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The percentage of the labor force in the United States that works directly in agriculture is

2-5%.

According to the von Thunen model, what costs does a commercial farmer consider when deciding what crops to plant?

A and B only.

Area(s) of the world traditionally known for their circular rural land use patterns include

A and B only.

Dairy farmers locate near urban areas because

A and B only.

Many feed fattening farms (feedlots) have located in the southeast and west of the United States because of

A and B only.

On a global scale most organic products are sold in

A and B only.

Swidden agriculture refers to

A and B only.

The Enclosure Movement altered the geography and agricultural practices of rural England by

A and B only.

What conclusion can one make with regard to the connection between the second agricultural revolution and the Industrial Revolution?

A and B only.

Which of the following agricultural practices could be deemed sustainable?

A and B only.

Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning the invention of agriculture?

A and B only.

shifting cultivation is a threatened form of agriculture because of

A and B only.

What was the advantage of domesticating animals?

All of the above

. How did the second agricultural revolution improve agricultural production?

All of the above.

According to Carl Sauer, what best characterized the invention of plant domestication?

All of the above.

How has containerization changed the geography of linkages between production areas and location of consumers?

All of the above.

How have globalization and improved transportation links changed the geography of production areas for products such as apples, grapes, and fresh cut flowers?

All of the above.

What accounts for dramatic increased yields of wheat in developed countries since the 1950s?

All of the above.

What advantages do cattle feedlots have over traditional methods of livestock ranching?

All of the above.

What best characterizes intensive commercial agriculture?

All of the above.

Which of the following are negative consequences of the Green Revolution in India?

All of the above.

Due to over harvesting of fish stocks and increased demand for seafood, what form of agriculture has substantially grown in the last thirty years?

Aquaculture.

Using von Thunen's model as a basis for analysis, assume New York City is the single market for the United States, dairy agriculture would dominate in

New England and upstate New York.

Clustered rural settlements are most commonly associated with

New England.

The region with the lowest percent of the labor force directly engaged in agriculture is

North America.

Which combination of animals was domesticated in Southwest Asia?

Sheep and goat.

Shifting cultivation is still practiced in many parts of

South America.

Which region is not a major dairy producing area?

Southeast United States.

All of the following were vegetative planting (root crop) hearths except

Southwest Asia

Agricultural first diffused to Europe from

Southwest Asia.

What area of the world first incorporated domestication of both plants and animals?

Southwest Asia.

The modern definition of agriculture includes

D) the deliberate domestication of plants and animals.

Township and range land division system most closely resembles what type of geometric pattern on the

Square.

In the last twenty years the region of the world that has experienced a decline in food production compared to population growth is

Sub-Saharan Africa.

The region of the world that benefited the least from the Green Revolution was

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Today circular rural settlements are most commonly associated with

Sub-Saharan Africa.

In upland areas where plantation agriculture is present, what are the two most common crops grown?

Tea and coffee.

What is the best reason for why many dairy farmers in Wisconsin choose to produce butter and cheese rather than fresh milk?

The entire country is their market area for these products.

Even though climatic conditions are suitable for wine production in North Africa and Southwest Asia, why is this form of agriculture not practiced in these regions?

e is not a cultural tradition of consuming wine in these regions.

hy do different regions of the United States specialize in different dairy products?

eir relative location with respect to the milkshed.

When comparing the Koppen Climate Regions Map with the Whittlessey Agricultural Regions Map one can conclude that

ere is a direct relationship between the patterns on both maps.

Livestock ranching and pastoral nomadism both

exist in environments too harsh for crop production.

The technical definition of horticulture includes the cultivation of

flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

All of the following are ways for a country or region to increase the food supply except

increase farm subsidies.

Globalization impacts dairy farming in all of the following ways except

increased the number of dairy cattle in the United States and the U.K

The most practiced economic activity in the world is

intensive subsistence agriculture

The process by which people engaged in shifting cultivation plant crops of varying heights in order to protect lower crops is called

intertillage.

. The trend whereby large corporations buy and control many different steps in a food-processing industry is commonly referred to as

agribusiness.

Pastoral nomadism is a threatened way of life because

all of the above

Agriculture is affected by all of the following except

all of the above.

