Question 1

About how many people practice shifting cultivation in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A)  between 50 million and 100 million 
B)  between 100 million and 150 million 
C)  between 150 million and 200 million 
D)  over 300 million 
A)  between 50 million and 100 million 
B)  between 100 million and 150 million 
C)  between 150 million and 200 million 
D)  over 300 million

Question 2

Milpa agriculture involves the _________ method of clearing fields.

Accepted Answer

A)  use of natural herbicides 
B)  intensive hoeing 
C)  burning 
D)  use of bulldozers 
A)  use of natural herbicides 
B)  intensive hoeing 
C)  burning 
D)  use of bulldozers

Question 3

A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods of crop production is _________________

Accepted Answer

A)  subsistence rice cultivation. 
B)  subsistence wheat cultivation. 
C)  shifting cultivation. 
D)  nomadic herding. 
A)  subsistence rice cultivation. 
B)  subsistence wheat cultivation. 
C)  shifting cultivation. 
D)  nomadic herding.

Question 4

Contrast the production of wheat and rice in the world. Where are they grown and where are they consumed? What are the differences in production methods and export patterns?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Contrast the production of wheat and rice...

Question 5

The expansion of crop production for export in Latin America has increasingly marginalized subsistence farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Before the intervention of Europeans,the societies practicing subsistence farming were quite equal because ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  populations were small. 
B)  the farmers did not live in villages or other settlements. 
C)  land was held in communal ownership. 
D)  money was equally divided. 
A)  populations were small. 
B)  the farmers did not live in villages or other settlements. 
C)  land was held in communal ownership. 
D)  money was equally divided.

Question 7

Describe the township-and-range system and the American rural landscape it has given rise to (fields,houses,buildings etc.). Where in the American landscape would one not find this system of land survey?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the township-and-range system and the American...

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of a hunting and gathering group that still existed in the early 2000s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the San of Southern Africa 
B)  the Bantu of Southern Africa 
C)  aboriginal people of interior Australia 
D)  Native Americans of Brazil 
A)  the San of Southern Africa 
B)  the Bantu of Southern Africa 
C)  aboriginal people of interior Australia 
D)  Native Americans of Brazil

Question 9

Guatemala's agricultural sector produces 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs _____% of the labor force.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  22.7 
C)  25 
D)  50 
A)  10 
B)  22.7 
C)  25 
D)  50

Question 10

According to the US Census of Agriculture (2002),there are no acres certified for organic agricultural production in _______________

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico and Florida. 
B)  Texas and Minnesota. 
C)  Maine and New York. 
D)  Oklahoma and Mississippi. 
A)  Mexico and Florida. 
B)  Texas and Minnesota. 
C)  Maine and New York. 
D)  Oklahoma and Mississippi.

Question 11

In recent years,many wooded areas in ___________ have been deforested to provide beef for hamburgers for fast-food chains in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  East and South Asia 
B)  West Africa 
C)  East Africa 
D)  Central and South America 
A)  East and South Asia 
B)  West Africa 
C)  East Africa 
D)  Central and South America

Question 12

Cattle were domesticated in and came to be an important cultural feature of _____________

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast Asia. 
B)  Central Asia. 
C)  South Asia. 
D)  North Africa. 
A)  Southeast Asia. 
B)  Central Asia. 
C)  South Asia. 
D)  North Africa.

Question 13

What significant changes were seen during the Second Agricultural Revolution? How were these interrelated with and how did they aid the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Second Agricultural Revolution, whic

Question 14

The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  dairying. 
B)  Mediterranean. 
C)  shifting cultivation. 
D)  livestock ranching. 
A)  dairying. 
B)  Mediterranean. 
C)  shifting cultivation. 
D)  livestock ranching.

