human geo unit 5

dairy farming

According to von Thunen, which of the follow type of agricultural activity is most likely to take place in Ring 1, the closest ring to the central city?

excessive specialization of crops

One of the most important factors in the creation of the food supply crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa is

16th century

The diffusion identified in #13 first began to impact world trade patterns during the

the columbian exchange

The diffusion of crops, other plants, and animals illustrated on the chart above was called

new higher-yield seeds, the expanded use of fertilizers

The most important techniques that have shaped the Green Revolution are the use of

Large and tended individually

The practice of primoagriculture usually results in land parcels that are

subsistence agriculture

The production of only enough food to feed the farmers family with no surpluses to sell is called

engineering

Which of he following is NOT a primary activity?

intensive subsistence agriculture

A nucleated settlement pattern is most commonly associated with intensive subsistence agriculture

western India, northern china, and Ethiopia

According to Carl Sauer, seed agriculture developed from which three hearths in the Eastern Hemisphere?

a general decrease in land productivity

All of the following are important environmental factors caused by modern agricultural techniques except

second agricultural revolution

An important development that stimulated the growth of the Industrial Revolution was the Second Agricultural Revolution

plantation farming

Cotton, sugarcane, rubber, and tobacco are usually grown by the methods of

raise livestock for export

In comparison to commercial ranchers in the Pampas of South America, North American ranchers are less likely to

Germany

In which of the following countries is plantation farming LEAST likely to be produced?

colonial patterns

Modern global agricultural patterns have been most directly influenced by

expanding the role of agribusiness in producing food

Modern improvements in transportation systems have impacted agriculture significantly by

the worlds bread basket

The shaded states on the map above are part of a region known as

industrial agriculture

The shift of the farm as a center of production to a position as just one step in a multiphase industrial process that begins on the farms and ends on the consumer's table is

African Southeast Asia and the amazonian river basin

The wattle construction style for houses is most commonly used in

Nigeria

Which of the following countries has the largest percentage of its labor force engaged in occupations in the primary sector?

pastoral nomadism

Which of the following is an example of extensive subsistence farming?

intensive subsistence

Which of the following types of farming is most often used to raise wet, or lowland rice?

dairy farming

Which of the following types of farming was promoted the most in the United Sdairy farming tates by the invention and use of refrigerated railroad cars during the 19th century?

shifting cultivation is common

he map above show major regions of the world where