Principles of Agriculture Unit 1 Agriculture and Society

The concept of sustainability is based on the idea ____

The early settlers tuaght the Native Americans how to raise native crops and store food for the winter.

Which of the following crops was brough to North America by European Settlers?

On a global level, the _____ industry is the largest supplier of jobs

On a global level, agriculture is the world's largest supplier of jobs

The top agricultural commodity imported into the United States is ______

Which of the following engineering innovations is already being tested?

In 2010, one production agriculturalist produced enough food to feed 155 people.

It is estimated that only 1/32 of the Earth's surface is arable land.

Information systems include the equipment and software that are used to collect, filter, process and _____ information

What portion of the world's population lives in urban areas?

The early Native Americans did not raise domesticated animals

Agriculture was driven largely by the desire for products produced in Asia by countries in the Middle East and Europe

Food production includes the _____ of all products used for human consumption

The percentage of agricultural workers in a country is largely driven by the level of development in the country

Anthropologists believe the movement to agrarian society was the largest single factor in developing the modern world

In developing countries, consumers typically spend more of their income aquiring food than in developed countries

The number of Americans involved in production agriculture has been on a steady incline since the early 1900s

In 2000, one production agriculturalist produced enough food to feed 78 people

Less than 2% of the US workers are currently classified as farmers or ranchers

American agriculture accounts for more than ____ dollars in sales annually

How much arable land is estimated to be lost each day to development?

Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent was largely maintained by sharecroppers

Who is considered the father of the Green Revolution

The earliest domestication of plants and animals from the wild are believed to have occurred in East Asia

The area considered The Birthplace of Agriculture is called _____

In feudal systems of agricultural management, land ownership was

The Dust Bowl resulted in the loss of topsoil from almost one million acres of farmland.

American agriculture also exports more than ____ dollars of products each year

Advances in technology that will affect the agricultural industry include advances in _______

What fraction of the world's surface is estimated to be arable land?

What drives trends in agricultural production?

The agricultural fiber industry includes the _____ of fibers and fiber products

The factor of agricultural sectors that allow each sector to perform tasks with maximum efficiency is _______

Well-developed ag systems allowed ancient civilizations to produce enough food and fiber to support larger populations

Agriculture is an industry that is estimated to account for approximately ____ of all the money spent on trade worldwide

What percentage of families who own a farm have a family member with an off-farm job?

In 1960, one production agriculturalist produced enough food to feed 26 people

Sustainable agricultural practices include______