Question 1

The major goal of industrialized agriculture for any crop has been to steadily increase its

Accepted Answer

A) tolerance to weeds 
B) tolerance of drought 
C) yield per unit of land 
D) purity 
E) aesthetic qualities 
A) tolerance to weeds 
B) tolerance of drought 
C) yield per unit of land 
D) purity 
E) aesthetic qualities

Question 2

Food specialization, which is depending on a small number of food crops for the majority of our food, puts us in a(n) ____________________ position.

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The answer of Food specialization, which is depending on a...

Question 3

The term overnutrition refers to

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A) obtaining too few calories per day 
B) when energy use is less than energy intake 
C) eating unbalanced meals 
D) eating poor quality foods 
E) eating too much protein 
A) obtaining too few calories per day 
B) when energy use is less than energy intake 
C) eating unbalanced meals 
D) eating poor quality foods 
E) eating too much protein

Question 4

Modern synthetic pesticides have several disadvantages including all of the following, except

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A) increase profits for farmers 
B) increase development of genetic resistance to pesticides 
C) can harm wildlife 
D) can kill natural predators and parasites of the pest 
E) can move around the environment 
A) increase profits for farmers 
B) increase development of genetic resistance to pesticides 
C) can harm wildlife 
D) can kill natural predators and parasites of the pest 
E) can move around the environment

Question 5

What is the largest cause of soil erosion?

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A) moving water 
B) still water 
C) wind 
D) sink holes 
E) mountain avalanches 
A) moving water 
B) still water 
C) wind 
D) sink holes 
E) mountain avalanches

Question 6

Canada has the highest overnutrition rate in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One in every ____________________ people in less-developed countries is chronically undernourished or malnourished.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One in every ____________________ people in less-developed...

Question 8

In less-developed countries, the poor, those making less than $2.25 a day, typically spend how much of their income on food?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 35% 
C) 40% 
D) 58% 
E) 70% 
A) 20% 
B) 35% 
C) 40% 
D) 58% 
E) 70%

Question 9

The root cause of food insecurity is

Accepted Answer

A) war 
B) political upheaval 
C) poverty 
D) corruption 
E) climate change 
A) war 
B) political upheaval 
C) poverty 
D) corruption 
E) climate change

Question 10

Government subsidies to farmers and fishing fleets promotes the overexploitation of natural capital.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Food experts report there is more than a 90% chance atmospheric warming and climate change will result in what percentage of the world's population facing serious food shortages by the year 2100?

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 25% 
D) 50% 
E) 75% 
A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 25% 
D) 50% 
E) 75%

Question 12

About 88% of the increase in global food production has come from using high-input industrialized agriculture to increase yields in a process called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of About 88% of the increase in global...

Question 13

Repeated irrigation in dry climates leads to accumulation of salts in the upper layers of the soil, a process called

Accepted Answer

A) salinization 
B) desertification 
C) soil erosion 
D) overgrazing 
E) waterlogging 
A) salinization 
B) desertification 
C) soil erosion 
D) overgrazing 
E) waterlogging

Question 14

Six million children, under the age of 5, die each year from normally nonfatal diseases because of their weakened condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If everyone in the world today had the average U.S.meat-based diet, the world's current annual grain harvest could feed only about ____________________ billion people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If everyone in the world today had...

Question 16

Compared to the traditional tillage, conservation tillage

Accepted Answer

A) reduces fuel and tillage costs 
B) accelerates water loss from the soil 
C) causes soil compaction 
D) requires increased use of herbicides 
E) reduces the amount of carbon stored in the ground 
A) reduces fuel and tillage costs 
B) accelerates water loss from the soil 
C) causes soil compaction 
D) requires increased use of herbicides 
E) reduces the amount of carbon stored in the ground

Question 17

Most of the children who suffer from undernutrition are in the developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The only form of agriculture that is sustainable in the long run is industrialized agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why is the green revolution unlikely to be the final answer in terms of feeding the billions of people that are, and will be, living on earth?

Accepted Answer

The green revolution is based on very hi

Question 20

In Australia and New Zealand about one-third of all cultivated land is used to raise organic crops and beef. In the United States what percentage of our crop land grows organic foods?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.6% 
B) 1.5% 
C) 4% 
D) 11% 
E) 18% 
A) 0.6% 
B) 1.5% 
C) 4% 
D) 11% 
E) 18%

Exam 12: Food, Soil, and Pest Management

The major goal of industrialized agriculture for any crop has been to steadily increase its

Food specialization, which is depending on a small number of food crops for the majority of our food, puts us in a(n) ____________________ position.

The term overnutrition refers to

Modern synthetic pesticides have several disadvantages including all of the following, except

What is the largest cause of soil erosion?

Canada has the highest overnutrition rate in the world.

One in every ____________________ people in less-developed countries is chronically undernourished or malnourished.

In less-developed countries, the poor, those making less than $2.25 a day, typically spend how much of their income on food?

The root cause of food insecurity is

Government subsidies to farmers and fishing fleets promotes the overexploitation of natural capital.

Food experts report there is more than a 90% chance atmospheric warming and climate change will result in what percentage of the world's population facing serious food shortages by the year 2100?

About 88% of the increase in global food production has come from using high-input industrialized agriculture to increase yields in a process called the ____________________.

Repeated irrigation in dry climates leads to accumulation of salts in the upper layers of the soil, a process called

Six million children, under the age of 5, die each year from normally nonfatal diseases because of their weakened condition.

If everyone in the world today had the average U.S.meat-based diet, the world's current annual grain harvest could feed only about ____________________ billion people.

Compared to the traditional tillage, conservation tillage

Most of the children who suffer from undernutrition are in the developed countries.

The only form of agriculture that is sustainable in the long run is industrialized agriculture.

Why is the green revolution unlikely to be the final answer in terms of feeding the billions of people that are, and will be, living on earth?

In Australia and New Zealand about one-third of all cultivated land is used to raise organic crops and beef. In the United States what percentage of our crop land grows organic foods?

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