PEOPLE AND AGRICULTURE

Match the policy or organization with the event over which it has jurisdiction. 1. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 2. North American Free Trade Agreement 3. World Trade Organization

1. South Africa raised its tariffs on goods imported from India. 3. China discovered that Japan had sold diseased meats to the country. 2. Canada wants to begin selling animal pelts in Mexico.

Match the definition to the term. 1. mouldboard 2. sickle 3. thresher

1. a metal plow that could be used to dig deep ridges in an agricultural field 3. a device used in harvesting that separates the husk from the grain 2. a long, curved blade used in agriculture

Match the definition to the term. 1. age distribution 2. population 3. population growth

2. a group of individuals of the same species that live in a defined area 1. the number of people of each age group in the population 3. rate rate at which a population size increases or decreases; determined by the birth rate minus the death rate

Match the definition to the term. 1. Bureau of Land Management 2. Environmental Protection Agency 3. Food and Drug Administration 4. United States Department of Agriculture

2. the government agency that protects human health and environmental safety 1. the government agency that manages public lands, including lands leased for grazing 4. the government agency responsible for the regulation, safety, and policy for agriculture, forestry, food, natural resources, and farming 3. the government agency responsible for setting and monitoring regulations for food packaging and labeling, and for testing for, tracking, and reporting food contamination and food-borne illnesses

Match the definition to the term. 1. biointense integrated pest management 2. genetic engineering 3. sustainable agriculture

2. the science that alters the genetic make-up of a living thing 1. using living things, like bacteria, to ward off pests 3. uses only the renewable resources and does not damage the land

What percentage of the US workforce was estimated, as of 2011, to work in agriculture-related positions? 45 percent 5 percent 60 percent 20 percent

20 percent

Match the event or organization to its function. 1. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 2. North American Free Trade Agreement 3. World Trade Organization

3. It facilitates and regulates trades between 159 countries. 2. It formed the largest trading association in the world. 1. Countries are able to receive imported goods without a high tax on the product.

Match the definition to the term. 1. commodities 2. economy 3. economic system 4. subsidies

3. a complex system for producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services 4. monetary support given by the government to farmers in order to help support the agriculture industry 1. physical goods that individuals buy and sell 2. in a given region, the system for producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services

Match the description with the term. 1. keeping and caring for domesticated animals 2. added to soil to nourish plants 3. kills insects

3. pesticide 1. animal husbandry 2. fertilizer

Match the description with the term. 1. cultivation 2. domestication 3. animal husbandry

3. the practice of keeping and caring for animals; the practice of breeding livestock 2. capturing, taming, and breeding animals 1. preparing and planting crops

Which of the following events would fall under the EPA's jurisdiction? A farmer was discovered using a banned pesticide. A new drug on the market was reported to cause heart failure. A shipment of tainted beef was recently imported from Europe. A farmer is interested in turning part of his land into a wind farm.

A farmer was discovered using a banned pesticide.

Which one of the following wars or conflicts was fought over the use of slave labor in agriculture? World War I World War II American Civil War Eritrean-Ethiopian War

American Civil War

Which option distinguishes the governmental agency in charge of the aspect of farming described in the following scenario? A rancher in Wyoming wishes to increase the number of cattle in his herd, but he owns too little pastureland. He would like to graze his new cattle on the adjacent federal rangeland. Bureau of Land Management Food and Drug Administration Environmental Protection Agency United States Department of Agriculture

Bureau of Land Management

How has the shift to locally grown produce decreased greenhouse emissions? Large farms often create greenhouse emissions by poor farming practices. Locally grown produce allows fewer dangerous toxins to seep into the soil and the atmosphere. Local farmers typically refuse to use artificial pesticides and other chemicals to grow their crops. Buying locally grown foods decreases the need for tractor-trailers to transport food across the country.

Buying locally grown foods decreases the need for tractor-trailers to transport food across the country.