All of the following are areas in the United States most susceptible to losing prime agricultural land except

all of the above.

Another name for truck farming is

all of the above.

Globalization has impacted and changed agricultural practices with respect to plantation agriculture by

all of the above.

Horticulture could potentially include

all of the above.

Many countries in Europe and Africa are reluctant to import Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) produced foods from the United States because

all of the above.

Market gardening dominates in

all of the above.

Market gardening farms are located close to large urban areas because

all of the above.

Mediterranean agricultural products are grown in

all of the above.

Mediterranean agriculture products include

all of the above.

Strategies used to increase the supply of food for a country could include

all of the above.

The farm crisis in the United States during the late 1970s and 1980s resulted in

all of the above.

The goal(s) of sustainable agriculture is to

all of the above.

The major difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture is

all of the above.

post plantation operations are found in

all of the above.

von Thunen's agricultural land use model assumes

all of the above.

The two most important crops grown in the Mediterranean region are

apes and olives.

Grain produced in the United States is used for all of the following except it is

consumed predominately by local communities throughout the Midwest.

All of the following are environmental impacts of commercial farming except

contribution to the urban heat island effect.

Boserup theorized that when population increased in a subsistence agriculturally based community the level of technology and labor efforts must

crease to meet the demands of increased population pressures.

Hog production is nearly nonexistent in Southwest Asia and North Africa because

cultural taboos exist on eating pork.

Subsistence agriculture dominates in

less developed countries.

In recent years what type of agricultural practice has been most responsible for deforestation of the rain forest in parts of Central and South America?

livestock ranching.

This crop is often grown on plantations in the tropics and sub-tropics.

ll of the above.

The linear agricultural land use pattern commonly found in Quebec and Louisiana is

long lot system.

Legal crops such as coffee, tea, and tobacco grown on plantations in the tropics for export to More Developed Countries (MDCs) are commonly referred to as

luxury crops. .

8. The primary purpose of commercial agriculture is to

make a profit.

Even though post World War II population growth rates hit record numbers, what factor(s) prevented Malthus's predictions from becoming a reality in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

of the above.

Pastoral nomads and livestock ranchers both

operate most efficiently in similar climates.

Why do societies practicing shifting cultivation only farm the same plot of land for one to two years?

opical soils are nutrient poor. .

Pastoral nomads potentially contribute to desertification by

overgrazing.

All of the following are examples of intensive commercial agriculture except

paddy rice farming.

The agricultural practice most commonly associated with intensive subsistence agriculture is

paddy rice farming.

All of the following are forms of farm subsidies except

paying farmers to grow specialty crops.

Commercial agriculture practiced in the tropics and subtropics is called

plantation agriculture.

Boserup's basic thesis with respect to population growth in cultures that practiced subsistence agriculture was that

population increase would be accompanied by an increase in how intensely land would be used.

Extensive subsistence agriculture predominates in

semi-arid deserts.

Using von Thunen's model as a basis for analysis, assume New York City is the single market for the United States, market gardening would be located in

southeastern states.

Using von Thunen's model as a basis for analysis, assume London, England, and Paris, France, is the single market for Europe. Dairy agriculture would be located in

southern England.

The two most widely used and distributed Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

soybeans and corn.

Growing only enough food to feed your family is an example of

subsistence agriculture

The main difference between coffee and tea is that

tea is consumed where it is produced.

The biotechnical agricultural revolution is best characterized by

the incorporation of genetically modified crops.

All of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture except

there is little relationship to other businesses.

Dairy farmers specialize in other products rather than fresh milk because

they are located outside the milkshed.

The land division system most responsible for dispersed rural settlements in many parts of the United States is the

township and range system.

Herders who seasonally move their animals between mountain pastures and lowland valleys practice

transhumance.

The most widely produced grains in the world are

wheat, rice, and maize.

____did not contain an agricultural hearth.

Europe.

Pastoral nomadism still a dominant way of life in many parts of

central Asia.

Another term for pastoral nomadism is

A and B only

What activity typifies extensive commercial agriculture?

A and B only

Why did von Thunen include a forestry ring in his model of agricultural land use?