Question 15

Most US farmers are subsistence farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which is not an example of a primary economic activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  corn flake production 
B)  iron ore production 
C)  lobster fishing 
D)  forestry 
A)  corn flake production 
B)  iron ore production 
C)  lobster fishing 
D)  forestry

Question 17

According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification,the UK has a

Accepted Answer

A)  humid cold climate with no dry season. 
B)  humid temperate climate with no dry season and a cool summer. 
C)  humid temperate climate with a dry winter. 
D)  humid temperate climate with a dry summer. 
A)  humid cold climate with no dry season. 
B)  humid temperate climate with no dry season and a cool summer. 
C)  humid temperate climate with a dry winter. 
D)  humid temperate climate with a dry summer.

Question 18

The Spanish invaders of Middle America,centuries ago,laid out villages and towns in what form?

Accepted Answer

A)  round 
B)  grid 
C)  linear 
D)  oval 
A)  round 
B)  grid 
C)  linear 
D)  oval

Question 19

Agriculture started in one location and then diffused all over the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Rubber trees were first tapped in ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  eastern Venezuela. 
B)  northern South America's Amazon Basin. 
C)  Malaya. 
D)  Indonesia. 
A)  eastern Venezuela. 
B)  northern South America's Amazon Basin. 
C)  Malaya. 
D)  Indonesia.

About how many people practice shifting cultivation in the world today?

Milpa agriculture involves the _________ method of clearing fields.

A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods of crop production is _________________

Contrast the production of wheat and rice in the world. Where are they grown and where are they consumed? What are the differences in production methods and export patterns?

The expansion of crop production for export in Latin America has increasingly marginalized subsistence farmers.

Before the intervention of Europeans,the societies practicing subsistence farming were quite equal because ______________

Describe the township-and-range system and the American rural landscape it has given rise to (fields,houses,buildings etc.). Where in the American landscape would one not find this system of land survey?

Which of the following is not an example of a hunting and gathering group that still existed in the early 2000s?

Guatemala's agricultural sector produces 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs _____% of the labor force.

According to the US Census of Agriculture (2002),there are no acres certified for organic agricultural production in _______________

In recent years,many wooded areas in ___________ have been deforested to provide beef for hamburgers for fast-food chains in the United States.

Cattle were domesticated in and came to be an important cultural feature of _____________

What significant changes were seen during the Second Agricultural Revolution? How were these interrelated with and how did they aid the Industrial Revolution?

The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is ______________

Most US farmers are subsistence farmers.

Which is not an example of a primary economic activity?

According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification,the UK has a

The Spanish invaders of Middle America,centuries ago,laid out villages and towns in what form?

Agriculture started in one location and then diffused all over the world.

Rubber trees were first tapped in ______________

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Exam 11: Agriculture

About how many people practice shifting cultivation in the world today?

Milpa agriculture involves the _________ method of clearing fields.

A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods of crop production is _________________

Contrast the production of wheat and rice in the world. Where are they grown and where are they consumed? What are the differences in production methods and export patterns?

The expansion of crop production for export in Latin America has increasingly marginalized subsistence farmers.

Before the intervention of Europeans,the societies practicing subsistence farming were quite equal because ______________

Describe the township-and-range system and the American rural landscape it has given rise to (fields,houses,buildings etc.). Where in the American landscape would one not find this system of land survey?

Which of the following is not an example of a hunting and gathering group that still existed in the early 2000s?

Guatemala's agricultural sector produces 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs _____% of the labor force.

According to the US Census of Agriculture (2002),there are no acres certified for organic agricultural production in _______________

In recent years,many wooded areas in ___________ have been deforested to provide beef for hamburgers for fast-food chains in the United States.

Cattle were domesticated in and came to be an important cultural feature of _____________

What significant changes were seen during the Second Agricultural Revolution? How were these interrelated with and how did they aid the Industrial Revolution?

The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is ______________

Most US farmers are subsistence farmers.

Which is not an example of a primary economic activity?

According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification,the UK has a

The Spanish invaders of Middle America,centuries ago,laid out villages and towns in what form?

Agriculture started in one location and then diffused all over the world.

Rubber trees were first tapped in ______________

Introduction to Human Geography

Population

Migration

Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes

Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Language

Religion

Political Geography

Urban Geography

Development

Industry and Services

Human Environment

Globalization and the Geography of Networks

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