Question 1

Figure 10.6.3  
-The agricultural practice most dependent on being close to consumers is

Accepted Answer

A)  mixed crop and livestock farming. 
B)  livestock ranching. 
C)  commercial gardening and fruit farming. 
D)  grain farming. 
E)  dairy farming. 
A)  mixed crop and livestock farming. 
B)  livestock ranching. 
C)  commercial gardening and fruit farming. 
D)  grain farming. 
E)  dairy farming.

Question 2

Figure 10.4.1  
-The largest use of land near the Equator is

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive subsistence, wet rice dominant agriculture. 
B)  intensive subsistence, wet rice not dominant agriculture. 
C)  pastoral nomadism. 
D)  plantation agriculture. 
E)  shifting cultivation. 
A)  intensive subsistence, wet rice dominant agriculture. 
B)  intensive subsistence, wet rice not dominant agriculture. 
C)  pastoral nomadism. 
D)  plantation agriculture. 
E)  shifting cultivation.

Question 3

Explain the sustainable agriculture principals and complex management issues of integrated crop and livestock farming.

Accepted Answer

Sustainable agriculture principles in in

Question 4

Crops grown in the mixed crop and livestock region are used primarily to feed animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How does commercial agriculture differ from subsistence agriculture? Describe several ways.

Accepted Answer

Commercial agriculture differs from subs

Question 6

Figure 10.5.2  
-All but which of the following are true of commercial agriculture compared to subsistence agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  low percentage of farmers in the labor force 
B)  farm size 
C)  heavy use of machinery 
D)  output consumed on the farm 
E)  surplus production 
A)  low percentage of farmers in the labor force 
B)  farm size 
C)  heavy use of machinery 
D)  output consumed on the farm 
E)  surplus production

Question 7

Hunting and gathering is still practiced by some societies today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Figure 10.5.1  
-If darker shades indicate higher values,this is likely a map of

Accepted Answer

A)  percent labor force engaged in agriculture. 
B)  tractors per area of farmland. 
C)  population density. 
D)  food surpluses by region. 
E)  economic development. 
A)  percent labor force engaged in agriculture. 
B)  tractors per area of farmland. 
C)  population density. 
D)  food surpluses by region. 
E)  economic development.

Question 9

Figure 10.3.3  
-If darker shades represent higher values,this is most likely a map of

Accepted Answer

A)  dietary energy consumption. 
B)  percent of income spent on food. 
C)  percent undernourished. 
D)  change in number undernourished. 
E)  per capita fish consumption. 
A)  dietary energy consumption. 
B)  percent of income spent on food. 
C)  percent undernourished. 
D)  change in number undernourished. 
E)  per capita fish consumption.

Question 10

What is the relationship between agricultural practices and physical geography? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between agricultural pr

Question 11

Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  preparing fields with a plow drawn by oxen 
B)  flooding the plowed field with water 
C)  growing seedlings in a nursery 
D)  transplanting seedlings into the flooded field 
E)  all of the above 
A)  preparing fields with a plow drawn by oxen 
B)  flooding the plowed field with water 
C)  growing seedlings in a nursery 
D)  transplanting seedlings into the flooded field 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Figure 10.6.3  
-The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Accepted Answer

A)  climate. 
B)  cultural beliefs. 
C)  broad expanses of flat land along sea coasts. 
D)  social customs. 
E)  levels of livestock production with the mixed crop and livestock regions. 
A)  climate. 
B)  cultural beliefs. 
C)  broad expanses of flat land along sea coasts. 
D)  social customs. 
E)  levels of livestock production with the mixed crop and livestock regions.

Question 13

Figure 10.6.3  
-If darker shades mean higher values,this is most likely a map of

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat production. 
B)  pastoral nomadism. 
C)  plantation agriculture. 
D)  rice production. 
E)  shifting cultivation. 
A)  wheat production. 
B)  pastoral nomadism. 
C)  plantation agriculture. 
D)  rice production. 
E)  shifting cultivation.

Question 14

In shifting cultivation,how do farmers clear their fields for planting?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In shifting cultivation,how do farmers clear their...

Question 15

Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediterranean 
B)  shifting cultivation 
C)  pastoral nomadism 
D)  intensive 
E)  All of these are forms of subsistence agriculture. 
A)  Mediterranean 
B)  shifting cultivation 
C)  pastoral nomadism 
D)  intensive 
E)  All of these are forms of subsistence agriculture.

