AP HUMAN GEO QUIZ 9.3

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

"bartering" or "exchange of commodities."

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ________ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture).

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Using the above graph, observe that in about the year 1985, the amount of fish consumed by developing countries was approximately

40 million metric tons.

In the United States many farms are integrated into a large food production industry. This is known as

agribusiness.

Hunting and gathering societies

are found in isolated places in the world.

The best way to block Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes from the Illinois River would be the closing of locks and dams in and near Chicago; however, these waterways are not being closed because

as major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago's economy.

In the winter wheat area of the United States, the crop is planted in

autumn and harvested in summer.

The predominant form of agriculture in the U.S. Southeast is

commercial gardening.

Mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to

create a system where crops provide food for livestock and the livestock provide manure for crop fertilization.

Von Thünen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture?

dairying in the Northeast United States

To increase crop yields, farmers in South China commonly practice

double cropping

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?

dry

Unlike other forms of commercial agriculture, plantations are

found primarily in less developed countries.

Compared to shifting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following?

greater use of animal power

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

humid low-latitude

Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?

intensive subsistence

Which of the following is generally NOT a typical practice in growing rice in Asia?

machine harvesting and winnowing

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

maintaining the fertility of fields

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

market location.

Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in continental Europe between France and Russia?

mixed crop and livestock farming

Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture?

pastoral nomadism

The direction and frequency of hunter-gatherer migration depended on

the movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants.

The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is

transhumance.

________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm.

von Thünen's

Sawah and Paddy are terms most closely associated with

wet rice.

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture), ________ of which were classified as found in MDCs and ________ as found in LDCs.

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Using the above graph, observe that in about the year 2005, the amount of fish consumed by developing countries exceeded

80 million metric tons.

Which is a characteristic of shifting cultivation?

A new site is designated every few years.

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

Butter

The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

Climate

The most important reason why most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice is

Climate

Which is NOT a form of subsistence agriculture?

Mediterranean

In Von Thünen's model, wood lots occupied the

Second ring.

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?

Shifting cultivation

After maize, the most important crop in the U.S. mixed crop and livestock region is

Soybeans

In Von Thünen's model, crops and pastureland occupied the

Third Ring

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?

This form of subsistence is still practiced despite the modernization of agriculture in some areas.

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

Truck farming