Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by:

Productions only for family consumption

Traditionally, the Ganges Valley and Nile Valley had high populations densities because of their:

Agriculture based on irrigation

According to the Von Thunen model which of the following economic factors determine to pattern of land use

Costs of labor, transportation, and land rent

Genetic engineering of agricultural crops has primarily increased the productivity of modern farming by:

Increasing plats drought resistance

Deforestation resulted in

More farmland in some places but more desertification in others

Which of the following best explains why farmers would plant both strawberries and watermelons in the same field?

Limited farmland encourages farming with intercropping to produce yields

Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long term environmental impact of tropical region

Burning areas of forests to create pasture, decreasing biodiveristy

Women played a crucial role in the domestication of plants because they

Were engaged in collecting plant resources

Which of the following best explains the diffusion of plants and animals from their hearths of Domestication?

Both spread across the globe and humans spread across the globe

Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by:

an increase in the use of energy and technology

Land Parcels in the American Midwest tend to be rectangular because:

The Federal system adopted in the 18th century imposed geometric shapes

Which of the following statements best describes to impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture?

Corporate farms have gains a greater advantage than family farms

Which of the following best describes to roles of women in the rural, agricultural economies of Sub Saharan Africa

Nonwage workers on small, family farms

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1
Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by:
Double-Cropping of specific grains
Extensive use of land
Productions only for family consumption
Production only for trade
2
What kind of agriculture grows things such as: Dates, figs, and grape
Shifting Cultivation
Mediterranean
Plantation
Pastoral Nomadism
3
Traditionally, the Ganges Valley and Nile Valley had high populations densities because of their:
Agriculture based on irrigation
designation as sacred sites
Heavy Industrialization
Tropical climate
4
According to the Von Thunen model which of the following economic factors determine to pattern of land use
Size and distribution of urban populations
Costs of labor, transportation, and land rent
Accessibility to railroads
Adoption of new farming techniques
5
Which of the following is the most often cited environmental benefit of the eat-local movement?
Less top soil erosion
It helps regional and local economies
Fewer Pesticides are used
Less fossil fuel is used
6
Genetic engineering of agricultural crops has primarily increased the productivity of modern farming by:
Increasing the size of fruits and grains
Cutting the cost of bulk seeds during planting season
Converting annual plants to perennials
Increasing plats drought resistance
7
Deforestation resulted in
More farmland in some places and less desertification in others
No noticeable change in the amount of farmland
More farmland in some places but more desertification in others
Less farmland in some places but more desertification in others
8
Which of the following best explains why farmers would plant both strawberries and watermelons in the same field?
Limited farmland encourages monocropping
Limited farmland encourages monocropping for high yields
Limited farmland encourages farming with intercropping to produce yields
Unlimited farmland encourages farming with intercropping for yield
9
Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long term environmental impact of tropical region
Moving livestock to higher pasture, leading to soil degradation
Clearing small patches of lands to pasture dairy decreases water pollution
Building terraces on sloping land to grow rice destabilizing hillsides
Burning areas of forests to create pasture, decreasing biodiveristy
10
Women played a crucial role in the domestication of plants because they
Were engaged in collecting plant resources
Traveled long distances from their home base
Were interested in varying the diets of their families
Were agile climbers on the hillsides of the fertile crescent
11
Which of the following best explains the diffusion of plants and animals from their hearths of Domestication?
Both spread across the globe and humans spread across the globe
They were easily and rapidly diffused due to their mobility
They were dependent of nomadic tribes to be diffused gloablly
Domesticated plants spread through windborne dispersal of seeds
12
Von Thunen emphasized which of the following factors in his model of agricultural land use?
Seasonal fluctuations in prices
Machinery Cost
Labor Cost
Transportation Cost
13
During the first half of the 20th century which of the following facilitated the transportation of beef to global market
Commercial Canning
High Speed Railroads
Refrigerated ships
Airplanes
14
Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by:
increase in the agricultural workforces
global warming
an increase in the use of energy and technology
substantial increases in the amount of land cultivation
15
Land Parcels in the American Midwest tend to be rectangular because:
Native American Settlement patterns were rectangular
There were no mountains or rivers to use as boundaries
English settlers replicated to patterns of England
The Federal system adopted in the 18th century imposed geometric shapes
16
Traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves which of the following?
Field terracing
Use of pesticides
Mechanical plowing
Hybrid seeds
17
Which of the following statements best describes to impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture?
Corporate farms have gains a greater advantage than family farms
Individual farms have become more diversified
Cuisines have become more regionalized
Local markets have become more important for dairy farms
18
Which of the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production?
Abundant Water
Year-Round Growing Season
Cheap Labor
Proximity to Market
19
Which of the following best describes to roles of women in the rural, agricultural economies of Sub Saharan Africa
Salaried workers in large scale commerical agriculture
Nonwage workers on small, family farms
Hourly workers in seasonal migratory farm work
Drivers and operators of agricultural equipment
20
Which of the following is a subsistence crop?
Cocoa
Rubber
Cotton
Corn

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