unit 5 test Flashcards
bill owns a small farm and has a rodent problem. cats…
yes cats are feral and dont require human companionship
how does livestock differ from other domesticated animals?
livestock are raised for food and other consumer products
read the following description to answer the question
positve feedback loop
experts believe the neilithic agricultural revolutionn began when
10,000 years ago
how did the neolothic revolution support larger populations worldwide?
farming allowed for a surplus of food to support more people
during the 18th century which european country had the most advanced agriculture?
great britian
after 1750 why was the potato regarded as an important crop in europe
it was easy to grow and ricjh in vitamins and carbohydrates
Which of the following can occur due to runoff of pollutants, such as pesticides and fertilizers?
increased water pollution
Which of the following occurred during the Agricultural Revolution?
new methods of farming like crop rotaion were used
Who is credited with inventing the seed drill?
jenthro tull
Which of the following was an effect on farming caused by the mechanized combine?
it lowered the number of jobs
Which of the following is an example of agribusiness?
a corporation processes large quantities of meat and poultry
Which of the following is a major reason why larger farms replaced the small family farm?
mechanized equipment
Which of the following statements BEST captures a view held by modern geographers about domestication?
the different ways various regions domesticated certain plants and animals can be captured by studying patterns
What is the primary reason that locations at the same latitude had a tendency to spread domestication more quickly?
similar climates and habitats
Why is plant and animal domestication viewed as so important to geography?
this innovation led to dramatic and rapid changed in how human being live
Which statement BEST describes how humans transitioned to more sedentary ways of life?
the lenghty process involving varying degrees of sedatry living
When did plant and animal domestication begin?
10000 years ago
Which of the following statements about the early domestication of plants and animals is TRUE?
domestication took place in many different parts of the world
What of these is the definition of multiple cropping?
Why was Norman Borlaug awarded a Nobel peace prize?
he developed high yeild wheat which helped
Which of the following agricultural advances was NOT part of the Green Revolution?
natural fertilizers
Plants grown for consumption are referred to as _____, while plants used indoors for decorative purposes are _____.
crops; houseplants
Which of the following characteristics is NOT ideal for animal domestication?
slow physical growth
aWhat do we call a country with a low gross national income, a small population and workforce, and a weak economy?
a least developed country
How is food production made possible by the use of more modernized tools on permanently cultivated fields?
intensive agriculture
In the fourth concentric circle of the Von Thünen Model, land is cheapest but transportation to the market is most costly. What did von
Thünen expect to find in this zone?
pastures for ranching and herding
What is at the exact center of the Von Thünen Model?
the market place
A model like von Thünen’s is _____.
predictive
In von Thünen’s model, land use is reflected in a relationship between what?
cost of transportation and cost of land
What trend has been observed in global trade during the last few decades?
trade between china and many developing countries has boomed
A possible consequence of imposing a tax on a food product from one country is that ___
local importers might look somewhere else
Which of the following scenarios is an example of a global food supply chain?
Which regions are more suitable for large-scale corn and wheat crops?
the great plains and southern russia
Savannas, steppes and deserts are examples of _____
bioclimatic zones
n the tropics, _____ is a common form of farming.
shifting farming
Where do we often find intensive subsistence agriculture?
in southeast asia and china
What type of farming involves goods being produced only for the consumption and survival of one’s family group?
subsistence farming
Would a single farmer in Greece and a large agribusiness both be considered practitioners of intensive agriculture? Why or why not?
yes bc both permanently cultivate fields
Which of the following is an example of a cash crop?
a farmer producing corn to be sold only to a company dealings in ethanol production
What is commercialization in the context of agriculture?
producing foods for a market
In Ethiopia, small communities of people raise animals as a means of survival and move from place to place in search of food and
water. What kind of agriculture are these nomadic people practicing?
pastoriliams
Kelly is a farmer. She grows a variety of crops that she feeds to her family, but she does not produce enough left over to sell. What
type of agriculture does Kelly practice?
substistence
How have some least developed countries been able to shift to more stable economies?
by progressing to commercial farming
In what type of agriculture does a farmer plant a piece of land for a short time, then leave it at rest for many years in order to allow its
nutrients to renew?
shifting cultivation
In contrast with less developed countries, what would you expect to see in food production practices in most-developed countries?
they employ mixed crop production on very large tracts of land
What is defined as a corporately owned landholding, farmed and operated by large companies?
What has occurred to most-developed countries that makes one dependent on the buying and selling of goods?
commercialization
Which statement describes extensive ranching in developed countries?
All of the following factors have led to changes in the world economic system, EXCEPT:
Mark lives in a country that has an economic system free from foreign influence and a unique labor market
outside of the world system. His country is an example of _____.
A _____ country is gaining economic wealth while still being occasionally exploited by other countries.
core
Periphery countries are often referred to as developing countries. How are these countries characterized?
weak state institutions
Thomas lives in a country that exploits other countries for cheap labor and raw materials. Thomas most
likely lives in which kind of country?
How do North and South Korea offer an interesting case study of dependency theory?
all answers are correct
Where may a favela be found?
outside of brazlian cities
How did imperial powers exercise their control over developing nations under colonialism?
Why is greater government control over businesses objectionable to most modern economists?
How did industrialized imperial nations treat their foreign colonies?
Which of Rostow’s stages involve primarily agricultural production?
traditional society
An economy moving from a few key industries to more diverse industries requiring an increasingly skilled
workforce is best described as what stage of growth?
drive to maturity
The current stage of the economic development of Great Britain is best described as which of the
following?
traditional society
Which of Rostow’s stages of economic growth is marked by a few key industries driving economic growth?
takeoff
Which of the following is not a criticism of Rostow’s stages of economic growth?
