AP Human Geography Chapter 10 Part Two

Question 1

Horticulture could potentially include

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all of the above

Question 2

Using Von Thunen model, what type of agricultural practice would locate in the outer most ring?

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Grazing

Question 3

The two most widely used and distributed GMO crops are

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soybeans and corn

Question 4

The area in Canada where fishing dominates the economy is

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the Maritime Provinces

Question 5

All of the following are major wheat producing states except

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Iowa

Question 6

Suitcase farms are most associated most with

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grain farming

Question 7

Another name for truck farming is

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all of the above

Question 8

A farming practice that helps preserve soil conservation by planting crops on the tops of hills

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Ridge Tillage

Question 9

Using Von Thunen Model, What costs does comm farmer consider when deciding what crops to plant?

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A and B only

Question 10

Mediterranean agriculture products include

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all of the above

Question 11

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

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cultural taboos exist on eating pork

Question 12

Why do market gardening farms grow highly perishable fruits and vegetables?

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Farms are located close to urban centers.

Question 13

In Mediterranean agriculture farmers derive most of their income from

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fruits and vegetables.

Question 14

What activity typifies extensive commercial agriculture?

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A and B only.

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Dairy farmers locate near urban areas because

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A and B only.

Question 17

What best characterizes intensive commercial agriculture?

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All of the above

Question 18

All of the following are examples of intensive commercial agriculture except

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paddy rice farming.

Question 19

Pastoral nomads and livestock ranchers both

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operate most efficiently in similar climates

Question 20

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

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Their relative location with respect to the milkshed

Question 21

All of the following are environmental impacts of commercial farming except

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contribution to the urban heat island effect.

Question 22

Market gardening dominates in

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all of the above

Question 23

.All of the following are ways for a country or region to increase the food supply except

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increase farm subsidies

Question 24

Why did von Thunen include a forestry ring in his model of agricultural land use?

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B and C only

Question 25

The region of the world that benefited the least from the Green Revolution was

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 26

The invention in the late 1800s that changed the geography of cattle ranching was

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barbed wire.

Question 27

Dairy operations locate on the suburban fringe of metropolitan areas because

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access to market is greater.

Question 28

Mediterranean agricultural products are grown in

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all of the above

Question 29

The most widely produced grains in the world are

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wheat, rice, and maize.

Question 30

The technical definition of horticulture includes the cultivation of

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flowers, fruits and vegetables

Question 31

This crop, often grown on plantations in the tropics and subtropics is called

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all of the above

Question 32

most important large-scale commercial wheat producing countries in the world include all but

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Switzerland

Question 33

On a global scale most organic products are sold in

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A and B only

Question 34

Most cereal grains produced in the Untied States are

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fed to livestock.

Question 35

Many feedlots have located in the southeast and west of the United States because of

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A and B only

Question 36

Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is

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irrigation

Question 37

The country that produces the most maize in the world is

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US

Question 38

The area in Canada most associated with grain farming is

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the Prairie Provinces.

Question 39

Most plantation operations are found in

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all of the above

Question 40

Which region is not a major dairy producing area?

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Southeast United States

Question 41

What accounts for dramatic increased yields of wheat in developed countries since the 1950s?

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All of the Above

AP Human Geography Chapter 10 Part Two

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AP Human Geography Chapter 10 Part Two

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