AP Human Geography AP Exam Review: Agriculture

Question 1

In von Thünen's model, the location of the village, town, or city is in which ring?

Accepted Answer

Black ring

Question 2

A small-scale farmer who successfully survived the farm crisis in rural areas would not have

Accepted Answer

Switched from a diverse range of crops to monoculture

Question 3

Which source of energy is the agricultural activity depicted in the image most dependent on?

Accepted Answer

Petroleum

Question 4

Mediterranean agricultural products are grown in the United States primarily in

Accepted Answer

Central and Southern California

Question 5

The agricultural system represented in the image would be most often found in

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First and Second-World states

Question 6

The type of crop farmed using the equipment employed in the image would be

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Grains

Question 7

Subsistence agriculture is most likely to be

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Marked by high amounts of labor inputs

Question 8

Two examples of value-added agricultural products produced on European farms would be

Accepted Answer

Cheese and wine

Question 9

Agriculture in First World states tends to have the following characteristics

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Larger in farm size; increasing corporate ownership of farms

Question 10

Plant that was the dominant staple crop of Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and the Fertile Cresent

Accepted Answer

Wheat

Question 11

In the Third World, plantation crops like bananas, coffee, and sugar are examples of

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Export-based agriculture

Question 12

To increase agricultural productivity, agro-industry firms have developed

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Genetically engineered foods

Question 13

The concept of transhumance best is associated with

Accepted Answer

Hunting and gathering societies

Question 14

Which of the following requires a lot of labor, focuses on a small plot of land, or both?

Accepted Answer

Intensive agriculture

Question 15

The method of farming that poses environmental problems in tropical rain-forest regions is

Accepted Answer

Slash-and-burn agriculture

Question 16

All of the following can contribute to desertification, except

Accepted Answer

Slash-and-burn agriculture

Question 17

A small family-run farm in an LDC that grows crops such as vegetables, eggs, and milk would be

Accepted Answer

Subsistence farming

Question 18

The process of salinization is most likely to occur in areas where there is

Accepted Answer

Excessive irrigation in dry-land agricultural zones

Question 19

All of the following characteristics mark the Third Agricultural Revolution, except

Accepted Answer

Invention of artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides

Question 20

One option for small family-owned farms to increase the market value of their crops

Accepted Answer

Switch to organic farming practices

Question 21

Which of the following was introduced to the Old World as part of the Columbian exchange?

Accepted Answer

Peanuts

Question 22

In von Thünen's model, the area that would be mainly used for grazing activities would be in

Accepted Answer

Orange ring

Question 23

In von Thünen's model, the most time-intensive/labor-intensive activities would be practiced in

Accepted Answer

Blue ring and green ring

Question 24

The most important reason for the rising use of alternative energy crops has been

Accepted Answer

The rapid increase in the price of oil

AP Human Geography AP Exam Review: Agriculture

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AP Human Geography AP Exam Review: Agriculture

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