Question 1

A major practice of sustainable agriculture is

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A)   agribusiness.
B)   an increased "green revolution" use of chemicals.
C)   the lack of integration of crops and livestock.
D)   use of pesticide resistant seed.
E)   limited use of chemicals

Question 2

Pigs were domesticated in

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A)   Southeast Asia.
B)   South America.
C)   Ethiopia.
D)   northern China.
E)   Southwest Asia

Question 3

Potatoes were domesticated in

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A)   Southeast Asia.
B)   Southwest Asia.
C)   Ethiopia.
D)   northern China.
E)   the Americas.

Question 4

Which of the following is least likely to be produced in Mediterranean agriculture?

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A)   butter
B)   fruits
C)   grapes
D)   olives
E)   cereals

Question 5

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

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A)   "cart."
B)   "mobility" or "movement."
C)   "subsiding" as in "subsistence agriculture."
D)   "bartering" or "exchange of commodities."
E)   "horse" or "horse-drawn."

Question 6

-As indicated by the map of agricultural regions, the largest proportion of farmers in Asia practice

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A)   hunting and gathering.
B)   intensive subsistence.
C)   pastoral nomadism.
D)   shifting cultivation.
E)   plantation agriculture.

Question 7

-The map of crop hearths indicates that

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A)   maize, potatoes, squash, and peppers were first domesticated in the Americas.
B)   specific crops can be grown only in and near their crop hearths.
C)   potatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Europe.
D)   coconuts, pigeonpeas, maize, and tomatoes were first domesticated in Southeast Asia.
E)   soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in East Asia.

Question 8

In the winter wheat area of the U.S., the crop is planted in

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A)   autumn and harvested in summer.
B)   winter and harvested in spring.
C)   winter and harvested in autumn.
D)   spring and harvested in summer.
E)   spring and harvested in autumn.

Question 9

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

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A)   10,000 years ago.
B)   100,000 years ago.
C)   1.1 million years ago.
D)   1,000 years ago.
E)   10 million years ago.

Question 10

-The map of crop hearths indicates that

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A)   coconuts, pigeonpeas, mango, and taro were first domesticated in Southeast Asia.
B)   specific crops can be grown only in and near their crop hearths.
C)   potatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Europe.
D)   potatoes, peppers, squash, soybeans, and rice were first domesticated in the Americas.
E)   soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in East Asia.

Question 11

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

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A)   2 million
B)   5.5 million
C)   10 million
D)   1 million
E)   20,000

Question 12

-According to the map of protein from meat, meats provide at least 25 percent of the protein consumed in

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A)   Brazil, Argentina, and Spain.
B)   Ethiopia, Iran, and India.
C)   Argentina, Australia, and South Africa.
D)   Brazil, Australia, and India.
E)   Brazil, Canada, and India.

Question 13

The primary factor in von Thünen's model for choosing commercial farm products is

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A)   land price.
B)   market location.
C)   climate.
D)   soil character.
E)   labor cost.

Question 14

There is consensus among scientists that hunters and gatherers converted to agriculture because of the domestication of animals roughly 12,000 years ago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

-According to the map of major world fishing regions, the Antarctic section of the Pacific Ocean annually contributes

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A)   less than 1 million tons of aquatic catch.
B)   10 to 20 million tons of aquatic catch.
C)   5 to 10 million tons of aquatic catch.
D)   1 to 5 million tons of aquatic catch.
E)   more than 20 million tons of aquatic catch.

Question 16

-Judging from the map of agricultural regions, which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of eastern India?

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A)   mixed crop and livestock
B)   intensive subsistence
C)   shifting cultivation
D)   pastoral nomadism
E)   plantation

Question 17

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

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A)   sawah.
B)   truck agriculture.
C)   subsistence agriculture.
D)   truck farming.
E)   truck hybridization.

Question 18

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?

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A)   All humans began to obtain their food this way after agriculture was invented.
B)   It is a form of nomadism that disappeared in the late 1900s after the fall of the Soviet Union.
C)   This form of subsistence disappeared in the mid-1900s owing to industrialization and modernized agriculture.
D)   Hunter gatherers cannot live for long in groups of less than 100 people owing to the necessary division of labor.
E)   This form of subsistence is still practiced despite the modernization of agriculture in some areas.

Question 19

-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

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A)   80 million metric tons.
B)   20 million metric tons.
C)   60 million metric tons.
D)   100 million metric tons.
E)   70 million metric tons.

Question 20

-A choropleth map such as the map of "Income Spent on Food" might conceal details such as which of the following?

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A)   Even in developed countries where the average person spends less than 20 percent of their income on food, inequalities of income may be great enough for many people to remain undernourished.
B)   In developed countries where the average person spends less than 20 percent of their income on food, the average upper-class person may spend more than 40 percent of their income on food.
C)   Even in developed countries where the average person spends less than 20 percent of their income on food, less food is available than in developing countries.
D)   Even in developing countries where the average person spends more than 40 percent of their income on food, wealthy people must also spend more than 40 percent of their income on food.
E)   In developed countries where the average person spends more than 40 percent of their income on food, other prices are so low that undernourishment is hardly ever a problem.

Exam 10: Food and Agriculture

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

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-Judging from the map of agricultural regions, which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of eastern India?

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

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A major practice of sustainable agriculture is

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-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

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Potatoes were domesticated in

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

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-As indicated by the map of agricultural regions, the largest proportion of farmers in Asia practice

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In the winter wheat area of the U.S., the crop is planted in

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Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?

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-A choropleth map such as the map of "Income Spent on Food" might conceal details such as which of the following?

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

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-The map of crop hearths indicates that

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-According to the map of major world fishing regions, the Antarctic section of the Pacific Ocean annually contributes

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The primary factor in von Thünen's model for choosing commercial farm products is

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Pigs were domesticated in

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There is consensus among scientists that hunters and gatherers converted to agriculture because of the domestication of animals roughly 12,000 years ago.

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-According to the map of protein from meat, meats provide at least 25 percent of the protein consumed in

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Which of the following is least likely to be produced in Mediterranean agriculture?

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-The map of crop hearths indicates that

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