B and C only.

Which of the following is not considered a luxury crop?

Banana.

What area in Canada is most productive for timber?

British Columbia.

Which famous cultural geographer theorized that the invention of agriculture took place in multiple hearths?

Carl Sauer.

Which pairing of animal(s) and region is not correct?

Cattle - South Asia.

Agriculture is associated with the

D) primary sector of the economy.

What geographic factor best explains why a piece of land is used intensively or extensively for agriculture?

Distance to the market.

What agricultural technique allows subsistence farmers in tropical and sub-tropical areas to support a large population with a small amount of arable land?

Double cropping.

This type of business practice significantly reduces the commodity chain for an agricultural product such as coffee or tea.

Fair trade movement.

What is the best reason why market gardening farms grow highly perishable fruits and vegetables?

Farms are located close to urban centers.

Europeans evolved from farming a single field in early medieval times to rotating crops into how many different sections or fields by the 18th century?

Four.

According to the von Thunen model, what type of agricultural practice would locate in the outer most concentric ring?

Grazing.

all of the following are major wheat producing states except

Iowa.

____________has increased its production by 20% per year for the last twenty years.

Organic agriculture.

which statement regarding agricultural region(s) with respect to Whitttlessey's Agricultural Regions map is no longer applicable?

Plantation agriculture doesn't exist in North America anymore.

The area in Canada most associated with grain farming is

Prairie Provinces.

What has been the trend with respect to dairy farming in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) since the 1970s?

Production has increased as a total percent of world production levels.

What type of diffusion is most closely associated with the Columbian Exchange?

Relocation diffusion.

This type of farming practice helps preserve soil conservation by planting crops on the tops of hills.

Ridge tillage.

Which of the following are examples of extensive subsistence agriculture?

Slash and burn agriculture and nomadic herding.

The most important large-scale commercial wheat producing countries in the world include all of the following except

Switzerland

According Carl Sauer, why did vegetative planting first start in Southeast Asia?

The region's high biodiversity allowed people to become more sedentary, which naturally led to experimentation with plants.

The country that produces the most maize in the world is

United States.

Pastoral nomads predominate in

a and B only.

Dairy operations locate on the suburban fringe of metropolitan areas because

access to market is greater.

The production and harvesting of fish and shell fish in sectioned off coves and landbased ponds is technically referred to as

acquaculture.

The invention in the late 1800s that changed the geography of cattle ranching was

barbed wire.

Pastoral nomads do not typically herd

cattle.

Many farmers in New England turned to specialty farming, such as growing mushrooms, asparagus, herbs, and nursery plants because

dairy farming has become less profitable due to lower milk prices per unit and increasing operating costs.

According to the von Thunen model, the first ring is used for

dairy.

Most cereal grains produced in the Untied States are

fed to livestock.

In Mediterranean agriculture farmers derive most of their income from

fruits and vegetables.

All of the following are farm subsidies except

giving farmers tax breaks if they meet production quotas.

Suitcase farms are most associated most with

grain farming.

Humans survived prior to the invention of agriculture by engaging in

hunting and gathering.

Due to increased interregional migration, an increasing percent of vegetables in China are being produced

in urban plots.

Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is

irrigation.

Growing or raising a single specialty crop on large tracts of land is called

monoculture.

All of the following are characteristics of shifting cultivation except

primogentric land ownership dominates shifting cultivation societies.

The second agricultural revolution coincided with

the Industrial Revolution.

146. The area in Canada where fishing dominates the economy is

the Maritime Provinces.

Using von Thunen's model as a basis for analysis, assume New York City is the single market for the United States, mixed crop and livestock agriculture would be located in

the Midwest.

Using von Thunen's model as a basis for analysis, assume London, England, and Paris, France, is the single market for Europe. Extensive grain farming would take place in

the steppes of Russia.

All of the following are true regarding contemporary hunting and gathering societies except

their way of life is preserved by many governments.

All of the following are characteristics of pastoral nomads except

they only consume animal products and animal by-products.

The single most important factor contributing to rural land use patterns for most of the Great Plains in the United States is a result of the

township and range land survey system.

all of the following are types of subsistence agriculture except

truck farming