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What is aquaculture
raising aquatic organisms for human use
using water on crops
commercial fishing
all of the above
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Shifting cultivation would most likely be found in which region?
Arabian Peninsula
Southeast Asia
North America
Northern Europe
3
Subsistence agriculture dominates in
Less developed countries
Newly industrialised countries
Mid-latitude climates
More developed countries
4
What economic sector is a farmer in?
Quarternary
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
5
Unlike other forms of commercial agriculture, plantations are
found in less developed countries
part of agribusiness
owned by people in less developed countries
specialize in diverse crops
6
Which of these are ALL core countries?
UK, Japan, US, Germany
UK, Mexico, Laos, Philippines
Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, India
Kenya, Bolivia, Afghanistan
7
In which country is plantation agriculture LEAST likely too be practiced?
Brazil
Germany
India
Nigeria
8
In what order is the Von Thunen model?
Market, Dairy, Grains, Livestock, Forests
Market, Forests, Dairy, Grains, Livestock
Market, Dairy, Forests, Grains, Livestock
Livestock, Grains, Dairy, Forests, Market
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Where is pastoralism usually found?
In extreme environments like the Arctic
In hot and humid places like the tropics
In locations where foraging or farming is difficult
In locations where farming is prevalent
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Which type of agriculture involves the raising of livestock on large open areas of land?
Ranching
Nomadic herding
Intensive farming
Shifting cultivation
11
Which assumptions do Von Thunen make
Perishability is not a factor in loccation of farm
diverse environment
One Market (Isolated state)
Land is isotopic
12
Von Thunen emphasized ______ in his model.
transportation cost
perishabilty
labor cost
soil fertility
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Truck farming is when
Major transportation networks are set up to support farms
Fruits and vegetables are produced for the market
The transportation of livestock by truck
The wheels on the bus go round and round
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What is the 4th Industrial Revolution?
Mechanisation, water and steam power.
Mass production, assembly lines & electricity
robotics, artificial intelligence, and big data
Computers and automation
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What crop is shown in the image here?
rice
grapes
corn
wheat
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What are some characteristics of intensive agriculture?
less land being used, low yield per acre
large land mass being used low yield per acre
less land being used, high yield per acre
large land mass being used, high yield per acre
17
What economic sector is manufacturing in?
Quarternary
Quinary
Secondary
Tertiary
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What is a food desert?
an area in which it is difficult to buy fresh food
an area of land where nothing grows
ice cream, banana pudding, cheesecake etc.
a place where little rain falls
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The 1st Agricultural Revolution was..
When humans began using genetically modified foods
When humans began farming & domesticating animals
When humans began sharing crops across around the world via maritime travel
When humans started using industrial machinery to farm
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Some dangers of a one-resource economy are (dependency on one crop)
All of the above
less demand for a product / drop in prices
risky during times of economic crisis
no back up plan if there is a disaster (weather/fires)
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Extensive farming such as ranching
large pieces of land, often involving grazing animals & little human input
large pieces of land, lots of human input e.g. chemicals, machinery
on a small piece of land, with lots of human input e.g. fertilisers
small pieces of land, minimal human input
22
What crop is shown in the image here?
tomato
rice
corn
wheat
23
These are all places where you can find the long lot system EXCEPT
Colorado
Quebec
Texas
Louisiana
24
What crop is shown in the image here?
wheat
rice
corn
oat
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Which survey method?
township and range
metes and bounds
long lot
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Which survey method?
township and range
metes and bounds
long lot
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Which region grows the most wheat?
The East Coast
The Corn Belt
The Great Plains
The Midwest
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Which type of agriculture is practiced by the most people?
Shifting cultivation
Intensive subsistence
Pastoral nomadism
Plantation
29
Township and range is most common in ______ U.S.
West
East
South
North
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The 2nd Agricultural Revolution can be characterized by ...
Invention of Pesticides
Improvements in GMOs
Planting of Crops
Mechanization of Agriculture
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Likely hearth of 1st Agricultural Revolution
Fertile Crescent
Nile River Valley
Mesoamerica
Indus River valley
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What economic sector is a CEO in?
Primary
Quinary
Secondary
Tertiary
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Commercial agriculture is
crops grown for advertisement purposes only
farming that uses minimal technology
crops grown for the consumption of the farmer and family/tribe
agricultural activity that produces crops/animals for sale
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Where is slash-and-burn agriculture found to be most common?
grasslands
tropical rainforests- like the Amazon
forests up North where soil is thought to be infertile
in mountainous regions, typically in the Southern Hemisphere
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When did the Green Revolution begin?
1990s
1920s
1970s
1940s
36
Concerns in regards to cattle ranching include -
drought & global warming
deforestation & loss of bodiversity
most people in the world are vegetarian
You have to look like a character in Yellowstone to impress the ladies
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The Green Revolution was
change to more sustainable agriculture
way of fighting soil erosion
a dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries
power grab by the Green party in the 1980s
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What is the ring just outside of the city in the Von Thunen model?
Grain crops
Forest
Ranching
Dairying and market gardening
39
In the Mediterranean area, the most important cash crops are
citrus fruits and tree nuts
rubber and tobbacco
tomatoes and lettuce
olives and grapes
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Plantation agriculture is commonly found where?
In former colonies
Where its goods can be most easily transported
In the dry interior regions of large continents
On the coasts of every large state
41
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution
Involved new inventions like the seed drill
Used primary advanced GMOs
incorporated science and experimentation to increase crops
Began in Germany
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Which type of agriculture involves the raising of livestock on large open areas of land?
Commercial farming
Subsistence farming
Intensive farming
Ranching
43
Which survey method?
Long Lots
Township and Range
Metes and Bounds
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What is a benefit of vertical farming?
The system reuses water
You can grow food anywhere
It is a very inexpensive enterprice
It adds flavor to the crops that you grow
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Which ring is the outer most layer in the Von Thunen Model?
Forest
Livestock and Ranching
Dairy
Grains
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Which of these are sustainable farming methods?
aquaponics
monocropping
vertical farming
slash-and-burn
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All of the following countries are semi-periphery EXCEPT
Brazil
India
Mexico
Indonesia
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extensive farming
small amounts of labor is used compared to amount of land farmed
no labor is used to farm the land
large amounts of labor is used compared to amount of land farmed
a medium amount of labor is used compared to the amount of land farmed
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Crop Rotation
Rotating between different animals
Owning Hens and collecting their eggs.
Switching crops to keep land farmable.
using a cropping tool for harvesting
