Human Geogrpahy Unit 5
Which alternative energy source involves converting decaying plant matter into energy used to generate or power engines?
Biomass
Which of the following describes an example of creative destruction?
A farmer clears a forest in order to plant grain
Which of the following is an example of the implementation of the sustainable land use model?
A logger who cuts down trees for lumber plants more trees
Which of the following crops is grown in the greatest quantity worldwide?
Cereal grains
Which of the following crops was domesticated in northern Africa approximately 1,200 years ago?
Coffee
All of the following are true of crop rotation systems EXCEPT...
Crop rotation nearly always increases the need for artificial fertilizers
All of the following are true of the Green Revolution EXCEPT...
Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers
Which of the following types of agriculture is used most widely throughout the world?
Shifting cultivation
Dogs, pigs, and chickens were first domesticated in...
Southeast Asia
Which of the following is not a major hearth of agriculture development and animal domestication?
Southern Europe
Which of the following seed crops were first domesticated in Mexico?
Squash and beans
Slash-and-burn is an example of what type of agriculture practice?
Subsistence farming
The emergence of which of the following allowed people to settle in one location permanently rather than migrating seasonally?
Subsistence farming
Which of the following refers to the decision to abandon the se of a product that harms the environment and switch to a product that is more environmentally friendly?
Substitution principle
Which of the following is characterized by the use of migrant workers who do not live on the farm for labor?
Suitcase farms
Most of the U.S. Midwest was divided using which system?
Township and range
When flying across the central United States, the view consists of patches of land about one square mile in size. This is evidence of which type of land-use pattern?
Township and range system
Which of the following is not an example of a staple food in Central America?
Wheat
A suitcase farm is defined as...
a commercial farm where no one loves and that is farmed by migratory workers
A direct result of the U.S. farm crisis is...
a decrease in the number of small farms
A type of animal feeding operation that prepares an animal for slaughter by increasing the weight of the animal is called...
a feedlot
A society that relies on the cultivation of land is known as...
agrarian
All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT...
apples
The farming of oysters is an example of...
aquaculture
A crop grown for profit is called a...
cash crop
The enclosure movement changed farming in England during the 18th century by...
consolidating the many small farms into fewer large farms
A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing...
crop rotation
To reduce the risk of depleting the soil of nutrients, a farmer decides to plant legumes in a field that previously grew corn. This practice is called...
crop rotation
The agricultural location model suggests that...
dairying should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits
The program for developing countries that reduces their foreign debt and promotes local conservation funding is known as...
debt-for-nature swap
Plants and animals that have been genetically adapted to suit human needs are considered...
domesticated
Cash-cropping is a form of...
extensive agriculture
Market-gardening activities occur in which zone of von Thunen's model of agricultural land use?
first zone
Mineral fuels are also known as...
fossil fuels
Locations farthest from large bodies of water...
have the most extreme climates
A potential reserve is an energy source that...
is suspected to exist but has not been discovered
The Middle East is known as the Fertile Crescent because...
it was one of the first areas of sedentary farming and urban society
The clearing of land through manual labor using simple tools is called...
labor-intensive farming
In the preservationist land use model, people are encouraged to...
not alter the natural environment
All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT...
pastoral nomadism
Herders who move herds constantly in order to find food sources as old sources are depleted engage in...
pastoral nomadism
Intertillage is the process of...
planting between the rows of crops
All of the following crops mights be grown on a truck farm EXCEPT...
rice
In South America, most ethanol is produced using...
sugarcane
Limiting the amount of timber cut from a forest to prevent forest depletion, thus ensuring its production for future use, is an example of...
sustainable yield
Transhumance can best be described as...
the seasonal movement of people and livestock over short distances for the purpose of grazing
A developer clears several acres of forest to make room for a shopping center. All traces of the original landscape have been eliminated. This is an example of...
topside
The theory that people will do what is in their own best interest even when it is not in the best interest of the common good is called the...
tragedy of the commons
All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT...
wheat
Which of the following is not an example of a luxury crop?
wool
Which of the following was a short-term result of the collectivization of agricultural production in Communist countries?
Food shortages
All of the following are true according to the von Thunen model of agricultural land EXCEPT...
Forests for fuel and timber production could be located in any of the four rings
Which of the following was developed during the Third Agricultural Revolution?
Genetic engineering
The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as the...
Green Revolution
The second agricultural revolution occurred at roughly the same time as the...
Industrial Revolution
Feedlots are an example of what kind of farming?
Intensive cultivation
Which of the following is a benefit of industrial agriculture?
It gives consumers more access to food
Which of the following is not true about market gardening?
It relies on monoculture production
Which of the following is an example of voluntary collective farming?
Kibbutzim in Israel between 1909 and the present
Which of the following is true regarding the growing season?
Lands near the equator have longer growing season than at the poles
Which of the following is a practice of an extractive industry?
Mining for copper
Farming on long lots is most likely to occur along which of the following?
Mississippi River
All of the following states are located in the Corn Belt EXCEPT...
Montana
Which of the following is an argument made by Carl Sauer?
Natural landscapes have been indirectly altered by human activity
Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture?
Oranges in Florida
Which of the following methods of farming has become more popular in response to the widespread use of pesticides in farming?
Organic farming
Which of the following is true of the environmental impact of organic farming?
Organic farming has a positive environmental impact because organic farming helps sustain diverse ecosystems due to lack of synthetic pesticides
Which of the following agricultural practices most closely followed hunting and gathering?
Pastoralism
Which form of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?
Plantation agriculture
Which of the following describes how winter wheat is planted and harvested?
Planted in the fall, harvested in the spring
Which of the following is not a cause of desertification?
Policies favoring nomadic herding over sedentary farming
Which of the following is an example of agribusiness?
Processing crops into canned food
Which of the following machines is used to cut grain that is standing in the fields?
Reaper
Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?
Rice
Which of the following best characterizes the Green Revolution?
The Green Revolution was able to increase crop yields and food production in many locations throughout the world, but its impact on the environment, geopolitics, and the world economy has yet to be fully understood
Which of the following is true about agriculture in China?
The government dictates the types and quantities of crops grown