Question 1

Despite the development of modern techniques in agriculture,the environment still has a significant effect on food production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Despite the fact that impacts from GMO foods on human health and the environment are not well-understood,they are permitted in foods in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Subsistence agriculture replaced hunting and gathering over the course of the

Accepted Answer

A)  first agricultural revolution. 
B)  third agricultural revolution. 
A)  first agricultural revolution. 
B)  third agricultural revolution.

Question 4

Compared to large,industrial farms,traditional intensive subsistence farms tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  be a more sustainable form of production. 
B)  rely more on sophisticated forms of mechanization. 
C)  use chemical fertilizers rather than manure and compost. 
D)  have low yields. 
E)  lack agricultural and environmental understanding. 
A)  be a more sustainable form of production. 
B)  rely more on sophisticated forms of mechanization. 
C)  use chemical fertilizers rather than manure and compost. 
D)  have low yields. 
E)  lack agricultural and environmental understanding.

Question 5

Subsistence agriculture

Accepted Answer

A)  is designed to produce a surplus for sale. 
B)  does not include the raising of livestock. 
C)  has grown in importance over the course of the twentieth century. 
D)  produces food for the direct consumption of the growers and their families. 
E)  historically preceded hunting and gathering. 
A)  is designed to produce a surplus for sale. 
B)  does not include the raising of livestock. 
C)  has grown in importance over the course of the twentieth century. 
D)  produces food for the direct consumption of the growers and their families. 
E)  historically preceded hunting and gathering.

Question 6

Use a "point by point" format and compare the different impacts of the Green Revolution vs.the Biorevolution.

Accepted Answer

The Green Revolution and the Biorevoluti

Question 7

Intensive subsistence agriculture is capable of supporting large rural populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Subsistence agriculture has been growing in importance in the last few decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The use of high yield varieties has enhanced global genetic diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Growing wheat in Alberta and then shipping it to Japan would be an example of food manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For the most part,at least in its first decades,the Green Revolution targeted ________ for improvements.

Accepted Answer

A)  grains like rice, corn and wheat 
B)  agricultural production in Africa 
C)  export luxury crops like coffee, tea, and cocoa 
D)  nontraditional agricultural exports (NTAEs) like fruit, flowers and vegetables 
E)  biotechnology 
A)  grains like rice, corn and wheat 
B)  agricultural production in Africa 
C)  export luxury crops like coffee, tea, and cocoa 
D)  nontraditional agricultural exports (NTAEs) like fruit, flowers and vegetables 
E)  biotechnology

Question 12

The Green Revolution is so named because it is environmentally sustainable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Green Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  has been an unqualified success. 
B)  was first exported mainly to Asia and Mexico. 
C)  has led to only slight increases in crop yields. 
D)  has been most successful in Africa. 
E)  mainly affected core countries. 
A)  has been an unqualified success. 
B)  was first exported mainly to Asia and Mexico. 
C)  has led to only slight increases in crop yields. 
D)  has been most successful in Africa. 
E)  mainly affected core countries.

Question 14

Identify the three important developments associated with agricultural industrialization.

Accepted Answer

The three important developments associa

Question 15

Describe the important changes that have occurred all over the world in agriculture over the last four decades.

Accepted Answer

Over the last four decades, there have b

Question 16

-Which of the following is the capital of #44?

Accepted Answer

A)  Managua 
B)  Santiago 
C)  Port-au-Prince 
D)  Guatemala City 
E)  Buenos Aires 
A)  Managua 
B)  Santiago 
C)  Port-au-Prince 
D)  Guatemala City 
E)  Buenos Aires

Question 17

Consistent with its pro- and free-trade positions,Canada no longer subsidizes agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which phase of the third agricultural revolution affected agricultural outputs rather than inputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  food manufacturing 
B)  chemical farming 
C)  mechanization 
D)  surplus production 
E)  modernization 
A)  food manufacturing 
B)  chemical farming 
C)  mechanization 
D)  surplus production 
E)  modernization

Question 19

Shifting cultivation is characterized by the practice of rotating ________ to maintain soil fertility.

Accepted Answer

A)  crops 
B)  fields 
C)  chemicals 
D)  farm animals 
E)  ownership 
A)  crops 
B)  fields 
C)  chemicals 
D)  farm animals 
E)  ownership

Question 20

The practice of transhumance involves changing pastoral locations as the seasons change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Despite the development of modern techniques in agriculture,the environment still has a significant effect on food production.

Despite the fact that impacts from GMO foods on human health and the environment are not well-understood,they are permitted in foods in Canada.

Subsistence agriculture replaced hunting and gathering over the course of the

Compared to large,industrial farms,traditional intensive subsistence farms tend to

Subsistence agriculture

Use a "point by point" format and compare the different impacts of the Green Revolution vs.the Biorevolution.

Intensive subsistence agriculture is capable of supporting large rural populations.

Subsistence agriculture has been growing in importance in the last few decades.

The use of high yield varieties has enhanced global genetic diversity.

Growing wheat in Alberta and then shipping it to Japan would be an example of food manufacturing.

For the most part,at least in its first decades,the Green Revolution targeted ________ for improvements.

The Green Revolution is so named because it is environmentally sustainable.

The Green Revolution

Identify the three important developments associated with agricultural industrialization.

Describe the important changes that have occurred all over the world in agriculture over the last four decades.

-Which of the following is the capital of #44?

Consistent with its pro- and free-trade positions,Canada no longer subsidizes agriculture.

Which phase of the third agricultural revolution affected agricultural outputs rather than inputs?

Shifting cultivation is characterized by the practice of rotating ________ to maintain soil fertility.

The practice of transhumance involves changing pastoral locations as the seasons change.

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Exam 8: Food and Agriculture

Despite the development of modern techniques in agriculture,the environment still has a significant effect on food production.

Despite the fact that impacts from GMO foods on human health and the environment are not well-understood,they are permitted in foods in Canada.

Subsistence agriculture replaced hunting and gathering over the course of the

Compared to large,industrial farms,traditional intensive subsistence farms tend to

Subsistence agriculture

Use a "point by point" format and compare the different impacts of the Green Revolution vs.the Biorevolution.

Intensive subsistence agriculture is capable of supporting large rural populations.

Subsistence agriculture has been growing in importance in the last few decades.

The use of high yield varieties has enhanced global genetic diversity.

Growing wheat in Alberta and then shipping it to Japan would be an example of food manufacturing.

For the most part,at least in its first decades,the Green Revolution targeted ________ for improvements.

The Green Revolution is so named because it is environmentally sustainable.

The Green Revolution

Identify the three important developments associated with agricultural industrialization.

Describe the important changes that have occurred all over the world in agriculture over the last four decades.

-Which of the following is the capital of #44?

Consistent with its pro- and free-trade positions,Canada no longer subsidizes agriculture.

Which phase of the third agricultural revolution affected agricultural outputs rather than inputs?

Shifting cultivation is characterized by the practice of rotating ________ to maintain soil fertility.

The practice of transhumance involves changing pastoral locations as the seasons change.

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters