AP HUG Unit 5 StudyGuide Quiz Questions

A distinctive building style in the Andes Mountains makes use of a) oven-baked bricks b) wood and straw c) natural stone with no mortar d) wattle e) sun-dried bricks

natural stone with no motar

Which of following was NOT a change brought about by the Neolithic Revolution? a) increase in reliable food supplies b) job specialization c) stabilization of population growth d) widening of gender differences

stabilization of population growth

The long-lot survey system divides land into narrow parcels with the intention of a) giving more people access to transportation b) allowing neighbors to help one another with harvests c) fairly distributing natural resources d) encouraging the practice of primogeniture

Giving more people access to transportation

Which of the following river valleys has been MOST associated with intensive agriculture based on irrigation since ancient times? a) Nile River b) Amazon River c) Mississippi River d) Thames River

Nile River

The farming practices of enclosure crop rotation were important innovations of the

Second Agricultural Revolution

Which of the following is the BEST general description of farming practices today in developing countries? a) Almost all farmers still practice intensive subsistence agriculture b) Almost all farmers still practice extensive subsistence agriculture c) Few people practice farming, especially since large farms in dev. countries now feed the world. d) Small-size farmers are now linking with foreign sources for supplies and markets

Small-size farmers are now linking with foreign sources for supplies and markets

According to Carl Sauer, vegetative planting probably originated in the diverse climates and topography of a) East Africa b)Western Europe c) Mesoamerica d) Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Which of the following statements about lands where Mediterranean agriculture is practices is INACCURATE? a) They border seas or oceans. b) They are on the east coasts of continents. c) Summers are hot and dry. d) Land is often hilly or mountainous

They are on the east coasts of continents.

About half of all corn and about one quarter of all wheat exports come from a) China b) US c) India d) Europe e) Africa

United States

Von Thunen's pattern of rings that explains the spatial layout of farming emphasizes the need to apply intensive agriculture in a) the market center b) zone 1 c) zone 2 d) zone 3 e) zone 4

Zone 1

Which of the following is NOT a significant factor in the dramatic increase in global food production since the mid-20th century? a) a significant increase in the amount of cultivated land b) the growing of specialized crops based on profitability c) the development of higher yielding varieties of crops d) the spread of agribusiness to some developing countries

a significant increase in the amount of cultivated land

Which percentages are clearly in the post-industrial era? a) Primary 38%, Secondary 46.9%, Tertiary 43% b) Primary 1.4%, Secondary 18.2%, Tertiary 80.4% c) Primary 70%, Secondary 10%, Tertiary 20%

b) Primary 1.4%, Secondary 18.2%, Tertiary 80.4%

A nickname for the area of the US map that contains Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota is a) corn center of the world b) breadbasket of the world c) rice bowl of the world d) sheep raising center of the world

breadbasket of the world

Which of the following types of economic activity is most likely to produce the largest amount of food per unit of land? a) shifting cultivation b) hunting and gathering c) extensive subsistence farming d) intensive subsistence farming e) pastoral nomadism

intensive subsistence farming

Which of the following building styles is MISMATCHED with an area of use? a) wood/North America b) oven-baked blocks of cement/Middle East c) wet mud mixed with straw/Northern China d) stone/Andes Mountains e) wattle/Africa

oven-baked blocks of cement/Middle East

Which of the following crops originated in South America? a) wheat b) bananas c) potatoes d) rice e) citrus fruits

potatoes

Through biotechnology, laboratories developed IR8 and IR36, hybrid varieties of a) corn b) wheat c) rice d) beans e) sorghum

rice

Modern Global agricultural patterns still follow colonial patterns because poor countries a) do not participate in the international market b) provide more support for industrial economic activities c) still produce raw materials for consumption by people in richer countries d) trade mainly with one another

still provide raw materials for consumption by people in richer countries

Which of the following foods was unknown in the Western Hemisphere before the Columbian Exchange of the late 15th and 16th centuries? a) corn b) beans c) squash d) potatoes e) wheat

wheat