What has been the trend with respect to dairy farming in LDCs since the 1970s?

Prod. has increased as a total % of world prod. levels.

Hog production is nearly nonexistent in Southwest Asia and North Africa because

cultural taboos exist on eating pork

Why do different regions of the United States specialize in different dairy products?

Their relative location with respect to the milkshed

All of the following are environmental impacts of commercial farming except

contribution to the urban heat island effect.

What is the best reason market gardening farms grow highly perishable fruits and vegetables?

Farms are located close to urban centers.

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AP Human Geography Chapter 10 Part Two - Genaro

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1
What has been the trend with respect to dairy farming in LDCs since the 1970s?
Production has declined relative to income.
Production has increased due to foreign aid.
Production has declined due to government regulations.
Prod. has increased as a total % of world prod. levels.
2
What best characterizes intensive commercial agriculture?
Farmers must specialize in order to stay competitive.
All of the above
Commercial agriculture dominates in MDCs.
Due to globalization profit margins have decreased.
3
Dairy operations locate on the suburban fringe of metropolitan areas because
city residents don’t like to live near farming operations.
access to market is greater.
itis outside the milkshed.
itis a break-of-bulk point.
4
All of the following are major wheat producing states except
N. Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
5
Pastoral nomads and livestock ranchers both
have difficulty hiring seasonal workers.
require extensive knowledge of irrigation systems
suffer from low profit margins.
operate in similar climates
6
Dairy farmers locate near urban areas because
landcosts are high
red and blue only.
milk has a limited shelf-life.
it is expensive to transport product to market.
7
The technical definition of horticulture includes the cultivation of
flowers, fruits and vegetables
flowers and nursery plants
flowers and fruits
flowers
8
Many feedlots have located in the southeast and west of the United States because of
Cheap rural land
less severe weather.
proximity to growing markets in the south and west
all the above
9
Most cereal grains produced in the Untied States are
exported to developing countries.
sold to food processing industries
given away as foreign aid.
fed to livestock.
10
All of the following are examples of intensive commercial agriculture except
dairy
truck farming
paddy rice farming.
mixed crop and livestock
11
What accounts for dramatic increased yields of wheat in developed countries since the 1950s?
All of the Above
Increased use of machinery
Increased use of pesticides
Increased use of fertilizers
12
Market gardening dominates in
all of the above
parts of Florida.
the west coast of Michigan.
New Jersey and Delaware.
13
Hog production is nearly nonexistent in Southwest Asia and North Africa because
culturally the population prefers lamb
cultural taboos exist on eating pork
the lack of rainfall inhibits production
the climatic conditions are not favorable
14
The invention in the late 1800s that changed the geography of cattle ranching was
the steel tipped plow.
the harvester.
barbed wire.
theJ ohn Deere tractor
15
All of the following are ways for a country or region to increase the food supply except
increase farm subsidies
increase agricultural productivity
import more food
increase the amount of land inproduction.
16
Why do different regions of the United States specialize in different dairy products?
Their relative location with respect to the milkshed
Historical customs differ for various dairy products
Other crops are more economical
Soil fertility varies fromregion to region.
17
The most widely produced grains in the world are
rice,wheat, and barley.
rice,maize, and millet.
wheat,rice, and oats.
wheat, rice, and maize.
18
In Mediterranean agriculture farmers derive most of their income from
dairy products for various types of cheeses
fruits and vegetables.
sheep and goats.
wheat grown for bread and pasta production
19
The country that produces the most maize in the world is
Brazil
Ukraine
Canada
US
20
Mediterranean agricultural products are grown in
all of the above
southern spain
the central Valley of California
Chile
21
Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is
precision agr. techniques
biotechnology
adv. in pesticide research
irrigation
22
All of the following are environmental impacts of commercial farming except
contribution to the urban heat island effect.
overharvesting of ocean fisheries.
erosionof top-soil.
deforestation
23
What is the best reason market gardening farms grow highly perishable fruits and vegetables?
Transportation costs are low
High soil fertility.
Farms are located close to urban centers.
Favorable climate
24
Mediterranean agriculture products include
lemons
grapes
all of the above
dates
25
Which region is not a major dairy producing area?
Southeast United States
Southeast Canada.
Northeastern United States.
Southern California.

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