ap human unit 5 TEST

which of the following explains an impact of globalized agricultural commodity chains on consumers as compared to producers?

a. drought and depletion of groundwater sources in developing countries cause a rise in global grain prices and associated higher costs for food

green revolution technology has resulted in which of the following in modern agriculture?

a. the development of high-yield grains and expansion of cultivated areas

compared to North American ranchers, commercial ranchers in the Pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil are more likely to

d. raise livestock primarily for export

in which of the following areas was wheat most probably domesticated earliest?

e. southeastern Turkey

which of the following spatial patterns is best explained by bid-rent theory

a. concentric rings of different agricultural activities surrounding a city in the midwestern United States

which of the following best explains the importance of climate to agricultural practices

a. mid latitude climates tend to support similar agricultural crops and practices, such as wheat farming in the United States and China

which of the following best explains the potential impact of rising global temperature on agriculture regions

a. the wheat belt will shift northward

during the winter months in North America, the primary source of fruits and vegetables found in the grocery store is

b. chile

which of the following best explains in the economic advantage of the type of farm-produced goods shown in the images?

b. compared to plain milk or fresh fruit, these value-added agricultural goods significantly increase the price of farm products sold and increase earnings for farmers

which of the following explains why multiple early hearths of domestication and diffusion of plants and animals arose across the world in Central America, the Fertile Crescent, the Indus River valley, and Southeast Asia

b. domestication of plants and animals evolved in each hearth independently of one another as societies in each area learned and applied the process to local plants and animals

agriculture practiced in california differs from forms practiced in other mediterranean agricultural regions becuase in california...

b. farms use more irrigation

A food assemblage that includes olives,pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine is most associated with which of the following?

b. greece

according to carl sauer, which of the following is true about plant domestication

b. it first occurred in diversified habitats with a variety of species

which of the following best explains how the expansion of feedlots for raising cattle has affected environmental sustainability in rural areas?

b. runoff from animal waste has increased the pollution in local water supplies

during the green revolution, agricultural practices from more developed countries diffused to less developed countries in Asia and Africa. which of the following best explains the green revolution's highly variable level of success in increasing agricultural yields?

b. small-scale farmers in Asia often lacked the resources necessary to acquire the hybrid seeds and the chemical inputs to grow them, leaving large gaps in the success of the green revolution outside of urban cores

according to the theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements

b. temperate regions

which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long-term environmental impact in tropical regions

c. burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity

in North America, which of the following frequently consumed items is most likely to be supplied by a trans-national corporation?

c. coffee

in less developed countries, pesticides are typically applied by hand, whereas pesticides are typically applied by tractors or aircraft in more developed countries. which of the following best explains the risks associated with pesticide applications?

c. farmers' health is at risk in less developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in more developed countries

genetic engineering of agricultural crops has primarily increased the productivity of modern farming by

c. increasing plants' drought resistance and resistance to pests

based on the different types of land use shown in the image, which of the following best explains why soil salinization is a concern in the arid landscape shown

c. irrigation increases the salt content of the soil, which disrupts the growth of crops and degrades soil fertility

palm oil, an edible vegetable oil used in processing packaged food products, is obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree, grown only in the tropics. which of the following explains how global demand for palm oil has proved beneficial and detrimental for countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia?

c. palm oil exports provided substantial corporate profits, but the growth in the industry resulted in heavy deforestation in both countries

during the first half of the twentieth century, which of the following facilitated the transportation of beef over long distances to global markets

c. refrigerated ships

A set of economic and political relationships that organizes food production from the development of seed to marketing the products is known as

d. agribusiness

corn was first domesticated in

d. central mexico

the two images represent two different methods of raising livestock in the United States. which of the following statements most accurately compares these two agricultural practices?

d. feedlots can minimize costs associated with livestock production because feedlots do not use as much space as cattle ranching

dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by

e. an increase in the use of energy and technology

all of the following statements about the geography of meat production in the United States and Canada are true except

e. consumer demand for organic foods has significantly decreased the amount of meat produced by most agribusiness firms

which of the following best explains why farmers would plant both strawberries and watermelons in the same field

e. limited farmland encourages intensive farming with intercropping to produce high yields

between 1950 and 1990, what production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population's need for food. what of the following best explains this change?

e. the use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals