Mediterranean agriculture

depends on warm wet winters and dry summers.

having 2 harvests per year in 1 field

The Green revolution refers to

increase agriculture due to miracle seeds

What makes Township & Range different than Long Lots?

Long Lots are designed to be close to water and Township are geometric

Some people have concerns that cattle ranching is contributing to...

global warming, deforestation & loss of rainforest, drought, pushing indigenous farmers/herders off traditional lands

B. description using natural features and landmarks to define boundaries

Intensive Commercial Agriculture

dairying and mixed crop and livestock

Truck Farming is another name for...

Commercial Gardening, Fruit Farming

Von Thunen’s model of rural land use is based on which of the following premises?

Land values decrease farther from the urban center.

The von Thunen model assumes:

flat terrain & equal climate conditions everywhere

mediterranean agriculture

farming in regions with dry summers and mild, wet winters

Intensive subsistence agriculture, wet-rice dominant is practiced where?

East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia

Grid-based land division system in the U.S.

Gathers resources, turns them into goods, sells them at markets

The Second Agricultural Revolution...

led to an increased global population, grew out of The Industrial Revolution, resulted in greater/more stable food supply, introduced more machines into farming

dispersed rural settlement

rural settlement characterized by Farms rather than villages

What is a characteristic feature of a nucleated rural settlement?

Central village with community facilities

Extensive subsistence agriculture...

uses large amounts of land and small amounts of labor

primary issue with women in agriculture

gender gap in pay and working conditions

Most women in agriculture worldwide

are found in subsistence LDC rural economies

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1
Mediterranean agriculture
depends on warm wet winters and dry summers.
consists primarily of extensive agricultural products.
produces goods that thrive in hot and humid climates.
is found only on the Mediterranean Sea.
2
double cropping is
growing 2 different crops in 1 field
growing double crops in one year
changing the crops grown twice a year
having 2 harvests per year in 1 field
3
The Green revolution refers to
deforestation of the 3rd world
reforestation of the 3rd world
newly developed economies in the 3rd world
increase agriculture due to miracle seeds
4
What makes Township & Range different than Long Lots?
Long Lots are for cattle and Township for cotton
What is a survey method?
Township was designed by French and Long Lots by English
Long Lots are designed to be close to water and Township are geometric
5
Some people have concerns that cattle ranching is contributing to...
global warming
deforestation & loss of rainforest
drought
pushing indigenous farmers/herders off traditional lands
6
Metes and Bounds
A. used to divide land in the United States usually in the Midwest and West
D. a land survey system that divides land into rectangular parcels.
C. system where narrow lots stretch back from a river, road, or canal
B. description using natural features and landmarks to define boundaries
7
Intensive Commercial Agriculture
avoidance of herbicides, pesticides, and growth hormones
dairying and mixed crop and livestock
crop that is reproduced by cultivating the roots of plant
chemical use that does not harm plants but kills bugs
8
According to Von Thunen, ranching would occur in ring #
three
four
one
two
9
Synonymous with "shifting cultivation":
sawah
subsistence agriculture
transhumance
slash-and-burn
10
Truck Farming is another name for...
None of the above
Commercial Gardening
Fruit Farming
Ranching
11
Von Thunen’s model of rural land use is based on which of the following premises?
Land values decrease farther from the urban center.
Railroads provide fixed transportation costs.
Perishable goods are least valuable.
Land values increase farther from the urban center.
12
The von Thunen model assumes:
differences in terrain throughout the landscape
advancements in transportation technology & infrastructure
flat terrain & equal climate conditions everywhere
13
All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT
Dairy farming
Grain farming
Cattle ranching
Pastoral nomadism
14
Desertification is caused by all of the following EXCEPT
Crop rotation
Drought
Deforestation
Over-farming
15
mediterranean agriculture
growing crops in flooded fields
farming using advanced technology
farming in tropical climates
farming in regions with dry summers and mild, wet winters
16
Intensive subsistence agriculture, wet-rice dominant is practiced where?
Central Asia
South America, Indonesia
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
17
township and range
Land division using natural features
Division of land by inheritance
Grid-based land division system in the U.S.
Narrow land divisions near rivers
18
Extensive Commercial Agriculture
seedlings planted by hand, ex. rice paddies in Southeast Asia
few inputs, ex. nomadic herding, shift cultivation
high yields and profit, ex. market gardening, planatations
low labor, ex. ranching
19
Which of the following is an example of sustainable agriculture?
Organic farming
Genetically Modified Organisms
Agribusinesses
Industrial agriculture
20
Hearth regions of early agriculture included present-day
China, India, Turkey, Mexico.
India, Ethiopia, Greece, and Morocco.
Anatolia, Peru, Borneo, and Hanalee.
China, India, Sudan, and Malaysia.
21
From which agriculture hearth did maize originally diffuse?
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia
Southwest Asia
22
According to Von Thunen, dairy farming would occur in ring #
four
one
two
three
23
Shifting cultivation
Extensive
Intensive
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Commodity Chain
Gathering Fruits & veggies and selling them at the market
Gathers resources, turns them into goods, sells them at markets
Any chemical used on farms
The consequences of overusing fertilizer
25
The Second Agricultural Revolution...
led to an increased global population
grew out of The Industrial Revolution
resulted in greater/more stable food supply
introduced more machines into farming
26
All of the following regions were agricultural hearths EXCEPT
Northern Europe
Southeast Asia
Central America
The Fertile Crescent
27
Which crop is not traditionally grown in Mediterranean Agriculture?
Cereals
Grapes
Rice
Olives
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dispersed rural settlement
rural settlement characterized by Farms rather than villages
a community's collection of basic businesses
business that sells its products to consumers in community
major Center provisions of services in the global economy
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What is a characteristic feature of a nucleated rural settlement?
Central village with community facilities
Winding roads and irregular farm boundaries
Absence of community facilities
Closely spaced homes and farms
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Extensive subsistence agriculture...
uses large amounts of labor and small amounts of land
Produces food surpluses
uses large amounts of land and small amounts of labor
is used mainly in MDCs
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Modern farmers use techniques such as crop rotation to avoid
Desertification
Shifting cultivation
Double cropping
Sustainable agriculture
32
Agricultural diffusion occurred....
by contagious diffusion early on as farmers shared techniques
None of these answers are correct
Both of the above answers
by relocation diffusion during colonialism
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primary issue with women in agriculture
lack of jobs
there is no issue, they are equal to men
gender gap in pay and working conditions
no child care
34
The primary purpose of commercial agriculture is to
make a profit
produce a product in a sustainable manner
sustain the rural way of life
produce a superior product
35
Climate for Plantation farming
cold and rainy winters, dry hot summer
it varies and can happen in many climates
Arid/Semi-Arid
tropical or sub-tropical
36
Widespread diffusion of agricultural crops between the Americas and Europe occurred during the
Medical Revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Great Migration
Columbian Exchange
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The invention and rapid diffusion of more productive agricultural techniques during the 70's.
Sustainable Agriculture
Agribusiness
2nd Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
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Shifting Cultivation is practiced primarily in
Temperate Regions
Tropical Regions
Arid Regions
Cold Regions
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Most women in agriculture worldwide
own their own land
are found in subsistence LDC rural economies
are involved in deforestation to clear land
are also political leaders in rural communties

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