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APHG Unit 5 Agriculture Review
APHG Unit 5 Agriculture Review
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1
Large-scale commercial agriculture operations are replacing small family farms.
True
False
2
What is a fertilizer?
chemical substance sprayed on crops to kill bugs
natural/chemical substance added to soil to help crops grow
chemical substance sprayed on crops to kill weeds
3
Deliberate modification of Earth's surface; cultivating plants & animals for food & $:
industrialization
aquaculture
domestican
agriculture
4
What are some down sides to organic farming?
cheaper prices of products for consumers
higher priced goods; less "pretty" produce
less nutritious produce
environmental pollution
5
All of the following are forms of extensive agriculture EXCEPT:
shifting cultivation
nomadic herding
ranching
market gardening
6
Products like coffee & chocolate are often produced in _____ & consumed in _____ .
LDCs; MDCs
MDCs; LDCs
7
Which is a benefit of the Green Revolution?
difficulty of small farmers to compete with agribusiness
high cost of farm technology
environmental damage from irrigation & chemical use
improved ability to feed the world's population
8
Which has occurred as The Green Revolution has expanded?
increase in biodiversity
loss of biodiversity
9
Is grain farming in the US intensive or extensive?
extensive
intensive
10
This aerial photo shows a(n) ________ rural settlement pattern.
linear
clustered/nucleated
metes & bounds
dispersed
11
All of the following are negative results of agriculture EXCEPT:
desertification
soil & water pollution due to use of chemicals in farming
increased food supply for growing human population
deforestation
12
In the von Thunen model, where is the forestry ring?
forestry is not a part of the von Thunen model
inside the city itself; in the inner ring/dot
just outside the city; lumber is heavy/costly to transport
furthest away from the city; beyond ranching
13
Which demographic is viewed as being key to transforming agriculture in LDCs today?
the elite/wealthy
women
children
men
14
Which is NOT an example of intensive farming?
ranching
mixed crop/livestock systems
market gardening
plantation agriculture
15
This aerial photo depicts a(n) _______ settlement pattern:
Township & Range
linear
clustered/nucleated
dispersed
16
What would be more expensive: free-range chicken eggs or "normal" chicken eggs?
free-range
"normal"
17
True or False: The agricultural hearth of wheat is in former Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent).
False
True
18
The organic & local foods movements are currently being debated mostly in...
LDCs
MDCs
19
True or False: There is a higher % of women in agriculture in LDCs than in MDCs.
False
True
20
True or False: Many forms of agriculture are linked to climate zones.
true
false
21
True or False: The role of women in agriculture has stayed mostly the same over time.
False
True
22
Organic farms seek to...
grow farm produce in urban areas (community/rooftop gardens)
use no synthetic chemicals on crops & treat animals better
become transnational agribusiness conglomerates
apply technological innovation to improve agriculture yields
23
What agricultural practice & landscape modification is this?
terracing
transhumance
irrigation
polders
24
Development of high-yield seeds & increased use of chemicals & machines in farming:
The First Agricultural Revolution
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution
25
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution...
coincided with the Industrial Revolution
resulted in genetically modified organisms
is known as the Neolithic Revolution
26
Demand for cotton during the _______increased due to the increased # of people working in factories to make thread.
Arab Spring
First Agricultural Revolution
Second Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
27
Rural settlement patterns are classified as...
density, pattern, or concentration
clustered, dispersed, or linear
urban, suburban, or counterurban
28
Monsanto, Cargill, Syngenta, DuPont & John Deere are all examples of...
intensive agriculture
foreign direct investment
organic farming
agribusiness
29
Explains rural land use by emphasizing importance of transportation costs & distance to market?
Rostow's Model
Gravity Model
von Thunen Model
Malthusian Theory
30
Which was NOT an early hearth of domestication of plants and animals?
Southwest Asia (Fertile Crescent)
Northern Europe
the Americas
Southeast Asia
31
Positive consequences of the ___ Revolution include increased food productivy & reduced hunger.
Green
2nd Agricultural
Industrial
Neolithic
32
Places/regions where first known domestication of plants & animals occurred:
agribusiness
agricultural hearths
agricultural density
agricultural sites
33
This aerial photo shows a(n) _______ rural settlement pattern.
dispersed
linear
long long
clustered
34
To "domesticate" plants & animals for human consumption means to...
return them to the wild/their natural states
tame them; make them less wild; control their development
bring them into the home
trade them only within your own state
35
True or False: Farmers can replant genetically modified seeds (e.x. Monsanto) year after year.
False
True
36
Corn & soybeans grown in Iowa would be a part of which of von Thunen's rings?
fourth/last ring out from city center
first ring out from/closest to city center
second ring out from city center
third ring out from city center
