Chapter 10 Key Issue 1

Question 0

Agriculture originated when humans domesticated _____ and ____ for their use.

Answer 0

Plants

Animals

Question 1

What is agriculture?

Answer 1

Deliberate modification of earths surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain.

Question 2

What is a crop?

Answer 2

Any plant cultivated by people

Question 3

What is cultivate?

Answer 3

To care for

Question 4

What did humans do before invention of agriculture?

Answer 4

Hunting and gathering

Question 5

Hunter and gatherers live in _____ groups.

Answer 5

Small

Question 6

Why did hunter gatherers live in small groups?

Answer 6

Larger groups would quickly exhaust resources.

Question 7

Hunter gatherers collected food on a _____ basis.

Answer 7

Daily

Question 8

Hunter gatherers travelled ______

Answer 8

Frequently

Question 9

The direction and frequency of hunter gatherer migration depended on what?

Answer 9

Movement of game and seasonal growth of plants.

Question 10

Are there still hunter gatherers today?

Answer 10

Yes but very few

Question 11

Where did agriculture originate?

Answer 11

Multiple hearths around the world.

Question 12

_________ ______ is one of the earliest centers of crop domestication and domesticated the largest number of animals.

Answer 12

Southwest Asia

Question 13

What is subsistence agriculture?

Answer 13

Production of food primarily for consumption by farmers family.

Question 14

Where is subsistence agriculture mainly found?

Answer 14

LDCs

Question 15

What is commercial agriculture?

Answer 15

Production of food primarily for sale off the farm.

Question 16

Where is commercial agriculture mainly found?

Answer 16

MDCs

Question 17

What 5 principal features distinguish commercial and subsistence agriculture?

Answer 17

Purpose of farming
Percent of farmers in labor force
Use of machinery 
Farm size
Relationship with other businesses

Question 18

___% of people in LDCs engage in subsistence agriculture.

Answer 18

50

Question 19

__% of people in MDCs engage in commercial agriculture.

Answer 19

5

Question 20

People were pushed away from farms because of lack of opportunity to earn _____ ______.

Answer 20

Decent income

Question 21

Farmers were pulled to ____ _______ jobs in ______ areas.

Answer 21

Higher paying

Urban

Question 22

Subsistence farmers do much of the work with ____ _____ and ______ _____.

Answer 22

Hand tools

Animal power

Question 23

Commercial farmers rely on _________ to perform work.

Answer 23

Machinery

Question 24

Most subsistence farms are very _____ in size.

Answer 24

Small

Question 25

Commercial farms are relatively _____ in size, especially in the __ and ______.

Answer 25

Large
US
Canada

Question 26

Commercial farming is _______ ____ to other businesses.

Answer 26

Closely tied

Question 27

What is agribusiness?

Answer 27

The system of commercial farming found in the US and in MDCs.

Question 28

What climate is shifting cultivation practiced?

Answer 28

Humid low-latitude climate regions