Question 1

The seed varieties initially developed under the Green Revolution are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  high-yield-varieties (HYVs). 
B)  genetically modified organisms (GMOs). 
A)  high-yield-varieties (HYVs). 
B)  genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Question 2

Match the characteristic to the agricultural activity.
-livestock oriented

Accepted Answer

A) intensive subsistence 
B) shifting cultivation 
C) pastoral nomadism 
A) intensive subsistence 
B) shifting cultivation 
C) pastoral nomadism

Question 3

The Community Supported Agriculture movement began in Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In contrast to conventional agro-food systems,alternative food networks

Accepted Answer

A)  operate under the logic of sustainable development. 
B)  have cheap food as the primary goal. 
C)  attempt to remove the uncertainties and risks of nature from food production. 
D)  emphasize monoculture. 
E)  encourage the use of the latest a chemical fertilizers and genetically modified seeds. 
A)  operate under the logic of sustainable development. 
B)  have cheap food as the primary goal. 
C)  attempt to remove the uncertainties and risks of nature from food production. 
D)  emphasize monoculture. 
E)  encourage the use of the latest a chemical fertilizers and genetically modified seeds.

Question 5

Write an essay discussing the growth of urban agriculture in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Urban agriculture in Canada has experien

Question 6

In Canada,there is no requirement to ________ GMO foods for the consumer's information.

Accepted Answer

A)  test 
B)  label 
A)  test 
B)  label

Question 7

Conditions of the physical environment play the most important role in determining the location and distribution of farming in Canada today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the agricultural revolution to its defining characteristic.
-second agricultural revolution

Accepted Answer

A) aquaculture and expansion of production in peripheral fisheries 
B) Industrial Revolution 
C) genetic engineering of plants and animals 
D) package of high-yielding crops, irrigation, pesticides, fertilizers 
E) food manufacturing
F)domestication of plants and animals 
A) aquaculture and expansion of production in peripheral fisheries 
B) Industrial Revolution 
C) genetic engineering of plants and animals 
D) package of high-yielding crops, irrigation, pesticides, fertilizers 
E) food manufacturing
F)domestication of plants and animals

Question 9

Practitioners of shifting cultivation usually begin the process of clearing a new field when

Accepted Answer

A)  the government tells them to do so. 
B)  they are certain the last frost is past. 
C)  the soil of the old field is depleted of nutrients. 
D)  the women vote to do so. 
E)  seasonal and annual rainfall patterns shift. 
A)  the government tells them to do so. 
B)  they are certain the last frost is past. 
C)  the soil of the old field is depleted of nutrients. 
D)  the women vote to do so. 
E)  seasonal and annual rainfall patterns shift.

Question 10

Match the number to the corresponding description.
-more than 20

Accepted Answer

A) number of hungry people world-wide 
B) number of Canadians out of which 1 eats at a fast food establishment daily 
C) kilograms of manure produced by a feedlot steer every 24 hours 
D) radius, in miles, of a standard local food shed 
E) number of indigenous rice varieties in India
F)global deaths per day linked to undernutrition 
A) number of hungry people world-wide 
B) number of Canadians out of which 1 eats at a fast food establishment daily 
C) kilograms of manure produced by a feedlot steer every 24 hours 
D) radius, in miles, of a standard local food shed 
E) number of indigenous rice varieties in India
F)global deaths per day linked to undernutrition

Question 11

Define biotechnology,explain how it has been used so far,and analyze its positive and negative effects,both now and in the future.

Accepted Answer

Biotechnology is the use of living organ

Question 12

In shifting cultivation,fields are generally worked for about

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year. 
B)  2 years. 
C)  5-7 years. 
D)  10-15 years. 
E)  20-50 years. 
A)  1 year. 
B)  2 years. 
C)  5-7 years. 
D)  10-15 years. 
E)  20-50 years.

Question 13

The height of the second agricultural revolution coincided with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  the Reformation. 
C)  the reign of Louis XIV of France. 
D)  the Industrial Revolution. 
E)  the use of nonorganic fertilizers and synthetic herbicides and pesticides. 
A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  the Reformation. 
C)  the reign of Louis XIV of France. 
D)  the Industrial Revolution. 
E)  the use of nonorganic fertilizers and synthetic herbicides and pesticides.

