best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture

corporate farms have gained a greater advantage over family farms

Green Revolution technology led to which in modern agriculture?

development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas

large scale commercial agriculture and plantation farming have this in common

both displace rural communities

includes the world's earliest centers of plant domestication

Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East

occupy the largest percentage of the world’s total land area

Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding

agricultural inputs were most recent technological innovations in less developed countries during Green Revolution

Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

which is a result of the township and range land survey system in the United States

a dispersed rural settlement pattern

a result of the industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the United States during the past 70 years

a decrease in the number of farms and an increase in the size of farms

outermost zone of Von Thunen's Model

extensive grain or livestocking

India's wheat production more than tripled between 1950 and 1990 because of this

use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals

which would best be described as extensive farming

cattle ranching and wheat farming

best explains the Green Revolution's highly variable level of success in increasing agricultural yields

Smallscale farmers often lacked resources necessary to acquire hybrid seeds

best explanation of the importance of climate to agricultural

similar climates support similar agricultural crops and practices

positive and negativeconsequences of commercial agriculture in the tropics

a lot of profit and deforestation

studbud

Unit 5 Review

39 termsStudBud Administration361 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards39 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 39

Answers

1
GMOs
cuts costs
changes fruit colors
do not require replanting
increases resistance to pests
2
which is not a rural survey method used in the United States
metes and bounds
long lot
township and range
exoburb
3
the Industrial Revolution coincided with the Second Agricultural Revolution
False
True
4
subsistence agriculture is most common here
Pampas of Argentina
amazon basin
Great Plain of the U.S.
outback of Australia
5
best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture
corporate farms have gained a greater advantage over family farms
local markets have become more important for dairy farmers
cuisines have become more regionalized
subsistence farmers are given great advantages
6
Green Revolution technology led to which in modern agriculture?
construction of new irrigation systems and a reduction of fertilizers
loss of prime agricultural land and smaller yields from grain crops
end of famine in the world
development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas
7
the deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops + the raising of livestock
agriculture
slash and burn
carrying capacity
deforestation
8
Labor-intensive intertillage is often practiced in
the English countryside
New Zealand
the Turkish highlands
Southeast Asia
9
large scale commercial agriculture and plantation farming have this in common
both increase the standard of living
both displace rural communities
both allow local farmers to remain on land
both stimulate local economies
10
rural survey method identified by rectangles and grids
long lot
metes and bounds
township and range
French long-lot
11
soil salinization
degrades soil fertility
does not ever occur
caused by multicropping
caused when fields lie fallow
12
Domestication of plants and animals evolved in each hearth independently of one another
True
False
13
result of using chemicals in agriculture
increase in GMOs
land and water pollution
increased in profits for subsistence farmers
increased in global health
14
includes the world's earliest centers of plant domestication
British Isles, Scandinavia, United States
Australia, New Zealand, China
Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East
Russia, China, Latin America
15
occupy the largest percentage of the world’s total land area
Intensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming
Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding
Wheat farming and dairying
Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculture
16
world region least impacted by Green Revolution
Central America
sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
17
traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves
field terracing
hybrid seeds
mechanical plowing
use of pesticides
18
where was wheat most probably domesticated
Southeastern Turkey
Northern Libya
Southern Italy
Eastern China
19
a characteristic of shifting cultivation
sharecropping
multicropping
Production of cash crops for export
demand for wage laborers
20
agricultural inputs were most recent technological innovations in less developed countries during Green Revolution
Terracing in highland terrain
Irrigated farm fields
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Metal plows and harvesting equipment
21
women in agriculture
are hourly workers
mostly landowners
drive agricultural equipment
mostly don't earn wages
22
Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market
hunting and gathering
subsistence agriculture
sedentary cultivation
plantation agriculture
23
Von Thunen's model is based on
transportation and rent
new farming techniques
urban populations
accessibility to highways
24
which is a result of the township and range land survey system in the United States
an urban daily system pattern
a clustered rural settlement pattern
a dispersed rural settlement pattern
a rural long-lot pattern
25
a result of the industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the United States during the past 70 years
a decrease in the number of farms and an increase in the size of farms
an increase in the diversity of crops and animals grown on individual farms
increase in the number of farms and a decrease in the size of farm fields
a decrease in the tonnage of pesticides and herbicides used on cropland
26
outermost zone of Von Thunen's Model
mixed farming
subsistence farming
specialty farming
extensive grain or livestocking
27
hearth of corn (maize)
Northern Argentina
Central Australia
Central Mexico
the Tibetan plateau
28
potential impact of rising global temperatures on agricultural regions
wheatbelt will shift northward
Polar regions will dry out
Mediterranean agriculture will shift southward
Nomadic herding will end
29
biggest benefit of eat local movement
more demand for fertilizers
less topsoil is lost
farmers use more pesticides
less fossil fuel is used
30
India's wheat production more than tripled between 1950 and 1990 because of this
use of large farm tractors and combine harvesters
use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals
increase in microloan programs that provide farmers with credit
elimination of poverty in India’s rural regions
31
necessary for successful cultivation of plants between old world and new world
variation in climates
similar climates
short distances
safe transportation
32
a subsistence crop
timber
cotton
rubber
corn
33
which would best be described as extensive farming
cattle ranching and wheat farming
Citrus production and vineyards
floral horticulture and tree nurseries
dairy and poultry farming
34
best explains the Green Revolution's highly variable level of success in increasing agricultural yields
Strain of rice produced in China was prone to widespread crop failures
Smallscale farmers often lacked resources necessary to acquire hybrid seeds
corn production in Mexico was less successful due to negative impact
the program was unsuccessful in Africa because of poor soil quality
35
domesticated plants and animals spread across the globe through contagious diffusion in early years by farmers + traders
True
False
36
set of economic + political relationships that organizes food production from development of seed to marketing products
agribusiness
mechanized farming
commercial farming
food processing
37
Ivory Coast's trade economy
lack of diversity creates risk
diversity increases level of development
homogeneity increases economic development
lack of diversity increases foreign investment
38
best explanation of the importance of climate to agricultural
similar climates support similar agricultural crops and practices
agricultural crops are successful only in midlatitude climates
arid or semiarid climates do not support animal-based agriculture
cold midlatitude climates are associated with plantation agriculture
39
positive and negativeconsequences of commercial agriculture in the tropics
wealth and high unemployment
a lot of profit and deforestation
wealth and agricultural diversity
a lot of profit and government subsidies

Unit 5 Review Flashcards | StudBud