Question 1

Labeling
  
-In the accompanying world food production map, choose the location that principally involves intensive traditional agriculture.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Labeling
  
-In the accompanying world food...

Question 2

Soil conservation on farms is best implemented by which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A) terracing, contour farming, and alley cropping 
B) contour farming, plowing, and cover crops 
C) alley cropping, cover crops, and plowing 
D) plowing, tilling, and contour farming 
E) cover crops, alley cropping, and tilling 
A) terracing, contour farming, and alley cropping 
B) contour farming, plowing, and cover crops 
C) alley cropping, cover crops, and plowing 
D) plowing, tilling, and contour farming 
E) cover crops, alley cropping, and tilling

Question 3

The need for large inputs of commercial inorganic fertilizers is a disadvantage to the green revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Livestock production generates more of the world's greenhouse gases than the transportation sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

Accepted Answer

A) human labor and draft animals 
B) monoculture 
C) feedlots to raise many animals in a small space 
D) large amounts of fossil fuels during cultivation and harvesting 
E) industrialized agriculture 
A) human labor and draft animals 
B) monoculture 
C) feedlots to raise many animals in a small space 
D) large amounts of fossil fuels during cultivation and harvesting 
E) industrialized agriculture

Question 6

What can an individual do to reduce exposure to pesticides? List at least three ways.

Accepted Answer

Individuals can grow organic food or buy

Question 7

_____________________ result from altering an organism's genetic material to produce desirable traits and therefore, are very controversial.

Accepted Answer

Genetically modified

Question 8

Sustainable agriculture

Accepted Answer

A) treats agriculture as an industry. 
B) treats long-term soil quality as a top priority. 
C) has a goal of increasing short-term crop production. 
D) depends on genetic engineering of high-yield crops. 
E) never includes crop rotation. 
A) treats agriculture as an industry. 
B) treats long-term soil quality as a top priority. 
C) has a goal of increasing short-term crop production. 
D) depends on genetic engineering of high-yield crops. 
E) never includes crop rotation.

Question 9

Although highly efficient, ____________________ destroys mangrove forests, produces large amounts of waste, and demands large inputs of land, feed, and water.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Although highly efficient, ____________________ destroys mangrove forests,...

Question 10

What agricultural style prevents erosion on steep slopes?

Accepted Answer

A) windbreaks 
B) conservation tillage farming 
C) terracing 
D) strip cropping 
E) crop rotation 
A) windbreaks 
B) conservation tillage farming 
C) terracing 
D) strip cropping 
E) crop rotation

Question 11

The United States' agricultural system employs more people than the automotive, steel, and housing industries combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

U.S. consumers pay less than the market price of their total food costs. What are three of the hidden costs related to their food consumption?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and could include taxe

Question 13

Which of the following would be used to kill weeds?

Accepted Answer

A) herbicides 
B) rodenticides 
C) fungicides 
D) insecticides 
E) natural enemies 
A) herbicides 
B) rodenticides 
C) fungicides 
D) insecticides 
E) natural enemies

Question 14

Which type of agriculture is most characteristic of more-developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A) plantation agriculture 
B) traditional intensive agriculture 
C) traditional subsistence agriculture 
D) industrialized agriculture 
E) sustainable agriculture 
A) plantation agriculture 
B) traditional intensive agriculture 
C) traditional subsistence agriculture 
D) industrialized agriculture 
E) sustainable agriculture

Question 15

If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest, what is a lady bird beetle (lady bug) that eats the aphid?

Accepted Answer

A) A natural enemy 
B) A pesticide 
C) A parasite 
D) An invasive species 
E) A nematode 
A) A natural enemy 
B) A pesticide 
C) A parasite 
D) An invasive species 
E) A nematode

Labeling -In the accompanying world food production map, choose the location that principally involves intensive traditional agriculture.

Soil conservation on farms is best implemented by which of the following methods?

The need for large inputs of commercial inorganic fertilizers is a disadvantage to the green revolution.

Livestock production generates more of the world's greenhouse gases than the transportation sector.

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

What can an individual do to reduce exposure to pesticides? List at least three ways.

_____________________ result from altering an organism's genetic material to produce desirable traits and therefore, are very controversial.

Sustainable agriculture

Although highly efficient, ____________________ destroys mangrove forests, produces large amounts of waste, and demands large inputs of land, feed, and water.

What agricultural style prevents erosion on steep slopes?

The United States' agricultural system employs more people than the automotive, steel, and housing industries combined.

U.S. consumers pay less than the market price of their total food costs. What are three of the hidden costs related to their food consumption?

Which of the following would be used to kill weeds?

Which type of agriculture is most characteristic of more-developed countries?

If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest, what is a lady bird beetle (lady bug) that eats the aphid?

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Exam 7: Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Labeling -In the accompanying world food production map, choose the location that principally involves intensive traditional agriculture.

Soil conservation on farms is best implemented by which of the following methods?

The need for large inputs of commercial inorganic fertilizers is a disadvantage to the green revolution.

Livestock production generates more of the world's greenhouse gases than the transportation sector.

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

What can an individual do to reduce exposure to pesticides? List at least three ways.

_____________________ result from altering an organism's genetic material to produce desirable traits and therefore, are very controversial.

Sustainable agriculture

Although highly efficient, ____________________ destroys mangrove forests, produces large amounts of waste, and demands large inputs of land, feed, and water.

What agricultural style prevents erosion on steep slopes?

The United States' agricultural system employs more people than the automotive, steel, and housing industries combined.

U.S. consumers pay less than the market price of their total food costs. What are three of the hidden costs related to their food consumption?

Which of the following would be used to kill weeds?

Which type of agriculture is most characteristic of more-developed countries?

If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest, what is a lady bird beetle (lady bug) that eats the aphid?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

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