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Unit 5 Test Flashcards

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1
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Approximately how many years ago did the Neolithic Revolution begin?

A

10,000 years ago

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2
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Seed agriculture diffused to Europe from ________

A

Southwest Asia

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3
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Be able to identify forms and characteristics of subsistence agriculture.

A

Shifting cultivation, primitive agriculture, nomadic herding, intensive subsistence agriculture

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4
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Describe the characteristics of hunting gathering societies

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All humans obtained their food this way before agriculture, form of nomadism, still practiced

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5
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Plantation agriculture is primarily found in which type of countries?

A

Less developed countries

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6
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Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

A

Humid-low latitude

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7
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What are characteristics of intensive subsidence agriculture?

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Largest percentage of the world farmers and greater use of animal power

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8
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Why do most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice?

A

Climate

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9
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Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?

A

Dry

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10
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Transhumance

A

Seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures

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11
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Describe the characteristics of plantation agriculture

A

Found primarily in less developed countries

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12
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What developments have aided commercial farmers in MDC’s?

A

Scientific advances, electronics, transportation improvements

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13
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The total number of farmers in the US declined from about 6 million in 1940 to _______ in 1980.

A

2M

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14
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Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?

A

Mixed crop and livestock farming

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15
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Mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to

A

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

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16
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After maize, The most important crop in the US mixed crop and livestock region is

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Soybeans

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17
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In the winter wheat area of the US, the crop is planted in _______ and harvested in _________.

A

Autumn; summer

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18
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Ranching and pastoral nomadism are commonly practiced in which climate?

A

Dry

19
Q

What is similar about the different areas of the world where farmers practice Mediterranean agriculture?

A

Climate

20
Q

What crops are commonly associated with Mediterranean agriculture?

A

Fruits, grapes, olives, cereals

21
Q

What is the primary form of agriculture in the US Southeast?

A

Commercial gardening

22
Q

Identify characteristics of shifting cultivation.

A

A new site is designed every few years

23
Q

What problem plagues farmers in both MDCs and LDCs?

A

Low income

24
Q

Why do farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export?

A

Because of their market value in MDCs

25
Q

Characteristics of drug production in Afghanistan are….

A

Produces 90% of the world’s opium

26
Q

Truck farming

A

Type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables

27
Q

The term truck farming derives from the Middle-English word truck, meaning

A

Bartering or the exchange of commodities

28
Q

What model was used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops and land use?

A

Von Thünen’s

29
Q

Identify and describe the different zones of Von Thünen’s model.

A 
Outermost- Commuter Zone
4- Middle Class
3- Working Class
2- Factories
Center- Central Business district
30
Q

Agribusiness

A

Many farmers integrated into a large food production industry

31
Q

Farmers in South China commonly practice __________ in an effort to increase crop yields.

A

Double cropping

32
Q

All of the following represents strategies for increasing food supply…

A

Expanding arable land area, ensuring sustainable land productivity, increasing tariffs on grain exports, identifying new food sources

33
Q

Understand the barriers to solving the Asian carp issue in the Great Lakes region. (Why is Chicago unwilling to close dams and canals linking the Illinois River to the Great Lakes?)

A

These major transportation links are vital to Chicago’s economy.

34
Q

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

A

Maintaining the fertility of fields

35
Q

Identify characteristics of sustainable agriculture.

A

Sensitive land management, limited chemical use, better integration of crops and livestock

36
Q

Identify different forms of commercial farming

A

Grain, fruit, livestock

37
Q

What is the primary difference between livestock ranching and livestock farming?

A

Livestock ranching requires more space.

38
Q

Be able to identify and describe the primary characteristics of each Agricultural Revolution.

A

1st: simple farming with cultivation, subsidence, sustainable farming and shifting cultivation, first cities
2nd: coincided with Industrial Revolution, farming became mechanized and commercial, inventions and technology
3rd: most advanced technology, development of GMO’s

39
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Identify the most common causes of desertification

A

Climatic variations and human activities

40
Q

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ______ agricultural regions.

A

11

41
Q

What factors are the most responsible for causing different types of farming around the world?

A

Climate, soil, people, transport, technology

42
Q

Which areas of the world are the highest producers of wheat?

A

Southeast Asia, North America

43
Q

What is the location associated with the domestication of significant crops and animals?

A

Middle East, South-Western Asia, East Asia

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