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APHG Unit 5 Agriculture Key Issue 3 (Rubenstein )
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APHG unit 5 agriculture rubenstein 11th ed
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1
A large commercial farm situated primarily in LDCs specializing in one or two crops
Plantation Farm
Shifting Farm
Crop rotation
Aqua Farm
2
Commercial Gardening is most common in the __ United States due to __ and ___
SE, Economy, Location
SW, Climate, Relative Location
SE, Climate, Relative Location
NE, Culture, Location
3
Shifting Cultivation is declining due to all of the following except...
It is considered only a early step in economic development
Land devoted to shifting cultivation is rapidly declining
It is being replaced by other agricultural activities
countries see shifting agri. as important for development
4
Intensive subsistence farmers who do not grow rice do so primarily because of
Climate
Culture
Other more profitable forms of agriculture
Politics
5
Agriculture where farmers subsist on a small parcel of land, practiced in east, south, SE Asia
shifting cultivation
Intensive subsistence with wet-rice dominant
slash and burn
Intensive subsistence with wet-rice not dominant
6
The most common form of Commercial Agriculture in the United States and other MDCs is
Mixed Crop and Livestock
Commercial Gardening
Dairy Farming
Grain Farming
7
Cattle ranching in the US expanded in the __ due to increased demand in the __
1960s, southeast
1860s, northeast
1860s, southeast
1960s, northeast
8
Dariy Farmers typically sell to___. Locate__In an area called the__. This area expanded due to_
Milkshed, more money, inner ring, individual farmers
Individuals, far from market, milk shed, lower cost
Wholesalers, Near Markets, Milkzone, better transport
Wholesalers, Near Markets, Milk Shed, Transpt. Improvements
9
This type of Agri. is practiced in Tropical Regions and involves slash and burn techniques
Commercial Argiculture
Plantation Farming
Shifting Cultivation
Pastoral Nomadism
10
Besides Climate,Agri production in diff. regions is also determined by parts of culture such as
Politics
Religion
Language
Economics
11
Shifting Cultivation is predominantly a ___ activity and found in ___
subsistence, LDCs
subsistence, MDCs
commercial, MDCs
commercial, LDCs
12
Agriculture can be divided into _ major regions with _ in LDCs and _ in MDCS
12, 6, 7
23, 43, 11
13, 7, 8
11, 5, 6
13
Pastoral Nomadism is declining worldwide due to all of the following except
government resettlement efforts
rampant sexually transmitted diseases among pastoral nomads
diminished role as carriers of goods and information
modern technology
14
The practice of some Pastoral Nomads that involves seasonal high/lowland migration of livestock
Singular Grazing
Transhumance
Pasture Walks
Territoriality
15
Subsistence Agri. based on herding of animals, common in arid/semi-arid climate zones in LDCs
Shifting Cultivation
Intensive Subsistence
Pastoral Nomadism
Plantation Farms
16
The system of commercial farming found in developed countries is known as
Plantations
Ecobusiness
Farmbusiness
Agribusiness
17
The commercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area is known as__. Done in semi/arid Clm
Animal culture
Horitculture
Ranching
Commercial Animaling
18
Pastoral Nomads typically choose the type of Animal they raise based on...
Local cultural and physical characteristics
political and economic climate
proximity to local market
Areas with at least one nearby Starbucks
19
One of the biggest influences on the distribution of Agricultural activities in the world is...
Language
Government
Religion
Climate
20
Commercial growing of Olives and Grapes is typical of
Livestock and Mixed Crop
Slash and Burn
Mediterranean Agricutlure
Dairy Farming