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