APHG Test

Which practice is intended to minimize chemical inputs, but may actually lead to intensified use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers?

Inserting herbicide-resistant genes into crops

Which of the following terms refers to a form of aid and insurance given by the federal government to certain farmers and agribusinesses?

O Farm subsidies

Globally, more young people are moving from rural areas to urban areas. Also, decreased prices for commodities have caused many small farmers to sell their land to commercial farms. These factors explain which of the following geographic processes?

A shift in the spatial organization of agriculture from many small family farms to fewer but larger commercial farms

Which continent has the greatest variation in undernourished populations?

Asia

Which statement accurately describes the concept of commercial farming?

Commercial farming typically occurs in core countries with access to global markets and involves expensive equipment and large parcels of land

In an agricultural commodity chain, which of the following stages would likely be the last to feel the effects of an increase in the cost of diesel fuel?

Consumers

Which statement is supported by the map?

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have high rates of undernourishment.

• In Singapore, large numbers of women are in the workforce, so families eat out more frequently. Women in Cyprus are also active in the workforce, but grandmothers living in the home purchase food and make meals. These situations depict geographic variations in female roles in which of the following categories?

Food production

Which African country has the highest percentage of population that is undernourished?

Madagascar

Which continent has less than 5 percent of the population classified as undernourished?

North America

Grocery stores can't get packages of yeast to sell. The yeast growers say they have plenty of product but materials for packaging it aren't available. At which stage of the food supply system is the breakdown likely occurring?

Processors

Which of the following statements accurately describes a limitation of von Thünen's land-use model?

Since it was developed in the 19th century, it assumes only animal- powered transportation.

Which of the following statements accurately compares slash and burn farming with shifting agriculture?

Slash and burn farming is a type of shifting agriculture; however, slash and burn alters landscapes permanently, while shifted fields are returned to cropland.

Which type of farming typically occurs in rural Africa and parts of Asia and Latin America, where connections to the global market are limited and farmers have less access to credit and financial capital?

Subsistence Agriculture

Which of the following statements most accurately explains a mutually beneficial agricultural relationship between core and peripheral countries?

• Core countries provide financial support to peripheral countries to improve transportation infrastructure, so that commodities can be sent to the global supply chain.

Which statement best describes the impact of the U.S. government awarding the majority of farm subsidies to farms that produce corn, soybeans, and wheat?

• Farm businesses are incentivized to produce crops that enhance agricultural exports rather than bolstering food security

In 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported that 40 percent of working women over the age of 15 in Latin America and the Caribbean did not have a personal income, even though eight out of ten of these women worked in the agricultural sector. Which factor contributed to the absence of income in these areas?

• Farm tasks are viewed as an extension of household responsibilities.

Which of the following statements best explains the location of the field-crop belt in this model?

• Field crops are less perishable and easier to transport, so they were located on less expensive land farther from the market, but not on the cheapest land.

Which statement accurately describes the advantages and disadvantages of aquaculture as an agricultural innovation?

• It helps decrease the pressure on wild stocks of the same species; however, there are concerns about water pollution resulting from excess nutrients such as fish waste.

Which statement accurately describes the concept of subsistence farming?

• Most subsistence farming occurs in rural areas of peripheral countries, where farmers lack access to economic resources and global markets.