Pretest 5

Question 1

Geographer fervent whittle set divided the world into agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture), ________ of which were classified as mound in MDC’s and ________ as found in LDC’s

Answer 1

6;5

Question 2

Pigs were domesticated in

Answer 2

Southwest Asia

Question 3

Potatoes were domesticated in

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The Americas

Question 4

Lima beans were domesticated in

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The Americas

Question 5

The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in asia about

Answer 5

10’000 years ago

Question 6

The earliest known domesticated squash crops are thought to have originated in the Americas more than

Answer 6

9’000 years ago

Question 7

The first people to domesticate lentils and olives were in

Answer 7

Southwest Asia

Question 8

Seed agriculture probably reached Europe from

Answer 8

Southwest Asia

Question 9

The map of crop hearths indicate that

Answer 9

A

Question 10

The map of animal hearths indicates that

Answer 10

A

Question 11

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries

Answer 11

Plantation

Question 12

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region

Answer 12

Humid low- latitude

Question 13

Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the worlds people

Answer 13

Intensive subsistence

Question 14

The direction and frequency of hunter-gatherer migration depended on

Answer 14

The movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants

Question 15

Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia

Answer 15

All of these answers are correct

Question 16

Compared to shirting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following

Answer 16

Greater use of animal power

Question 17

The most important reason why most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice is

Answer 17

Climate

Question 18

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region

Answer 18

Dry

Question 19

The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is

Answer 19

Transhumance

Question 20

The number of farms in the United States declined from about 6 million in 1940 to _____ in 1980

Answer 20

2 million

Question 21

Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe

Answer 21

Mixed crop and livestock farming

Question 22

Geographer detest white self divided the world into _____ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture)

Answer 22

11

Question 23

Mixed crops and livestock allows farmers to

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Create a system where crops provide food for livestock and livestock provide manure for crop fertilization

Question 24

After maize, the most important crop in the US mixed crop and livestock region is

Answer 24

Soybeans

Question 25

In the winter wheat area of the US, the crop is planted in

Answer 25

Autumn and harvested in summer

Question 26

Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture

Answer 26

Pastoral nomadism

Question 27

The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Answer 27

Climate

Question 28

The predominant form of agriculture in the US southeast is

Answer 28

Commercial gardening

Question 29

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering

Answer 29

This form of subsistence is still practiced in few, remote locations despite the modernization of agriculture in some areas

Question 30

Which is a characteristic of shifting cultivation

Answer 30

A new site is designed every few years

Question 31

Asian agriculture is characterized by shortages of all but which of the following

Answer 31

Labor

Question 32

Farmers in more developed and less developed countries share which of the following problems

Answer 32

Inadequate income

Question 33

Farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export primarily because of

Answer 33

Their market value in MDCs

Question 34

Afghanistan is important to the world drug trade primarily because

Answer 34

It produces about 90 percent of the worlds opium

Question 35

The type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables, is called

Answer 35

Truck farming

Question 36

Truck farming is a term that derives from the Middle English word truck, meaning

Answer 36

“Bartering” or “exchange of commodities”

Question 37

In the United States many farms are integrated into a large food production industry. This is known as

Answer 37

Agribusiness

Question 38

____________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm

Answer 38

Von Thünens

Question 39

The primary factor in Von Thünens model for choosing commercial farm products is

Answer 39

Market location and distance

Question 40

Von Thünens model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture

Answer 40

Dairying in the northeast United States

Question 41

To increase crop yields, farmers in south China commonly practice

Answer 41

Double cropping

Question 42

According to the graph on the growth in human consumption of fish, in about the year 2005, the amount of fish consumed by developing countries exceeded

Answer 42

80 million metric tons

Question 43

The best way to block Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes from the Illinois river would be the closing or locks and dams in and near Chicago; however, these waterways are not being closed because

Answer 43

As major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago’s economy

Question 44

In Maryland, soil preservationists produced a new composite map by combining in their GIS

Answer 44

Soil quality, environmental, and economic maps

Question 45

A major practice of sustainable agriculture is

Answer 45

Limited use of chemicals

Question 46

Farming varies around the world because of _____ across space

Answer 46

Cultural and environmental factors