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1. Herders who move herds constantly in order to find food sources as old sources are depleted engage in

sedentarizationshifting cultivationcommercial farmingpastoral nomadismagropastoralism

2. Which of the following describes how winter wheat is planted and harvested?

Planted in the fall, harvested in the springPlanted in the spring, harvested in the summerPlanted in the fall, harvested in the winterPlanted in the spring, harvested in the winterPlanted in the winter, harvested in the spring

3. The enclosure movement changed farming in England during the 18th-century by

initiating building codes for barns and silosrestricting herding and grazing to specific areasconsolidating the many small farms into fewer large farmsencouraging land closest to villages to be farmed rather than land in the rural countrysiderequiring pens and corrals for any livestock within city limits

4. Mineral fuels are also known as

fossil fuelsrenewable resourcesnatural resourcescoalstored reserves

5. Which of the following best characterizes the Green Revolution?

There have been no major famines since the agricultural practices of the Green Revolution took hold in the 1960s.The Green Revolution relied solely on technology to increase crop yields in the years following World War II.The Green Revolution was able to increase crop yields and food production in many locations throughout the world, but its impact on the environment, geopolitics, and the world economy has yet to be fully understood.Much more land was put under cultivation during the Green Revolution, and this, rather than the development of high-yield varietals, was responsible for the increase in food production from 1960 to 1985.The Green Revolution resulted in increased biodiversity worldwide, especially in places where monocropping and high-yield varietals were prevalent.

6. Which of the following is an example of voluntary collective farming?

Collectives in Cuba between 1977 and 1983Cooperatives in Hungary between 1948 and 1956Kibbutzim in Israel between 1909 and the presentCollectives in Vietnam between 1976 and 1986Kolkhozy in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1933

7. Which of the following is true regarding the growing season?

Areas near the poles have longer growing seasons than regions near the equator.Lands near the equator have longer growing seasons than at the poles.Growing seasons are the same around the world.The Northern Hemisphere has a longer growing season than the Southern Hemisphere.The Southern Hemisphere has a longer growing season than the Northern Hemisphere.

8. Which of the following is an argument made by Carl Sauer?

Nomadic people of the grasslands first domesticated crops.The spread of universal faiths is a result of crop surplus.Agrarian societies increased biodiversity in their homelands.Natural landscapes have been indirectly altered by human activity.The shift from horticulture to agriculture resulted in increased male activity in farming.

9. A society that relies on the cultivation of land is known as

hunter-gatherermunicipalmetropolitanagrariannaturalist

10. Which of the following refers to the decision to abandon the use of a product that harms the environment and switch to a product that is more environmentally friendly?

Substitution principleRecyclingSubsistenceSustainabilityConservation

11. Slash-and-burn is an example of what type of agriculture practice?

Subsistence farmingPlantation agricultureCollective farmingSustainable farmingPastoral agriculture

12. The theory that people will do what is in their own best interest even when it is not in the best interest of the common good is called the

comedy of the anticommonstheory of best self-interesttheory of the common goodtheory of nonsustainabilitytragedy of the commons

13. Most of the U.S. Midwest was divided using which system?

Long lotsMetes and boundsTownship and rangeUniversal transverse mercator (UTM)Nucleated

14. Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

MilletTaroSoybeansWheatRice

15. All of the following are true of the Green Revolution EXCEPT

Some countries have instituted bans on genetically modified food.Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.The high price of seeds and fertilizers perpetuates socioeconomic divides.Crops are grown from genetically modified seeds to increase yields.Farmers must buy new seeds each year.

16. Intertillage is the process of

hand picking fruit yieldsharvesting cereal crops with machinerytransporting crops to marketplanting between the rows of cropsresting land between crop cycles

17. Which of the following is not a cause of desertification?

Overcultivation of semiarid landsOff-road vehicles increasing soil loss in drylandsOvergrazing by animalsIrrigation resulting in salinizationPolicies favoring nomadic herding over sedentary farming

18. Which of the following is an example of agribusiness?

Cutting trees for lumberManufacturing clothing from cottonMining coal for energySelling handwoven wool rugsProcessing crops into canned food

19. The agricultural location model suggests that

vegetable farms should lie far from the market center to maximize profitsdairying should lie closest to the market center to maximize profitsranching should lie closest to the market center to maximize profitstimber and firewood should lie near the wilderness to maximize profitsgrain crops should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits

20. Which of the following is a benefit of industrial agriculture?

It conserves water through irrigation.It gives consumers more access to food.It increases the number of farming jobs.It uses fewer fossil fuels.It decreases the amount of chemical fertilizers running off farm fields.

21. All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT

applesdatesgrapesolivesfigs

22. Which alternative energy source involves converting decaying plant matter into energy used to generate electricity or power engines?

BiomassBiodiversityFermentationSolar powerOrganic conversion

23. All of the following states are located in the Corn Belt EXCEPT

IllinoisKansasNebraskaMontanaIndiana

24. The clearing of land through manual labor using simple tools is called

reapingpreservationlabor-intensive farmingcultivationcrop rotation

25. Which of the following is not an example of a staple food in Central America?

WheatPotatoesSquashBeansCorn

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