Question 1

In the 1960s, the Rockefeller and Ford foundations created an agricultural research system that produced which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher protein content strains 
B)  Pest-resistant seeds 
C)  High-yielding seeds 
D)  Pesticides 
E)  Fertilizers 
A)  Higher protein content strains 
B)  Pest-resistant seeds 
C)  High-yielding seeds 
D)  Pesticides 
E)  Fertilizers

Question 2

Explain what land use change is predicted by the von Thünen model when transportation routes such as a river or road network are imposed.

Accepted Answer

The von Thünen model predicts that when

Question 3

The new 2019 Canadian Food Guide includes helping Canadians to eat less of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sugar 
B)  Saturated fats 
C)  Salt 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Sugar 
B)  Saturated fats 
C)  Salt 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

Nitrogen fertilizers have been associated with environmental damage as well as increased risk for some cancers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following countries possesses many of the essential characteristics of the isolated state and its application to von Thünen's agricultural land use theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  Canada 
C)  Uruguay 
D)  Mexico 
E)  The United States 
A)  Brazil 
B)  Canada 
C)  Uruguay 
D)  Mexico 
E)  The United States

Question 6

Farming is subject to the basic laws of supply and demand as agricultural products are produced in response to which factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical landscape 
B)  Market demand 
C)  Competition 
D)  Growing conditions 
E)  Location 
A)  Physical landscape 
B)  Market demand 
C)  Competition 
D)  Growing conditions 
E)  Location

Question 7

When a plantation company produces the crop and also refines, processes, packages, and sells the by-products, this is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multinational 
B)  Modernism 
C)  Vertical integration 
D)  Economic integration 
E)  Economic colonialism 
A)  Multinational 
B)  Modernism 
C)  Vertical integration 
D)  Economic integration 
E)  Economic colonialism

Question 8

Today, plantations are associated with which form of colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic colonialism 
B)  Ethnic colonialism 
C)  European colonialism 
D)  Political colonialism 
E)  Social colonialism 
A)  Economic colonialism 
B)  Ethnic colonialism 
C)  European colonialism 
D)  Political colonialism 
E)  Social colonialism

Question 9

What agricultural system has the production goal of meeting family needs rather than making profit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Commercial agriculture 
B)  Subsistence agriculture 
C)  Local agriculture 
D)  Land rent 
E)  Agricultural rent 
A)  Commercial agriculture 
B)  Subsistence agriculture 
C)  Local agriculture 
D)  Land rent 
E)  Agricultural rent

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT an assumption made by von Thünen?

Accepted Answer

A)  All farmers are profit maximizers. 
B)  There is only one mode of transportation. 
C)  There is uniform productive capacity of land. 
D)  There is variable productivity of land. 
E)  There is only one centrally located market. 
A)  All farmers are profit maximizers. 
B)  There is only one mode of transportation. 
C)  There is uniform productive capacity of land. 
D)  There is variable productivity of land. 
E)  There is only one centrally located market.

Question 11

A study of western New York state focused on the idea that a prolonged period of falling transport costs is associated with increasing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regional fragmentation of the market 
B)  Agricultural production 
C)  Specialization of transport 
D)  Regional specialization of agriculture 
E)  Nearness to the market 
A)  Regional fragmentation of the market 
B)  Agricultural production 
C)  Specialization of transport 
D)  Regional specialization of agriculture 
E)  Nearness to the market

Question 12

Pastoral nomadism remains an important type of agriculture in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is another term for primitive subsistence agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shifting agriculture 
B)  Organic farming 
C)  Dairy farming 
D)  Grain farming 
E)  Mixed farming 
A)  Shifting agriculture 
B)  Organic farming 
C)  Dairy farming 
D)  Grain farming 
E)  Mixed farming

Question 14

Which of the following is another term for ranching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mixed grazing 
B)  Commercial farming 
C)  Commercial grazing 
D)  Extensive farming 
E)  Mixed farming 
A)  Mixed grazing 
B)  Commercial farming 
C)  Commercial grazing 
D)  Extensive farming 
E)  Mixed farming

