Question 1

Lima beans were domesticated in

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast Asia. 
B)  Southwest Asia. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  northern China. 
E)  the Americas. 
A)  Southeast Asia. 
B)  Southwest Asia. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  northern China. 
E)  the Americas.

Question 2

Imagine that you are the leader of an island-state where 90 percent of the people practice subsistence agriculture. Given that your country's population has continued to grow rapidly, what strategies might you propose for future changes to your island's farming economy? Why?

Accepted Answer

As the leader of an island-state where 9

Question 3

________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

Accepted Answer

A)  von Thünen's 
B)  Whittlesey's 
C)  Iqbel's 
D)  McKinley's 
E)  von Helsing's 
A)  von Thünen's 
B)  Whittlesey's 
C)  Iqbel's 
D)  McKinley's 
E)  von Helsing's

Question 4

What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the population concentrations of East and South Asia, and how does this relate to concerns over the world's growing population and environmental problems?

Accepted Answer

Varies, beyond notin

Question 5

Afghanistan is important to the world drug trade primarily because

Accepted Answer

A)  it produces about 90 percent of the world's opium. 
B)  U.S. troops consume most of the opium grown there. 
C)  of the inability to grow maize. 
D)  of the proximity of the Russian market for illicit drugs. 
E)  of the desire of local farmers to fund terrorist organizations. 
A)  it produces about 90 percent of the world's opium. 
B)  U.S. troops consume most of the opium grown there. 
C)  of the inability to grow maize. 
D)  of the proximity of the Russian market for illicit drugs. 
E)  of the desire of local farmers to fund terrorist organizations.

Question 6

Von Thünen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  dairying in the Northeast United States 
B)  ranching in the dry lands of North Africa 
C)  shifting cultivation in the tropics of South America 
D)  intensive subsistence in South China 
E)  mediterranean agriculture in central Chile 
A)  dairying in the Northeast United States 
B)  ranching in the dry lands of North Africa 
C)  shifting cultivation in the tropics of South America 
D)  intensive subsistence in South China 
E)  mediterranean agriculture in central Chile

Question 7

The first people to domesticate lentils and olives were in

Accepted Answer

A)  western India. 
B)  northern China. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  Southwest Asia. 
E)  South America. 
A)  western India. 
B)  northern China. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  Southwest Asia. 
E)  South America.

Question 8

-Judging from the map of agricultural regions, which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of central Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  mixed crop and livestock 
B)  shifting cultivation 
C)  pastoral nomadism 
D)  intensive subsistence 
E)  plantation 
A)  mixed crop and livestock 
B)  shifting cultivation 
C)  pastoral nomadism 
D)  intensive subsistence 
E)  plantation

Question 9

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

Accepted Answer

A)  humid low-latitude 
B)  dry 
C)  warm mid-latitude 
D)  cold mid-latitude 
E)  highlands 
A)  humid low-latitude 
B)  dry 
C)  warm mid-latitude 
D)  cold mid-latitude 
E)  highlands

Question 10

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ________ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture).

Accepted Answer

A)  11 
B)  12 
C)  5 
D)  3 
E)  16 
A)  11 
B)  12 
C)  5 
D)  3 
E)  16

Question 11

A principal practice of sustainable agriculture is

Accepted Answer

A)  agribusiness-oriented land management. 
B)  a "green revolution" in the use of chemicals. 
C)  the preference for livestock over crops. 
D)  the use of pesticide-resistant seed. 
E)  careful land management 
A)  agribusiness-oriented land management. 
B)  a "green revolution" in the use of chemicals. 
C)  the preference for livestock over crops. 
D)  the use of pesticide-resistant seed. 
E)  careful land management

Question 12

While 40% of the world's population overall are farmers, only 10% of the United States' population are farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Accepted Answer

A)  climate. 
B)  cultural beliefs. 
C)  broad expanses of flat land along sea coasts. 
D)  social customs. 
E)  levels of livestock production with the mixed crop and livestock regions. 
A)  climate. 
B)  cultural beliefs. 
C)  broad expanses of flat land along sea coasts. 
D)  social customs. 
E)  levels of livestock production with the mixed crop and livestock regions.