Which of the following countries signed the NAFTA, resulting in the formation of the largest trading association in the world? China, Mexico, United States China, Russia, United States Canada, Mexico, United States Canada, Russia, United States

Canada, Mexico, United States

If one were to argue that World War II was the most prolific time for agricultural research and development, which of the following statements would best defend this assertion? Government agencies were doling out funds to farms in need of financial assistance to keep the United States' food supply full. Citizens back home resorted to creating innovative ways of making food and crops last longer due to lack of manpower and funding. Soldiers saw more efficient tools in Europe, so they sent home descriptions and drawings so their families would make and use the tools. Private companies were heavily invested in the success of farms across the nations, so they funded agricultural research and development. READ NEXT SECTION

Citizens back home resorted to creating innovative ways of making food and crops last longer due to lack of manpower and funding.

Which act or program allows the type of exchange in the following scenario?A farmer has a great deal of land, but he only uses about two-thirds of it for crops. The rest is "rented" by the government; in exchange for not using the rest of the land for farming, the government provides monetary compensation for keeping the land pristine. Agricultural Adjustment Act Conservation Reserve Program General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade North American Free Trade Agreement

Conservation Reserve Program

Based on information from the lesson, what is the most likely explanation for the following scenario?When Raphael walks into the supermarket, he grabs a bunch of large yellow bananas. These bananas look identical to every other banana Raphael has ever seen because this banana, the Cavendish, is one of the only varieties of bananas grown and sold in the United States. Farmers determined the Cavendish required the least amount of effort to grow. Farmers were pressured by the United States government to grow the Cavendish exclusively. Farmers artificially selected and farmed the Cavendish while discarding less successful varieties. Farmers learned Americans prefer the taste of Cavendish over other varieties of bananas and now it is grown exclusively.

Farmers artificially selected and farmed the Cavendish while discarding less successful varieties.

Which government agency monitors the cleanliness of food and ensures that no food-borne illnesses arise? Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Explain how genetic engineering can be vital to sustainable agriculture practices.

Genetic engineering can be vital to sustainable agriculture practices by helping reduce damage from pest species.

Which of the following best explains how the interchangeable parts on plows allowed for more cost-effective machinery? It allowed farmers build their own plows at home rather than carrying one from the store. It made plowing simpler because the plows usually became smaller and more manageable. It gave farmers a way to easily fix a broken plow should one of the parts break or become worn. It allowed farmers to see how plows were made, giving farmers a blueprint of how to craft their own.

It gave farmers a way to easily fix a broken plow should one of the parts break or become worn.

Which of the following companies created a new type of business model in 1950 that changed how food businesses worked and operated? Walmart Pizza Hut McDonald's Kentucky Fried Chicken

McDonald's

Summarize the arguments both for and against allowing genetically altered meats into the United States.

The arguments both for and against allowing genetically altered meats into the United States are that one argues that eating genetically modified foods are safe as the same as eating non-genetically modified food. Some pros of genetically altered meats are you spend less money producing more food, and farmers use less pesticide. Some cons are plants that produce their own insecticide, a bacterial toxin Bacillus thuringiensis (BT), which has led to BT-resistant bugs, and that when the human population that is unwittingly consuming BT, too, since the insecticide is part of GMO plants.

Which of the following correctly contrasts the biotechnology cluster and the power, structural, and technical systems cluster?

The biotechnology cluster deals with the scientific aspect of agriculture modification, while the power, structural, and technical systems cluster deals with the logistical aspects of farm planning and maintenance.

A farmer has decided to switch from the current way of raising livestock to a more sustainable way. Which of the following best describes the type of environmental change that the livestock will experience? The livestock currently live in barns, and they will be let into an open range to make their lifestyle more sustainable. The livestock currently live in barns, and they will be hand-fed grain to make their lifestyle more sustainable. The livestock currently live in a field, and they will be put into barns in order to make their lifestyle more sustainable. The livestock currently live in a field, and they will be hand-fed grain to make their lifestyle more sustainable.

The livestock currently live in barns, and they will be let into an open range to make their lifestyle more sustainable.

Which of the following arguments is supported by the demographics of families in the work force? The money spent on clothes is increasing and is becoming a serious problem for families. The price for housing is still unstable, regardless of the number of people living in a household. The price of farm equipment is decreasing, causing food to become less expensive over the past one hundred years. The money spent on goods has increased, because family sizes are larger than they were one hundred years ago.

