Question 1

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 A

Question 2

The most important distinction for dividing the world into agricultural regions is

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the product is consumed on or off the farm. 
B)  whether crops are grown or animals are raised. 
C)  the location of the first agriculture. 
D)  the population density of the crop-producing region. 
E)  All of these are important distinctions. 
A)  whether the product is consumed on or off the farm. 
B)  whether crops are grown or animals are raised. 
C)  the location of the first agriculture. 
D)  the population density of the crop-producing region. 
E)  All of these are important distinctions. A

Question 3

Hunting and gathering societies

Accepted Answer

A)  include about 15 percent of the world's people. 
B)  are found in isolated places in the world. 
C)  are characterized by large concentrations of people. 
D)  occur nearly everywhere but are especially common in Europe. 
E)  are responsible for most of the environmental degradation of the planet. 
A)  include about 15 percent of the world's people. 
B)  are found in isolated places in the world. 
C)  are characterized by large concentrations of people. 
D)  occur nearly everywhere but are especially common in Europe. 
E)  are responsible for most of the environmental degradation of the planet. B

Question 4

________ 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 5

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

Accepted Answer

A)  humid low-latitude 
B)  dry 
C)  warm mid-latitude 
D)  cold mid-latitude 
E)  undifferentiated Highlands. 
A)  humid low-latitude 
B)  dry 
C)  warm mid-latitude 
D)  cold mid-latitude 
E)  undifferentiated Highlands.

Question 6

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 7

Developing countries obtain most of their protein from

Accepted Answer

A)  imports from developed countries. 
B)  cereal grains. 
C)  meat. 
D)  beans. 
E)  fish. 
A)  imports from developed countries. 
B)  cereal grains. 
C)  meat. 
D)  beans. 
E)  fish.

Question 8

Figure 10.3.4  
-If darker shades represent higher values,this is most likely a map of

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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 9

An important agricultural hearth is

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A)  southeast Asia. 
B)  south and central America. 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  northern China. 
E)  All of these are important agricultural hearths. 
A)  southeast Asia. 
B)  south and central America. 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  northern China. 
E)  All of these are important agricultural hearths.

Question 10

What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the dry lands of less developed countries?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the distinctive type of agriculture...

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

Plantation agriculture is a specific for

Question 13

Hunters and gatherers probably began practicing agriculture because of

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental factors. 
B)  cultural factors. 
C)  the Industrial Revolution. 
D)  the discovery of crop hearths. 
E)  a combination of environmental and cultural factors. 
A)  environmental factors. 
B)  cultural factors. 
C)  the Industrial Revolution. 
D)  the discovery of crop hearths. 
E)  a combination of environmental and cultural factors.

Question 14

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 these 
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 these

Question 15

The practice of shifting cultivation is ________ rapidly,although now the ________ recognizes that shifting cultivation is a more ________ sound approach as compared to clearing rainforest for cattle and other lucrative crops.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing, governments, financially 
B)  increasing, World Bank, environmentally 
C)  decreasing, farmers, financially 
D)  evolving, environmentalist, industrially 
E)  declining, World Bank, environmentally 
A)  increasing, governments, financially 
B)  increasing, World Bank, environmentally 
C)  decreasing, farmers, financially 
D)  evolving, environmentalist, industrially 
E)  declining, World Bank, environmentally

Question 16

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

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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 17

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

Accepted Answer

Commercial agriculture differs from subs

Question 18

The primary factor in von Thünen's model for choosing commercial farm products is

Accepted Answer

A)  land price. 
B)  market location. 
C)  climate. 
D)  soil character. 
E)  labor cost. 
A)  land price. 
B)  market location. 
C)  climate. 
D)  soil character. 
E)  labor cost.

Question 19

Figure 10.9.1  
-This figure helps to explain that for the last half century most increase in food production has come from

Accepted Answer

A)  expanding agricultural land. 
B)  expanding exports. 
C)  discovering new foods. 
D)  increasing agricultural productivity. 
E)  increasing fish harvests. 
A)  expanding agricultural land. 
B)  expanding exports. 
C)  discovering new foods. 
D)  increasing agricultural productivity. 
E)  increasing fish harvests.

Question 20

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering today?

Accepted Answer

A)  A very small percentage of humans today practice hunting and gathering. 
B)  1 out of 10 people on the planet practice hunting and gathering. 
C)  The men focused on collecting berries, nuts, and roots. 
D)  Hunter gatherers live in large communities. 
E)  The groups traveled infrequently. 
A)  A very small percentage of humans today practice hunting and gathering. 
B)  1 out of 10 people on the planet practice hunting and gathering. 
C)  The men focused on collecting berries, nuts, and roots. 
D)  Hunter gatherers live in large communities. 
E)  The groups traveled infrequently.

Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space.

The most important distinction for dividing the world into agricultural regions is

Hunting and gathering societies

________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

Food consumption varies around the world because of variations in

Developing countries obtain most of their protein from

Figure 10.3.4 -If darker shades represent higher values,this is most likely a map of

An important agricultural hearth is

What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the dry lands of less developed countries?

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

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

Hunters and gatherers probably began practicing agriculture because of

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

The practice of shifting cultivation is rapidly,although now the recognizes that shifting cultivation is a more sound approach as compared to clearing rainforest for cattle and other lucrative crops.

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

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

The primary factor in von Thünen's model for choosing commercial farm products is

Figure 10.9.1 -This figure helps to explain that for the last half century most increase in food production has come from

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering today?

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Exam 10: Food and Agriculture

Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space.

The most important distinction for dividing the world into agricultural regions is

Hunting and gathering societies

________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

Food consumption varies around the world because of variations in

Developing countries obtain most of their protein from

Figure 10.3.4 -If darker shades represent higher values,this is most likely a map of

An important agricultural hearth is

What is the distinctive type of agriculture practiced in the dry lands of less developed countries?

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

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

Hunters and gatherers probably began practicing agriculture because of

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

The practice of shifting cultivation is ________ rapidly,although now the ________ recognizes that shifting cultivation is a more ________ sound approach as compared to clearing rainforest for cattle and other lucrative crops.

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

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

The primary factor in von Thünen's model for choosing commercial farm products is

Figure 10.9.1 -This figure helps to explain that for the last half century most increase in food production has come from

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering today?

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The practice of shifting cultivation is rapidly,although now the recognizes that shifting cultivation is a more sound approach as compared to clearing rainforest for cattle and other lucrative crops.