Question 1

Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?

Accepted Answer

A)  beef 
B)  firewood 
C)  wheat 
D)  milk

Question 2

IR8 rice,a genetic cross of Chinese and Indonesian strains,was an early result of the Third Agricultural Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?

Accepted Answer

A)  nineteenth and twentieth century 
B)  twelfth and thirteenth century 
C)  fourteenth and fifteenth century 
D)  seventeenth and eighteenth century

Question 4

Organic food in the United States now constitutes _____ percent of the total food production.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  25 
C)  10 
D)  2

Question 5

Describe the locations of the centers of the First Agricultural Revolution. Give examples of the crops and animals which were domesticated in various places.What demographic and social changes resulted from this revolution in food production?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the locations of the centers of...

Question 6

Of the 148 species of large herbivore (over 100 lbs)_______ have been domesticated and all of these were domesticated over 4,500 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  75 
B)  52 
C)  26 
D)  14

Question 7

The U.S.township-and-range land division scheme was devised in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Poorer countries,producing such cash crops as sugar,_______________

Accepted Answer

A)  set the market price themselves. 
B)  are at the mercy of the purchasing countries that set the prices. 
C)  plant less in order to drive up the prices. 
D)  cooperate with each other to determine global prices and demand.

Question 9

The average size of a family farm in China is ________ acres.

Accepted Answer

A)  75 
B)  10 
C)  5 
D)  .5

Question 10

The world's leading exporter of rice is _____________

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Vietnam. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  Thailand.

Question 11

Hunter-gatherers living in the vicinity of the Pacific Ocean specialized in ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  salmon fishing. 
B)  bison hunting. 
C)  deer hunting. 
D)  acorn collection.

Question 12

In areas of shifting cultivation the population ____________

Accepted Answer

A)  increases significantly. 
B)  cannot have a high density. 
C)  must be large enough to provide surplus labor. 
D)  never lives in permanent settlements.

Question 13

In the 1940s,American philanthropists funded research on this crop. By 1960,Mexico no longer depended on imports as production had risen dramatically.The crop is: _____________

Accepted Answer

A)  coffee. 
B)  corn (maize). 
C)  wheat. 
D)  tomatoes.

Question 14

Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today,70% of production is in __________________

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast Asia. 
B)  South Asia. 
C)  East Africa. 
D)  Middle and South America.

Question 15

Animals were domesticated in different regions of the world at different times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Destruction of subsistence farming communities can cause a breakdown in the culture of the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

By 1992,the most widely grown crop variety on Earth was a product of the Green Revolution called IR36,which was a variety of ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  rice. 
B)  wheat. 
C)  maize. 
D)  potatoes.

Question 18

The predominant land survey system in Texas is metes-and-bounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Much of the cotton purchased by the United Kingdom,Western Europe,and Japan is grown in ____________

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt. 
B)  the United States. 
C)  India. 
D)  Sudan.

Question 20

According to Spencer and Thomas,each agricultural hearth was associated with a local grouping of plants. For example,taro.yams,and bananas are associated with the _______________ hearth.

Accepted Answer

A)  Meso-American 
B)  Southeast Asian 
C)  Southwest Asian 
D)  Ethiopia-East African

Exam 11: Agriculture

Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?

IR8 rice,a genetic cross of Chinese and Indonesian strains,was an early result of the Third Agricultural Revolution.

The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?

Organic food in the United States now constitutes _____ percent of the total food production.

Describe the locations of the centers of the First Agricultural Revolution. Give examples of the crops and animals which were domesticated in various places.What demographic and social changes resulted from this revolution in food production?

Of the 148 species of large herbivore (over 100 lbs) _______ have been domesticated and all of these were domesticated over 4,500 years ago.

The U.S.township-and-range land division scheme was devised in the 1950s.

Poorer countries,producing such cash crops as sugar,_______________

The average size of a family farm in China is ________ acres.

The world's leading exporter of rice is _____________

Hunter-gatherers living in the vicinity of the Pacific Ocean specialized in ___________

In areas of shifting cultivation the population ____________

In the 1940s,American philanthropists funded research on this crop. By 1960,Mexico no longer depended on imports as production had risen dramatically.The crop is: _____________

Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today,70% of production is in __________________

Animals were domesticated in different regions of the world at different times.

Destruction of subsistence farming communities can cause a breakdown in the culture of the people.

By 1992,the most widely grown crop variety on Earth was a product of the Green Revolution called IR36,which was a variety of ______________

The predominant land survey system in Texas is metes-and-bounds.

Much of the cotton purchased by the United Kingdom,Western Europe,and Japan is grown in ____________

According to Spencer and Thomas,each agricultural hearth was associated with a local grouping of plants. For example,taro.yams,and bananas are associated with the _______________ hearth.