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AP Human Geography Unit 5 Test Review
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1
Which climate change led to the development of farming and the Neolithic age?
A period of major flooding
The end of global warming
The First Ice Age
The end of the last Ice Age
2
In which part of the world were seed crops first domesticated?
Africa
South America
Southwest Asia
Northern Europe
3
Ancient agricultural technique involves cutting down trees and vegetation and setting them on fire
Subsistance Farming
Slash and Burn
Cash Crops
Staple Crop
4
Which was NOT a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
decrease in diseases
decrease in nomadic cultures
increased population
domestication of animals
5
This term is used to describe any food or crop that is routinely harvested and eaten in large quantities
Aquaculture
Staple Crop
Cash Crop
Agricultural Revolution
6
What can be concluded about the agriculture economy of Sub-Saharan Africa?
They rely on commercial farming
They rely mainly on aqua-farming
They rely on subsistence farming
They use advanced technology for planting and harvesting
7
Which of these is the BEST example of aquaculture?
breeding and raising freshwater fish to sell to pet stores
artificially applying water to land to grow crops used as food
raising genetically engineered plants in bodies of water
raising fish under controlled conditions for human consumption
8
Pastoral nomadism practiced in Central Asia and the Sahel region of Africa typically involve
Goats, sheep, and cows
Horses and pigs
Chickens, sheep, and pigs
Chickens and goats
9
The term "Green Revolution" pertains to a mid-to-late 20th century development in which area?
planting trees to encourage reforestation
using technology to increase agricultural production
stressing industrial development in impoverished regions
planting trees to help the air quality
10
Which number on this map represents the region where cattle ranching would have been MOST common?
2
1
4
3
11
Bananas, coffee, rubber, and palm oil can be cultivated from which of these bioclimatic zones?
Arctic
Tropical
Temperate
Arid
12
Overfarming and overgrazing farmlands have been a major influence in which destructive process?
Famine and lack of food
Flooding
Desertification
Overproduction of crops
13
What does the blue portion represent?
Dairying
Central City
Forestry
Extensive Field Crops
14
The process of growing different agricultural products in the same area to replenish soil nutrients.
Domestication
Green Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Crop Rotation
15
In order for a nomadic society to become a unified nation with a complex government, what must happen next?
People need to create a system of writing
People need to learn to farm
People need to learn to hunt
People need to create religion
16
The recently prosperous development of higher-yield, fast-growing varieties of rice and other cereals is called
Transhumance
Green Revolution
Gene Revolution
Cash Crops
17
Which was NOT an outcome of the Agricultural Revolution?
specialization of labor
increased gender equality
population increased
creation of food surpluses
18
What event in the mid-1900s shifted the economic base of the United States?
The Gene Revolution
The Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
19
The seasonal migration of animal livestock from lowland pastures to mountainous regions is termed
Interillage
Pastoral Nomadism
Hunting and gathering
Transhumance
20
Domestication
and
pastoralism
were key aspects in the development of the
Agricultural Revolution
Classical civilizations of Greece and Rome.
Hunter-Gatherer Age
Paleolithic Era.
21
Any agricultural product that is raised and sold for money
Subsistence Farming
Commercial Farming
Cash Crop
Staple Crop
22
In ancient Persia, "qanats" were vital to survival. What is a "qanat"?
a method of crop-rotation
food that was used during droughts
an underground shelter
an irrigation system
23
What issue would be MOST LIKELY to concern the Amazon Rainforest?
Overpopulation
"White Flight"
Deforestation
Desertification
24
In what area of the US were cattle ranching and mining most important to development?
The New England Area
The South
The West
The East Coast
25
Deforestation in Africa has had the effect of
causing massive starvation and migration of people
preventing the spread of disease
causing a lasting boom in the timber industry
leading Africa to prosperity
26
The discovery of agriculture around 8,000 BCE would lead to which of these?
The use of stone tools
The ability to end all wars
New methods of food storage
An increase in population
27
Which of these describes intertillage?
harvesting crops from a field twice a year instead of once
raising livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter
planting different crops in the same field to spread out production
introducing new seeds each year
28
Which of these was NOT a direct result of the invention and use of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
an increase in the number of slaves imported to South Carolina
the overproduction of cotton destroyed the soil
cotton became a major export for the South
a decreased reliance on rice and indigo as cash crops
29
The long lots system was used in all of these regions EXCEPT
Central United States
Louisiana
Texas
Canada
30
The practice of growing at least two agricultural products in the same space during a growing season.
Double Cropping
Green Revolution
Slash and Burn
Subsistence Farming
31
Which of these is the BEST explanation of the immediate effect of the Agricultural Revolution?
Writing was invented
People quit hunting
periods of starvation decreased worldwide population
Humans began to form towns and villages
32
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the metes and bounds system?
It used physical features of the local geography.
It gave settlers equal access to a river
It was replaced by the rectangular survey system.
It relied on descriptions of land ownership.
33
Which of these is a characteristic of the long lots system?
It gave everyone access to mountain roads
It sought to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands.
It divided land into rectangular parcels.
It divided land into narrow parcels
34
Which of the following describes shifting cultivation?
a type of field rotation in which a field is used for only a few years
a type of subsistence farming based on herding domesticated animals
growing crops in a field that are harvested twice a year
a farming method that minimizes soil damage by rotating crops in a field
35
What is the best example of monoculture?
Only rice is planted in a large area.
Rice is planted and then wheat is planted.
Rice is planted in a large area with wheat.
Only rice is planted in a small area.
36
The process by which plants and/or animals become controlled by humans for the benefit of humans.
Domestication
Crop Rotation
Slash and Burn
Aquaculture
37
A situation in which farmers grow only enough food to support themselves and their families.
Commercial Agriculture
Monoculture
Crop Rotation
Subsistence Farming
38
A series of agricultural developments in the late 20th century that caused an increase in production
Green Revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Monocropping
Gene Revolution
39
According to environmentalists, Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops currently on the market have been developed to
to make plants more nutritious
to make farming more profitable
to help cure world hunger
to make plants "insect free"
40
Extensive commercial logging has led to _____________ in subsaharan Africa
Desertification
Deforestation
Lowering mining
Aquaculture
41
What formal agricultural region is illustrated in this map of the United States?
The Temperate Zone
The Arid Region
The Sunbelt
The Corn Belt