Question 15

Neo-colonialism may be regarded as an aspect of globalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Large and highly mechanized farms are associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large-scale grain production 
B)  Mixed farming 
C)  Dairying 
D)  Mixed ranch farming 
E)  Ranching 
A)  Large-scale grain production 
B)  Mixed farming 
C)  Dairying 
D)  Mixed ranch farming 
E)  Ranching

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT an agricultural core area circa 500 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  America 
B)  Africa 
C)  Southern India 
D)  Northern China 
E)  Southwest Asia 
A)  America 
B)  Africa 
C)  Southern India 
D)  Northern China 
E)  Southwest Asia

Question 18

In Canada, the transition from a predominantly wheat economy to a more diversified economy was evident in which of the following period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Late nineteenth century 
B)  Early twentieth century 
C)  Mid twentieth century 
D)  Late twentieth century 
E)  Early twenty-first century 
A)  Late nineteenth century 
B)  Early twentieth century 
C)  Mid twentieth century 
D)  Late twentieth century 
E)  Early twenty-first century

Question 19

Today, ranchers are experiencing successful economic times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Briefly summarize some of the advances that have improved agricultural productivity during the past 300 years.

Accepted Answer

During about the past 300 years especial

In the 1960s, the Rockefeller and Ford foundations created an agricultural research system that produced which of the following?

Explain what land use change is predicted by the von Thünen model when transportation routes such as a river or road network are imposed.

The new 2019 Canadian Food Guide includes helping Canadians to eat less of which of the following?

Nitrogen fertilizers have been associated with environmental damage as well as increased risk for some cancers.

Which of the following countries possesses many of the essential characteristics of the isolated state and its application to von Thünen's agricultural land use theory?

Farming is subject to the basic laws of supply and demand as agricultural products are produced in response to which factor?

When a plantation company produces the crop and also refines, processes, packages, and sells the by-products, this is known as which of the following?

Today, plantations are associated with which form of colonialism?

What agricultural system has the production goal of meeting family needs rather than making profit?

Which of the following was NOT an assumption made by von Thünen?

A study of western New York state focused on the idea that a prolonged period of falling transport costs is associated with increasing which of the following?

Pastoral nomadism remains an important type of agriculture in China.

Which of the following is another term for primitive subsistence agriculture?

Which of the following is another term for ranching?

Neo-colonialism may be regarded as an aspect of globalization.

Large and highly mechanized farms are associated with which of the following?

Which of the following was NOT an agricultural core area circa 500 BCE?

In Canada, the transition from a predominantly wheat economy to a more diversified economy was evident in which of the following period?

Today, ranchers are experiencing successful economic times.

Briefly summarize some of the advances that have improved agricultural productivity during the past 300 years.

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Exam 9: Geographies of Food and Agriculture

In the 1960s, the Rockefeller and Ford foundations created an agricultural research system that produced which of the following?

Explain what land use change is predicted by the von Thünen model when transportation routes such as a river or road network are imposed.

The new 2019 Canadian Food Guide includes helping Canadians to eat less of which of the following?

Nitrogen fertilizers have been associated with environmental damage as well as increased risk for some cancers.

Which of the following countries possesses many of the essential characteristics of the isolated state and its application to von Thünen's agricultural land use theory?

Farming is subject to the basic laws of supply and demand as agricultural products are produced in response to which factor?

When a plantation company produces the crop and also refines, processes, packages, and sells the by-products, this is known as which of the following?

Today, plantations are associated with which form of colonialism?

What agricultural system has the production goal of meeting family needs rather than making profit?

Which of the following was NOT an assumption made by von Thünen?

A study of western New York state focused on the idea that a prolonged period of falling transport costs is associated with increasing which of the following?

Pastoral nomadism remains an important type of agriculture in China.

Which of the following is another term for primitive subsistence agriculture?

Which of the following is another term for ranching?

Neo-colonialism may be regarded as an aspect of globalization.

Large and highly mechanized farms are associated with which of the following?

Which of the following was NOT an agricultural core area circa 500 BCE?

In Canada, the transition from a predominantly wheat economy to a more diversified economy was evident in which of the following period?

Today, ranchers are experiencing successful economic times.

Briefly summarize some of the advances that have improved agricultural productivity during the past 300 years.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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