The price for housing is still unstable, regardless of the number of people living in a household.

Which of the following best explains the public's shift to support local farming? The public is upset with corporate farming's unhealthy and underhanded business practices. The public thinks that local farmers will sell their food for cheaper prices than corporate farmers. Corporate farmers are experiencing more difficulties in distributing their products throughout the nation. Corporate farmers are experiencing a decline in quality of products due to a lack of resources and funding.

The public is upset with corporate farming's unhealthy and underhanded business practices.

Which option best explains why the cotton stopped growing in the following scenario?After realizing that cotton was his only crop that yielded a profit, a farmer decided to plant and harvest only cotton in his fields. Over a five-year consecutive planting of cotton, the yields steadily declined. The farmer did not provide any soil amendments. The farmer stopped watering the plants because he relied too much on rainfall. The rain was tainted from pollution and other harmful effects of global warming. The soil was depleted of its nutrients because the farmer did not replenish the land. The pests had become accustomed to the type of pesticide that the farmer was using.

The soil was depleted of its nutrients because the farmer did not replenish the land.

Which option is the best action for the forest surveyors to take in the following scenario? A group of forest surveyors discovers a section of a forest that is dying. They check the trees and discover that a strain of disease has caused them to die. Even though the saplings look like they are dying, they discover that the saplings and plants on the ground are not diseased, just malnourished.

The surveyors hire a group of loggers to cut down the diseased trees in order to allow the plants and saplings to receive light and nutrients.

Which outcome most accurately portrays the future for the timber company in the following scenario?A timber company that cuts and sells its own wood has been in high demand for the past three years. The company has gone through many acres of forest in its area, but it is sure to plant tree seeds after it bulldozes a section. The timber company will lose business soon because not many people will need to build houses and buildings anymore. The timber company will run out of trees quickly because the seedlings will not have enough time to become full-grown timber. The timber company will go out of business due to the rising number of buildings using cement and concrete rather than timber. The timber company will continue to grow because of its good business practices, and it will become the number one timber company in the country.

The timber company will run out of trees quickly because the seedlings will not have enough time to become full-grown timber.

Which of the following arguments is supported by the demographics of families in the work force, as described in the lesson? Housing is the only sector to see steady growth. Women account for about half of all purchases. Men are the only consumers to purchase goods. Families are now smaller due to shorter life spans.

Women account for about half of all purchases.

Which of the following agricultural clusters would require administrative and financial training? biotechnology plant systems agribusiness systems environmental service systems

agribusiness systems

Which of the following has been a result of the increase in local organic farms? a decrease in farmers' markets a decrease in sale of imported foods an improvement in local economies an increase in greenhouse gas emissions

an improvement in local economies

Which of the following best describes an economic system? a system that oversees the production of agricultural goods to be distributed to manufacturers a system that oversees the sale of household products to be bought by families around the country an interconnected system that distributes goods and services to the homeless and mentally unstable an interconnected system revolving around the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

an interconnected system revolving around the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

Which of the following defines the term "sustainable"? eating less food to ensure that future generations have enough to eat modifying plants and animals to make them more resistant to diseases using natural resources at full force in order to power machines and water crops being wise with natural resources to ensure their presence for future generations

being wise with natural resources to ensure their presence for future generations

Which change makes Dr. Jordan's situation more plausible in the following scenario?Dr. Jordan, a bioengineer, dedicated her life's research to finding a way to create edible plants that are not susceptible to fungal diseases or other problems that make the plant die before its fruit reaches maturity. After receiving funding from the government, Dr. Jordan developed a new type of seedling that is resistant to major fungal growths. change "edible" to "inedible" change "maturity" to "ripeness" change "the government" to "a privatized bioengineering company" change "agricultural economy" to "socio-economic economy" READ NEXT SECTION

change "the government" to "a privatized bioengineering company"

Which of the following is NOT a way that farmers use sustainable water practices? drip irrigation reusing rain water extracting water from wells changing the type of pesticides

changing the type of pesticides

When determining the cost of an item, the seller will often analyze the demand as well as the supply before setting the price of the ____.