Question 14

Subsistence agriculture is characterized by agriculturalists who

Accepted Answer

A)  consume what they produce. 
B)  farm on swiddens. 
C)  practice transhumance. 
D)  reject globalization and monoculture. 
E)  live on their farms. 
A)  consume what they produce. 
B)  farm on swiddens. 
C)  practice transhumance. 
D)  reject globalization and monoculture. 
E)  live on their farms.

Question 15

In which agricultural revolution was the family farm considered "ideal" for making a living and living a good life?

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  It was considered ideal in all four revolutions. 
E)  green 
A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  It was considered ideal in all four revolutions. 
E)  green

Question 16

Subsistence agriculture replaced hunting and gathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The goal of the Green Revolution was

Accepted Answer

A)  to feed the world's growing population. 
B)  rural and agrarian economic development. 
A)  to feed the world's growing population. 
B)  rural and agrarian economic development.

Question 18

The second agricultural revolution most importantly coincides with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  the French Revolution. 
A)  the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  the French Revolution.

Question 19

-Which of the following countries are all located in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laos, East Timor, and Turkey 
B)  Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam 
C)  Vietnam, Indonesia, and Syria 
D)  Thailand, China, and Yemen 
E)  Oman, Syria and, Vietnam 
A)  Laos, East Timor, and Turkey 
B)  Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam 
C)  Vietnam, Indonesia, and Syria 
D)  Thailand, China, and Yemen 
E)  Oman, Syria and, Vietnam

Question 20

The initial goal of Green Revolution scientists was to develop

Accepted Answer

A)  more efficient irrigation systems. 
B)  more effective fertilizers. 
C)  higher-yielding seeds. 
D)  nontoxic pesticides. 
E)  training manuals in local languages of the periphery. 
A)  more efficient irrigation systems. 
B)  more effective fertilizers. 
C)  higher-yielding seeds. 
D)  nontoxic pesticides. 
E)  training manuals in local languages of the periphery.

The seed varieties initially developed under the Green Revolution are known as

Match the characteristic to the agricultural activity. -livestock oriented

The Community Supported Agriculture movement began in Japan.

In contrast to conventional agro-food systems,alternative food networks

Write an essay discussing the growth of urban agriculture in Canada.

In Canada,there is no requirement to ________ GMO foods for the consumer's information.

Conditions of the physical environment play the most important role in determining the location and distribution of farming in Canada today.

Match the agricultural revolution to its defining characteristic. -second agricultural revolution

Practitioners of shifting cultivation usually begin the process of clearing a new field when

Match the number to the corresponding description. -more than 20

Define biotechnology,explain how it has been used so far,and analyze its positive and negative effects,both now and in the future.

In shifting cultivation,fields are generally worked for about

The height of the second agricultural revolution coincided with

Subsistence agriculture is characterized by agriculturalists who

In which agricultural revolution was the family farm considered "ideal" for making a living and living a good life?

Subsistence agriculture replaced hunting and gathering.

The goal of the Green Revolution was

The second agricultural revolution most importantly coincides with

-Which of the following countries are all located in Southeast Asia?

The initial goal of Green Revolution scientists was to develop

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Exam 8: Food and Agriculture

The seed varieties initially developed under the Green Revolution are known as

Match the characteristic to the agricultural activity. -livestock oriented

The Community Supported Agriculture movement began in Japan.

In contrast to conventional agro-food systems,alternative food networks

Write an essay discussing the growth of urban agriculture in Canada.

In Canada,there is no requirement to ________ GMO foods for the consumer's information.

Conditions of the physical environment play the most important role in determining the location and distribution of farming in Canada today.

Match the agricultural revolution to its defining characteristic. -second agricultural revolution

Practitioners of shifting cultivation usually begin the process of clearing a new field when

Match the number to the corresponding description. -more than 20

Define biotechnology,explain how it has been used so far,and analyze its positive and negative effects,both now and in the future.

In shifting cultivation,fields are generally worked for about

The height of the second agricultural revolution coincided with

Subsistence agriculture is characterized by agriculturalists who

In which agricultural revolution was the family farm considered "ideal" for making a living and living a good life?

Subsistence agriculture replaced hunting and gathering.

The goal of the Green Revolution was

The second agricultural revolution most importantly coincides with

-Which of the following countries are all located in Southeast Asia?

The initial goal of Green Revolution scientists was to develop

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