unit 7 exam

Question 1

three reasons why that consumption of food varies around the world

Answer 1

• differences in climate culture
• cultural preferences and traditions
• economic factors

Question 2

food security

Answer 2

reliable access to sufficient quantity of affordable food

Question 3

what region has the largest percentage of undernourished people

Answer 3

sub Saharan Africa

Question 4

what is the leading source of protein in developed countries

Answer 4

wheat, milk, and rice

Question 4

greatest challenge to world food security

Answer 4

prices rather than food supply

Question 5

what 3 cereals grains are the leading source of protein inn developing countries

Answer 5

maize, rice, and wheat

Question 6

prior to the advent of agricultural how did hunter gathers obtain needed food

Answer 6

hunting animals and gathering edible wild plants

Question 7

what was the first agricultural revolution

Answer 7

transition from hunter gathers to settled agriculture

Question 8

what were the first agricultural revolution

Answer 8

corn, papaya, avocado, and squash

Question 9

which area of the world was first to domesticate cattle, goats, pigs and sheep

Answer 9

the fertile crescent in the near east, Mesopotamia

Question 10

define subsistence farming

Answer 10

agricultural activity to produce food solely for consumption

Question 10

define commercial farming

Answer 10

farming for profit

Question 11

Subsistence agricultural in developing or undeveloped

Answer 11

developing

Question 12

shifting cultivation in which

Answer 12

developing

Question 13

intensive subsistence farming In which

Answer 13

developing

Question 14

partial nomadism in which

Answer 14

developing

Question 15

plantation agricultural in which

Answer 15

developing

Question 16

mixed crop and livestock in which

Answer 16

developed

Question 17

dairy farming and grain farming in which

Answer 17

developed

Question 18

ranching

Answer 18

developed

Question 19

Mediterranean agricultural

Answer 19

developed

Question 20

commercial gardening

Answer 20

developed

Question 21

nomadic herding is the dominate type of agricultural in which 4 places

Answer 21

the sehel region of north and west Africa, central Asia, the middle east, and parts of africa

Question 22

describe shifting cultivation

Answer 22

cultivated temporarily then abandon

Question 23

list the types of crops grown in plantation farms

Answer 23

cocoa, coffee, tea, coconut, pineapples, and bananas

Question 24

what are the 4 most important crops grown in the Mediterranean region

Answer 24

olives, grapes, citrus, and wheat

Question 25

what is a food desert

Answer 25

a place with not easily accessible/ limited food

Question 26

A city in California in a food desert

Answer 26

south Los angles

Question 27

define von thunens model of agricultural

Answer 27

a theory that explains how different types of agricultural land use are arranged in concentric circles

Question 28

what did von thunen believe decisions about agricultural production were based on

Answer 28

the cocst of transporting goods to the market

Question 29

von thunen three assumptions that helped shaped his model

Answer 29

- costs of transportation is a linear function of distance - the market is located in the center of a circle agricultural region - no externatliles in land used solely for agricultural

Question 30

according to the von thunen model, what was the first ring used for

Answer 30

intensive farming and dairy products

Question 31

according the von thunen model which agricultural activity is found furthest away from the city central

Answer 31

ranching

Question 32

why was the forestry located where it was

Answer 32

the trees were hard to transfer since they are so heavy

Question 33

according to the bid rent theory what happens to the value of land as they get closer to the market

Answer 33

generally increases significantly