commodity

What comprised the majority of the crops raised by the Anasazi people? corn wheat milo soybeans

corn

In the last one hundred years, the percentage of total income spent by an average family on food and clothing has ____ (increased/decreased/stayed the same). Choose the correct answer.

decreased

Which of the following animals has been domesticated? dog gorilla tiger wolf

dog

Which of the following is a negative effect of the rise in agricultural technology following World War II? increased crop yields environmental degradation need for more agricultural land need for more farm workers

environmental degradation

Crop production and maintenance is one of the eight clusters in the field of agriculture. True False

false

The largest population growth between now and 2020 will be seen in children ages through four. True False

false

Which of the following is NOT a provision of the Agricultural Adjustment Act? price support farm equipment insurance for farmers alternative energy programs

farm equipment

Working in a meat factory packaging and shipping the meat deliveries falls into which agricultural cluster? animal systems agribusiness systems food products and processing systems power, structural, and technical systems

food products and processing systems

In which of the following places would an animal husbandry worker not find a job? zoo farm forest aquarium

forest

Which of the following is not a possible clean energy source? biofuels fossil fuels solar wind

fossil fuels

Which of the following is considered by some to be an unhealthy practice when using sustainable agriculture practices? selective logging drip irrigation genetic engineering bio-intense integrated pest management

genetic engineering

The term sustainable living is often referred to as which of the following? green living active lifestyle healthy lifestyle meat-free living

green living

Which of the following courses would be appropriate for someone studying to become a pollution control specialist? genetics environmental history fisheries management issues in the global environment

issues in the global environment

Which of the following job titles is held by a person working at a global food distribution? produce broker advertising agent logistics manager agricultural scientist

logistics manager

Compared to World War II, World War I was ____ (more/less/equally) devastating to the agriculture community. Choose the correct answer.

more

Park ranger jobs and mining engineer jobs are found in which agricultural cluster? biotechnology environmental service systems natural resource systems power, structural, and technical systems

natural resource systems

Due to NAFTA, it is possible that a weak economy in the United States will have a(n) ____ effect on the economy in Mexico.

negative

Which tools did early communities first use to help them grow enough food to feed their residents and have a surplus at times? tractors, combines, and GPS locators sickles, moldboard plows, and threshers polished stone tools, pottery, and canoes wooden plows, pesticides, and flails

polished stone tools, pottery, and canoes

A person with a degree in economics and an emphasis in agriculture would best be able to perform which of the following jobs? produce broker human resources professional advertising agent warehouse manager

produce broker

The thresher and irrigation practices were two innovations that were created during the first agricultural ____ from 1862 to 1875.

revolution

Which of the following hand tools was the fastest at cutting and harvesting grain from fields? mouldboard plow scythe sickle thrasher

scythe

Based on information in the lesson, which of the following foods is most likely to be imported? lettuce almonds shrimp strawberries

shrimp

Which of the following is an experiment that a bioengineer would use to further the field of agriculture? splicing a gene of fruit plant with a glow-in-the-dark gene splicing a gene of tree with a gene that makes smaller leaves splicing a gene of flower with a gene that makes striped petals (This is done in the floral industry) splicing a gene of vegetable plant with a gene that makes the plant pesticide-resistant

splicing a gene of vegetable plant with a gene that makes the plant pesticide-resistant

Which option distinguishes the two cows that would be kept and bred in the following scenario? The first cow was a larger male with a wild temperament. The second cow was a smaller female who produced a great deal of milk. The third cow was a larger female who was often sick. The fourth cow was a larger male with a docile personality. the first cow and the fourth cow the first cow and the second cow the second cow and the third cow the second cow and the fourth cow

the second cow and the fourth cow

Farmers are not able to rely on rainfall to meet the water needs for their crops. True False

true

If food spoils quickly, it is important that it get to the store with the fewest possible stops at packaging and distribution centers. True False

true

Most of the US supply of vegetables is produced within the country's borders. True False

true

The agricultural industry touches us all on a daily bases. True False

true