Question 14

Developing countries are home to about 97 percent of the world's farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?

Accepted Answer

A)  humid low-latitude 
B)  dry 
C)  warm mid-latitude 
D)  cold mid-latitude 
E)  polar 
A)  humid low-latitude 
B)  dry 
C)  warm mid-latitude 
D)  cold mid-latitude 
E)  polar

Question 16

Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  mixed crop and livestock farming 
B)  dairy farming 
C)  grain farming 
D)  livestock ranching 
E)  Mediterranean agriculture 
A)  mixed crop and livestock farming 
B)  dairy farming 
C)  grain farming 
D)  livestock ranching 
E)  Mediterranean agriculture

Question 17

-The map of animal hearths indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  llamas, alpacas, and turkeys were domesticated in the Americas. 
B)  animals can be raised only in and near specific hearths, owing to the limited number of climates in the world. 
C)  pigs, goats, and sheep were domesticated in the Americas. 
D)  chickens were domesticated in the Americas. 
E)  horses were domesticated in the Americas. 
A)  llamas, alpacas, and turkeys were domesticated in the Americas. 
B)  animals can be raised only in and near specific hearths, owing to the limited number of climates in the world. 
C)  pigs, goats, and sheep were domesticated in the Americas. 
D)  chickens were domesticated in the Americas. 
E)  horses were domesticated in the Americas.

Question 18

-The map of crop hearths indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  yams, sorghum, coffee, and cowpeas were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  maize, potatoes, squash, and taro were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  coconuts, pigeonpeas, cowpeas, and coffee were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
E)  soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
A)  yams, sorghum, coffee, and cowpeas were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  maize, potatoes, squash, and taro were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  coconuts, pigeonpeas, cowpeas, and coffee were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
E)  soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 19

If peasant rice farmers in China were offered genetically modified rice at an extremely low price, what positive and negative outcomes might they foresee as they debate whether or not to accept the change?

Accepted Answer

The peasant rice farmers in China would

Question 20

Imagine that a government official wishes to build a new road close to a village that practices shifting cultivation. What specific arguments might the villagers make against the road construction, and why? What counter-arguments might the government make, and why? What ulterior motives might also be at work?

Accepted Answer

The villagers might make several argumen

Lima beans were domesticated in

Imagine that you are the leader of an island-state where 90 percent of the people practice subsistence agriculture. Given that your country's population has continued to grow rapidly, what strategies might you propose for future changes to your island's farming economy? Why?

________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the population concentrations of East and South Asia, and how does this relate to concerns over the world's growing population and environmental problems?

Afghanistan is important to the world drug trade primarily because

Von Thünen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture?

The first people to domesticate lentils and olives were in

-Judging from the map of agricultural regions, which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of central Africa?

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ________ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture).

A principal practice of sustainable agriculture is

While 40% of the world's population overall are farmers, only 10% of the United States' population are farmers.

The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Developing countries are home to about 97 percent of the world's farmers.

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?

Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?

-The map of animal hearths indicates that

-The map of crop hearths indicates that

If peasant rice farmers in China were offered genetically modified rice at an extremely low price, what positive and negative outcomes might they foresee as they debate whether or not to accept the change?

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Lima beans were domesticated in

Imagine that you are the leader of an island-state where 90 percent of the people practice subsistence agriculture. Given that your country's population has continued to grow rapidly, what strategies might you propose for future changes to your island's farming economy? Why?

________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the population concentrations of East and South Asia, and how does this relate to concerns over the world's growing population and environmental problems?

Afghanistan is important to the world drug trade primarily because

Von Thünen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture?

The first people to domesticate lentils and olives were in

-Judging from the map of agricultural regions, which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of central Africa?

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ________ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture).

A principal practice of sustainable agriculture is

While 40% of the world's population overall are farmers, only 10% of the United States' population are farmers.

The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Developing countries are home to about 97 percent of the world's farmers.

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?

Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?

-The map of animal hearths indicates that

-The map of crop hearths indicates that

If peasant rice farmers in China were offered genetically modified rice at an extremely low price, what positive and negative outcomes might they foresee as they debate whether or not to accept the change?

Basic Concepts

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Filters