Unit 5 APHG test
Which of the following explains and economic benefit of cattle production using feedlots rather than gas pastures
Agricultural technology has increased economy of sale in the carrying capacity of the lot increasing profits for the farmer
Slash and burn cultivation is an agricultural practice used by subsidence farmers in tropical forest areas What does the following best explains in environmental effect of this practice
Air pollution and long-term land cover change are side effects of slash and burn agriculture that have long region affect on a broader region
Which of the following explains a prevalence of banana plantations in central Africa
Banana plants were brought to Central America from Southeast Isa to be grown closer to markets in the United States in Canada
Which of the following best explains a negative economic consequence of the green revolution in less developed countries as compared to more developed countries
Because of the increase capital investment required to produce new crop varieties using technology that was pioneered and more developed countries there was an increase in wealth disparity in many farming communities in less developed countries
which of the following basics explains the significance of similarities between the farming practices for Apple orchards and grape vineyards
Both farming practices require considerable labor and put because of fruit is picked by hand making a product of intensive agriculture
Unless developed countries females and males tend to participate eagle in harvesting and preparation task Which of the following best explains the difference between countries with higher and lower percentages of women working in agriculture
Countries with large percentages of female employment in agriculture tend to be mostly rural and are reliant subsistence agriculture
Which of the following statements best explains fair trade agriculture as shown as the products on the map
A system or consumers and mostly more develop countries purchase goods from producers mainly unless develop countries with the intens to reduce the disparity in income between different regions
Which of the following best compares a technological consequence of the green revolution and more developed in less developed countries
Farmers in less developed countries were able to increase their profits from growing and exporting high-yield grain to levels similar to those in more developed countries
Which of the following explains the reason why education and employment rates for women or lower in less developed compared to more developed countries
Females take primary responsibility for harvesting and cooking food in less developing countries
More develop country stand up greater access to agricultural technology and government supported loans used to purchase computer as farm equipment which of the following west explains the significance of access to these resources
Government financing an improved technology lead larger economies of scale improved efficiency
Which of the following best explains how weak farmer in northern plains region of the United States is able to maximize profit
Grain farming is an extensive farming practice that maximize profits in part by lower land cost lower transportation cost an imperishability of the product
A typical grocery store in the US may sell oranges grown primarily in California during part of the year and oranges grown primarily in South Africa during a different part of the year, which of the following explains why oranges and available year round in the US
Grocery stores sell oranges that are grown in locations with similar climates but different growing seasons
The images show examples of agricultural technology developed during different time periods. Which of the following statements is best supported by the images
Image 2 an innovation that occurred in the second agricultural revolution, reducing the amount of labor needed and increasing crop yields.
The two images issue a different form of beef production which of the following statements explains a primary difference between agricultural practices
Image of traditional beef production which as we gain popularity because of perceived environmental and ethical benefits compared to beef production shown in image two
Which of the following best explains the significance of a similarity among locations where olives, figs, grapes and lemons are grown
Intensive agriculture is practiced in a Mediterranean climate
Which of the following correctly compared the significance of the different technologies shown in the images
Invention of the plow eased the intensive use of labor, and the innovation of mechanized farm equipment led to improved food production
Which of the following best explains how irrigated commercial agriculture in arid environments creates both environments opportunities and challenges
Irrigation increases production but potentially deplete water resources
Which of the following best explains the spatial patterns illustrated in Avon Thunens model
Labor intensive farming of vegetables is done small scale plots jn market gardens, while extensive grain crops are grown in large scale fields far from the market town
based on the map above which of the following best explains the production of lettuce in the United States
Lettuce production in the United States is an example of commercial farming most let us is produced processed in package for sale in supermarkets that are significant distance from where the product is grown
Which of the following best explains a farming practice related to plantation agriculture
Plantation farming is considered to be an intensive farming practice because it requires large and put of labor and capital to produce a crop
Based on van thunens model of rural land use which of the following explains the location of agricultural practice A or B relative to the market
Practice a represents intensive land use requires a small parcel land and can afford higher cost found closer to the market
Which of the following explains one of the negative consequences of the green revolution that would be of greater concern for people in developing countries then for people in more developed countries
Runoff of agricultural chemicals into the local groundwater that polluted water resources
Which of the following best explains why the concept of global system of agriculture is helpful to geographers
The concept of a geographer simplify and visualize a vast and complicated global supply chain
The images shown illustrate the differences in scale of production for two methods of producing thread which of the following best describes advances in the production of textiles during the second agricultural revolution in the industrial revolution
The conversion for manual thread spinning to an industrial processing approach led to increased the demand for raw cotton and agricultural sector
Agricultural settlement patterns are partly Determined by the survey system used to organize landownership which of the following best describes a survey method used to delineate agriculture land in associated settlement pattern shown in the two images
The first image shows a long lot survey method was in your settlement pattern and the second images metes and bounds survey method with dispersed settlement pattern
Tattoo images shown agriculture transition that occurred in the 20th century which of the following best explains how this transition helped me a challenge of contemporary agriculture
The increase crabby old produced more food for a grown global urban an industrial population
Which of the following best describes a settlement patterns on images
The long run system results in population closer long waterway, where as the meets and blinds system results in a random dispersed population pattern
Which of the following best explains in an environmental concern that results from irrigation in arid regions
This way will have increased cylinity leading to soil erosion and reduce nutrients in a soil for plan health
Which of the following best describes a survey system used in both location
Township and range: unit-block patterns of dispersed farmstead and occasional villages
Using the data shown which of the following best explains a special variations of real women roles in food production in food preparation
Unless developed countries females and males tend to participate eagle in harvesting and preparation task
Which of the following correctly explains the relationship between wheat and it's early hearth of domestication
We is the first emmesicated in Mesopotamia because of a favorable climate and great diversity of wild grains that let to cross reading a seeds
Which of the following best explains patterns of subsidence and commercial agriculture in west African countries such as Ghana and Côté d'lvoire
Well some farmers are engaging subsidence agriculture practices there's a significant commercial farming focus on luxury goods for export such as coffee and Coco
Which statement best explains the increase in reproduction in Europe in the United States compared to sub-Saharan Africa
farmers in Europe and the United States is high yield seeds and other technology but farmers in sub Saharan Africa depend on low levels of mechanization and non genetically modified seeds
Which of the following best explains why in the model the amount of land use for dairying is much smaller than the pasture used for beef cattle
Dairy cows must be kept close to farmhouses, as they require daily milking, and milk must be produced close to consumers, as it is highly perishable
What are the fun explains the international supply chain
Do United States and Mexican producers rely on each other's market to sell certain beef products
Which of the following scenarios best explains the Columbian exchange
Domesticated animals such as cattle horses pigs and chickens were introduced to the Americas by European colonizers. Prior to this, very few animals had been domesticated in the America's