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