Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a primary activity?

Accepted Answer

A) agriculture 
B) forestry 
C) mining 
D) shipping 
A) agriculture 
B) forestry 
C) mining 
D) shipping

Question 2

The informal economy includes ________ activities

Accepted Answer

A) Large-scale borrowing 
B) GNI 
C) Takeoff 
D) Unlicensed 
A) Large-scale borrowing 
B) GNI 
C) Takeoff 
D) Unlicensed

Question 3

Describe the techniques of the Green Revolution.What were its advantages and disadvantages?

Accepted Answer

The Green Revolution involved high-yield

Question 4

Nomadic herding is an example of intensive subsistence agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the name of the form of agriculture that involves rotating fields when soil fertility is exhausted?

Accepted Answer

Shifting c

Question 6

Which statement about world grain production is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) It has been a subject of easy agreement in global trade talks. 
B) It has become an insignificant commodity in international trade. 
C) Since the 1970s,production has not kept pace with population growth. 
D) Since the 1970s,production has outpaced population growth. 
A) It has been a subject of easy agreement in global trade talks. 
B) It has become an insignificant commodity in international trade. 
C) Since the 1970s,production has not kept pace with population growth. 
D) Since the 1970s,production has outpaced population growth.

Question 7

Explain how the tragedy of the commons applies to open seas fishing.

Accepted Answer

The tragedy of the commons refers to a s

Question 8

Many developing countries depend on primary commodities for the majority of their export earnings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compare and contrast the characterizing features of nomadic herding and those of commercial livestock ranching.

Accepted Answer

Nomadic herding: subsistence,non-Europea

Question 10

Mining and quarrying are extractive industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The maximum sustainable yield of a resource is the yield that cannot be exceeded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

__________ is the breeding of fish in freshwater ponds,lakes,and canals or in fenced-off coastal bays and estuaries or enclosures.

Accepted Answer

A) Xericulture 
B) Swidden agriculture 
C) Tropiculture 
D) Aquaculture 
A) Xericulture 
B) Swidden agriculture 
C) Tropiculture 
D) Aquaculture

Which of the following is NOT a primary activity?

The informal economy includes ________ activities

Describe the techniques of the Green Revolution.What were its advantages and disadvantages?

Nomadic herding is an example of intensive subsistence agriculture.

What is the name of the form of agriculture that involves rotating fields when soil fertility is exhausted?

Which statement about world grain production is TRUE?

Explain how the tragedy of the commons applies to open seas fishing.

Many developing countries depend on primary commodities for the majority of their export earnings.

Compare and contrast the characterizing features of nomadic herding and those of commercial livestock ranching.

Mining and quarrying are extractive industries.

The maximum sustainable yield of a resource is the yield that cannot be exceeded.

__________ is the breeding of fish in freshwater ponds,lakes,and canals or in fenced-off coastal bays and estuaries or enclosures.

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

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Exam 9: Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Which of the following is NOT a primary activity?

The informal economy includes ________ activities

Describe the techniques of the Green Revolution.What were its advantages and disadvantages?

Nomadic herding is an example of intensive subsistence agriculture.

What is the name of the form of agriculture that involves rotating fields when soil fertility is exhausted?

Which statement about world grain production is TRUE?

Explain how the tragedy of the commons applies to open seas fishing.

Many developing countries depend on primary commodities for the majority of their export earnings.

Compare and contrast the characterizing features of nomadic herding and those of commercial livestock ranching.

Mining and quarrying are extractive industries.

The maximum sustainable yield of a resource is the yield that cannot be exceeded.

__________ is the breeding of fish in freshwater ponds,lakes,and canals or in fenced-off coastal bays and estuaries or enclosures.

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

Filters