Question 1

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediterranean 
B)  plantation 
C)  truck farming 
D)  commercial gardening 
E)  None of these is found in LDCs;they are all commercial agriculture. 
A)  Mediterranean 
B)  plantation 
C)  truck farming 
D)  commercial gardening 
E)  None of these is found in LDCs;they are all commercial agriculture.

Question 2

Food consumption varies around the world because of variations in

Accepted Answer

A)  level of economic development. 
B)  physical conditions. 
C)  cultural preferences. 
D)  all of these are responsible for variation in food consumption. 
A)  level of economic development. 
B)  physical conditions. 
C)  cultural preferences. 
D)  all of these are responsible for variation in food consumption.

Question 3

Subsistence agriculture is designed mainly to generate products for sale off the farm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Figure 10.5.1  
-Which of the following has aided 20th century commercial farmers in MDCs?

Accepted Answer

A)  transportation improvements 
B)  scientific advances 
C)  electronics 
D)  All of these have aided commercial farmers. 
E)  None of these have aided commercial farmers. 
A)  transportation improvements 
B)  scientific advances 
C)  electronics 
D)  All of these have aided commercial farmers. 
E)  None of these have aided commercial farmers.

Question 5

Figure 10.8.7  
-This graph indicates which of the following about the global trend in fishing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite increased effort, the total fish harvest has barely increased in the last 20 years. 
B)  More and more fish are being harvested every year. 
C)  Fish are declining as a source of food. 
D)  The developing world catches more fish than the developed world. 
A)  Despite increased effort, the total fish harvest has barely increased in the last 20 years. 
B)  More and more fish are being harvested every year. 
C)  Fish are declining as a source of food. 
D)  The developing world catches more fish than the developed world.

Question 6

The number of undernourished is decreasing in every world region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural and environmental factors 
B)  religious and economic factors 
C)  farmer personal preference and environmental factors 
D)  weather and climate 
A)  cultural and environmental factors 
B)  religious and economic factors 
C)  farmer personal preference and environmental factors 
D)  weather and climate

Question 8

Residents of developed countries rely mostly on cereals and legumes as a source of protein.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Prior to the invention of agriculture,how did most people obtain their food?

Accepted Answer

hunting an

Question 10

The green revolution has allowed agricultural production to increase at a rate equal to population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Developing countries are responsible for a small percentage of the world's milk production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Only about 15 million people are nomads,but they sparsely occupy

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent of the earth's land area. 
B)  10 percent of the earth's land area. 
C)  most of the tropical regions of the earth. 
D)  most of the islands of the south Pacific. 
E)  50 percent of the undifferentiated highlands. 
A)  20 percent of the earth's land area. 
B)  10 percent of the earth's land area. 
C)  most of the tropical regions of the earth. 
D)  most of the islands of the south Pacific. 
E)  50 percent of the undifferentiated highlands.

Question 13

Figure 10.5.2  
-Shifting cultivation is being replaced by

Accepted Answer

A)  logging. 
B)  cattle ranching. 
C)  cultivation of cash crops (commercial agriculture). 
D)  All of these are replacing shifting cultivation. 
A)  logging. 
B)  cattle ranching. 
C)  cultivation of cash crops (commercial agriculture). 
D)  All of these are replacing shifting cultivation.

Question 14

Pastoral nomads

Accepted Answer

A)  are expanding their territory in North Africa and the Middle East. 
B)  occupy only their own territory, moving with the seasons to find forage and water. 
C)  occupy different territory each year to find forage and water. 
D)  consume mostly meat, rather than grain. 
E)  prefer sheep to goats because sheep require less water and will forage on virtually any vegetation. 
A)  are expanding their territory in North Africa and the Middle East. 
B)  occupy only their own territory, moving with the seasons to find forage and water. 
C)  occupy different territory each year to find forage and water. 
D)  consume mostly meat, rather than grain. 
E)  prefer sheep to goats because sheep require less water and will forage on virtually any vegetation.

Question 15

Humans have only started to tap the potential food resource of the Earth's fish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How is plantation agriculture different from other forms of commercial agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Plantation agriculture is a specific for

Question 17

Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  shifting cultivation 
C)  pastoral nomadism 
D)  intensive subsistence 
E)  plantation 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  shifting cultivation 
C)  pastoral nomadism 
D)  intensive subsistence 
E)  plantation

Question 18

Hunting and gathering is still practiced by isolated groups in Africa,Australia,and South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mediterranean farming is so named because it is practiced only on land bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

List the four strategies to address food shortages and identify a limitation of each.

Accepted Answer

1. Increase food production: One strateg

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?

Food consumption varies around the world because of variations in

Subsistence agriculture is designed mainly to generate products for sale off the farm.

Figure 10.5.1 -Which of the following has aided 20th century commercial farmers in MDCs?

Figure 10.8.7 -This graph indicates which of the following about the global trend in fishing?

The number of undernourished is decreasing in every world region.

Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space.

Residents of developed countries rely mostly on cereals and legumes as a source of protein.

Prior to the invention of agriculture,how did most people obtain their food?

The green revolution has allowed agricultural production to increase at a rate equal to population growth.

Developing countries are responsible for a small percentage of the world's milk production.

Only about 15 million people are nomads,but they sparsely occupy

Figure 10.5.2 -Shifting cultivation is being replaced by

Pastoral nomads

Humans have only started to tap the potential food resource of the Earth's fish.

How is plantation agriculture different from other forms of commercial agriculture?

Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?

Hunting and gathering is still practiced by isolated groups in Africa,Australia,and South America.

Mediterranean farming is so named because it is practiced only on land bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

List the four strategies to address food shortages and identify a limitation of each.

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Development

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

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Exam 10: Food and Agriculture

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?

Food consumption varies around the world because of variations in

Subsistence agriculture is designed mainly to generate products for sale off the farm.

Figure 10.5.1 -Which of the following has aided 20th century commercial farmers in MDCs?

Figure 10.8.7 -This graph indicates which of the following about the global trend in fishing?

The number of undernourished is decreasing in every world region.

Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space.

Residents of developed countries rely mostly on cereals and legumes as a source of protein.

Prior to the invention of agriculture,how did most people obtain their food?

The green revolution has allowed agricultural production to increase at a rate equal to population growth.

Developing countries are responsible for a small percentage of the world's milk production.

Only about 15 million people are nomads,but they sparsely occupy

Figure 10.5.2 -Shifting cultivation is being replaced by

Pastoral nomads

Humans have only started to tap the potential food resource of the Earth's fish.

How is plantation agriculture different from other forms of commercial agriculture?

Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?

Hunting and gathering is still practiced by isolated groups in Africa,Australia,and South America.

Mediterranean farming is so named because it is practiced only on land bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

List the four strategies to address food shortages and identify a limitation of each.

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Development

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

Filters