AP Human Geography: Unit 7 Agriculture
Unlike most other types of agriculture, plantation agriculture is
A form of commercial agriculture found in developing countries
Which of the following regions is most threatened by desertification?
Africa
Which is not a characteristic of shifting cultivation?
All of the above are characteristics
According to von Thunen, which of the following activities would take place in the outermost ring around a market center?
Animal grazing
Hunting and gathering societies
Are found in isolated places in the world
Both shifting agriculturalists and commercial farmers practice crop rotation, but commercial farmers
Are less likely to allow fields to remain fallow
During the winter months in North America, the primary source of fruits and vegetables found in grocery stores is
Chile
The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar
Climate
Early hunter and gatherer societies differed from early agricultural societies in that hunter and gatherer societies were
Less likely to be characterized by gender inequality
In which of the following countries is the largest percentage of workers employed in the primary sector?
Nigeria
In the Mediterranean area, the most important cash crops are
Olives and grapes
Which of the following best describes shifting cultivation?
Primarily a subsistence practice, it involves a farmer using a plot and then abandoning it for return at a later time
Where would you most likely find the greatest concentration of feedlots in America?
South Dakota
In which of the following areas was rice probably domesticated earliest?
Southeast Asia
Labor-intensive intertillage is often practiced in
Southeast Asia
Two independent seed agriculture hearths that originated in the West Hemisphere were
Southern Mexico and Peru
The first group to integrate seed agriculture with domestication of herd animals was probably in
Southwest Asia
After corn, the most important crop in the United States mixed crop and livestock region is
Soybeans
The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Historically, linear rural settlements were developed primarily because of
The need for access to a river or other means of communication
All of the following resulted from the British enclosure movement in the 1850s EXCEPT
The number of farm owners rose dramatically
The "worlds breadbasket" is located in
The prairies of North America
Which one of the following statements does NOT correctly describe plantations?
The soil type is the main element determining what a plantation produces
The main features that distinguish commercial agriculture from subsistence agriculture include all of the following except
Whether crops are grown or animals are raised
The Green Revolution introduced the use of
Chemical fertilizers
Which of the following is the best example of extensive land use in agriculture?
A sheep ranch
Refrigerated ships and railroad cars most directly benefitted the long-distance transportation to global markets of
Beef
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be produced in Mediterranean agriculture?
Butter
According to von Thunen's model, a commercial farmer is most concerned with which of these costs?
Cost of the land and cost of transporting output to market
Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?
Dry
The use of seed agriculture, the plow, and draft animals started the
First Agricultural Revolution
A food assemblage that includes olives, pita, bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine is most associated with which of the following?
Greece
The Second Agricultural Revolution developed at the same time as
Growing urban markets were demanding increased food production
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
Humid low-latitude
All of the following factors are serious negative consequences of the Green Revolution EXCEPT
Increased crop production
Which of the following correctly lists the four major ancient culture hearths?
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
The form of subsistence agriculture that feeds the largest number of people in the developing world is
Intensive subsistence
Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?
Intensive subsistence
According to Carl Sauer, which of the following is true about plant domestication?
It first occurred in diversified habitats with a variety of species
In von Thunen's theory, the key variable in an agricultural location decision is
Labor cost
All of the following are true of truck farming EXCEPT
Labor costs are often relatively high on these large-scale farming operations
What is the purpose of crop rotation?
Maintaining the fertility of fields
The primary factor in the von Thunen's model for choosing commercial farm products is
Market location
Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?
Mixed crops and livestock farming
One difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture is that with commercial agriculture
More extensive use is made of fertilizers
Increasing global food production by expanding the amount of land under cultivation is limited by the fact that
Most of the world's arable land is already under cultivation
Which of the following does NOT characterize modern industrial agriculture?
Prices met by individual needs of farmers
The farther a dairy farm is from a large urban are the lower the percentage of output devoted to fresh milk. This occurs primarily because
Processed milk is less perishable
Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by
Production only for family consumption
The goal of commercial agriculture is
Profit maximization
The most significant anticipated benefit of the enclosure movement in Great Britain was to
Promote agricultural efficiency
Compared to North America ranchers, commercial ranchers in the Pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil are more likely to
Raise livestock primarily for export
The focus of the Green Revolution was
Reducing starvation in less-developed countries
Which of the following may NOT be categorized as a primary activity?
Refining petroleum into gasoline
Labor-intensive interillage is most likely to take place in areas where farmers practice
Shifting cultivation
Which of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world's total land area?
Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding
Which of the following are both forms of extensive subsistence farming?
Shifting cultivation and pastoral nomadism
The practice of shifting cultivation
Slash and burn agriculture
A farmer who produces only enough food for the immediate family is practicing
Subsistence farming
In which of the following areas has desertification had the strongest negative impact on food production?
The African Sahel
In what area of the United States are land parcels most likely to be rectilinear?
The Midwest
The land survey system that makes use of natural features to mark irregular parcels of land is called
The metes and bounds approach
The seasonal migration of animal livestock from lowland pastures to mountainous regions is termed
Transhumance
In which of the following areas is livestock most likely to be sold in the domestic market?
United States
Which of the following accurately describes the evolution of food production from the earliest development to the latest?
Vegetable agriculture, seed agriculture, the Colombian Exchange
In the Eastern Hemisphere, seed agriculture probably originated in which of the following?
Western India, Northern China, Ethiopia
Which of the following was NOT a commodity first raised in the Americas and traded to the Eastern Hemisphere during the Colombian Exchange?
Wheat
Using von Thunen's model of rural land use, which of the following agricultural products would be produced farthest from an urban market?
Wool