Question 16

Figure 10.8.6  
-Based on knowledge acquired previously in this course,this chart indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  far more people in the developing world are employed in fishing as a percentage of that population but not overall. 
B)  far more people in the developing world are employed in fishing both as a percentage of that population and overall. 
C)  far more people in the developing world are employed in fishing in numbers but not as a percentage of that population. 
D)  more people in the developed world are employed in fishing as a percentage of that population but not overall. 
E)  The answer cannot be determined from this chart. 
A)  far more people in the developing world are employed in fishing as a percentage of that population but not overall. 
B)  far more people in the developing world are employed in fishing both as a percentage of that population and overall. 
C)  far more people in the developing world are employed in fishing in numbers but not as a percentage of that population. 
D)  more people in the developed world are employed in fishing as a percentage of that population but not overall. 
E)  The answer cannot be determined from this chart.

Question 17

Figure 10.10.1: Von Thünen Model  
-________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

Accepted Answer

A)  Von Thünen's 
B)  Whittlesey's 
C)  Iqbel's 
D)  McKinley's 
A)  Von Thünen's 
B)  Whittlesey's 
C)  Iqbel's 
D)  McKinley's

Question 18

In places where subsistence agriculture is practiced,a high percentage of the labor force works on farms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Figure 10.6.3  
-While climate influences every agricultural practice,the form of agriculture most dependent on climate is

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediterranean. 
B)  mixed crop and livestock farming. 
C)  dairy farming. 
D)  grain farming. 
E)  livestock ranching. 
A)  Mediterranean. 
B)  mixed crop and livestock farming. 
C)  dairy farming. 
D)  grain farming. 
E)  livestock ranching.

Question 20

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  All humans obtained their food this way before the invention of agriculture. 
B)  It is a form of nomadism. 
C)  This form of subsistence is still practiced. 
D)  Hunter gatherers live in small groups. 
E)  All of these are true. 
A)  All humans obtained their food this way before the invention of agriculture. 
B)  It is a form of nomadism. 
C)  This form of subsistence is still practiced. 
D)  Hunter gatherers live in small groups. 
E)  All of these are true.

Figure 10.6.3 -The agricultural practice most dependent on being close to consumers is

Figure 10.4.1 -The largest use of land near the Equator is

Explain the sustainable agriculture principals and complex management issues of integrated crop and livestock farming.

Crops grown in the mixed crop and livestock region are used primarily to feed animals.

How does commercial agriculture differ from subsistence agriculture? Describe several ways.

Figure 10.5.2 -All but which of the following are true of commercial agriculture compared to subsistence agriculture?

Hunting and gathering is still practiced by some societies today.

Figure 10.5.1 -If darker shades indicate higher values,this is likely a map of

Figure 10.3.3 -If darker shades represent higher values,this is most likely a map of

What is the relationship between agricultural practices and physical geography? Explain.

Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia?

Figure 10.6.3 -The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Figure 10.6.3 -If darker shades mean higher values,this is most likely a map of

In shifting cultivation,how do farmers clear their fields for planting?

Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture?

Figure 10.8.6 -Based on knowledge acquired previously in this course,this chart indicates that

Figure 10.10.1: Von Thünen Model -________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

In places where subsistence agriculture is practiced,a high percentage of the labor force works on farms.

Figure 10.6.3 -While climate influences every agricultural practice,the form of agriculture most dependent on climate is

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?

Thinking Geographically

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Exam 10: Food and Agriculture

Figure 10.6.3 -The agricultural practice most dependent on being close to consumers is

Figure 10.4.1 -The largest use of land near the Equator is

Explain the sustainable agriculture principals and complex management issues of integrated crop and livestock farming.

Crops grown in the mixed crop and livestock region are used primarily to feed animals.

How does commercial agriculture differ from subsistence agriculture? Describe several ways.

Figure 10.5.2 -All but which of the following are true of commercial agriculture compared to subsistence agriculture?

Hunting and gathering is still practiced by some societies today.

Figure 10.5.1 -If darker shades indicate higher values,this is likely a map of

Figure 10.3.3 -If darker shades represent higher values,this is most likely a map of

What is the relationship between agricultural practices and physical geography? Explain.

Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia?

Figure 10.6.3 -The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Figure 10.6.3 -If darker shades mean higher values,this is most likely a map of

In shifting cultivation,how do farmers clear their fields for planting?

Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture?

Figure 10.8.6 -Based on knowledge acquired previously in this course,this chart indicates that

Figure 10.10.1: Von Thünen Model -________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

In places where subsistence agriculture is practiced,a high percentage of the labor force works on farms.

Figure 10.6.3 -While climate influences every agricultural practice,the form of agriculture most dependent on climate is

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Development

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

Filters