of these describes intertillage?
planting different crops in the same field to spread out production
harvesting crops from a field twice a year instead of once
raising livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter
introducing new seeds each year
24
Domestication
and
pastoralism
were key aspects in the development of the
Agricultural Revolution
Paleolithic Era.
Hunter-Gatherer Age
Classical civilizations of Greece and Rome.
25
The practice of growing at least two agricultural products in the same space during a growing season.
Slash and Burn
Green Revolution
Subsistence Farming
Double Cropping
26
Which of the following describes shifting cultivation?
growing crops in a field that are harvested twice a year
a type of subsistence farming based on herding domesticated animals
a farming method that minimizes soil damage by rotating crops in a field
a type of field rotation in which a field is used for only a few years
27
The term "Green Revolution" pertains to a mid-to-late 20th century development in which area?
stressing industrial development in impoverished regions
planting trees to help the air quality
using technology to increase agricultural production
planting trees to encourage reforestation
28
Which was NOT a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
increased population
domestication of animals
decrease in diseases
decrease in nomadic cultures
29
What is the best example of monoculture?
Rice is planted and then wheat is planted.
Only rice is planted in a small area.
Only rice is planted in a large area.
Rice is planted in a large area with wheat.
30
What does the blue portion represent?
Extensive Field Crops
Forestry
Central City
Dairying
31
The recently prosperous development of higher-yield, fast-growing varieties of rice and other cereals is called
Green Revolution
Gene Revolution
Cash Crops
Transhumance
32
The process of growing different agricultural products in the same area to replenish soil nutrients.
Agricultural Revolution
Crop Rotation
Green Revolution
Domestication
33
Overfarming and overgrazing farmlands have been a major influence in which destructive process?
Overproduction of crops
Desertification
Flooding
Famine and lack of food
34
The long lots system was used in all of these regions EXCEPT
Louisiana
Central United States
Canada
Texas