Intro to geog ch 9
Three categories of economic activities included in the quaternary sector of the economy include
Information, research, management
Which of the following is not characteristic of truck farms
They are classified as extensive commercial agriculture
Stages of economic development, although not always recognizable in a given country, include
age of mass production and consumption
_____ is the breeding of fish in freshwater ponds, lakes, and canals or in fenced-off coastal bays and estuaries or enclosures
aquaculture
Which one of the following characteristics is most unique to intensive subsistence agriculture
large input of labor on small plots of land
Which one of the following types of farming is classified as extensive commercial
livestock ranching
The production of metallic minerals in market economies is strongly influenced by the
quantity of ore available, richness of the ore, and distance to market
Which of the following is not a primary activity
shipping
Which of the following regions is not an area with naturally fertile soils
Central Australia
As a type of economic system, nomadic herding is
Declining
The negative effects of large-scale agriculture include
Depopulation if rural areas
The negative effects of large-scale commercial agriculture include
Depopulation of rural areas
According to the von thusen model, the most important determinant of the pattern of agricultural production is the
Distance between the market and the production site
Because agricultural soil depletion and drought have rendered farming uncertain, nomadic herding has become an increasingly important type of livelihood system.
False
Fishing, farming, and mining at gathering industries
False
Livestock ranching, traditionally characteristic of tropical developing countries, is slowly becoming part of mid-latitude farm economies
False
The maximum sustainable yield of a resource is the yield that cannot be exceeded
False
The vin Thunen model is based on the observation that the value of agricultural land is determined based on soil fertility and climate
False
Nomadic herding is an example of intensive subsistence agriculture
False (extensive)
Sustainable agriculture adherents emphasize an increase in
Farm diversification
All of the following statements about agriculture in market economic systems are true EXCEPT
In response to low crop prices and overproduction, it is being replaced by intensive subsistence farming
The vast majority of increase in all grain production worldwide is due to the
Increase in yield
The green revolution
Increases output through use of high-yielding crop varieties and altered management practices
The Ganges in India and Chang Jiang (Yangtze) in China are river valleys with concentrations of
Intensive subsistence agriculture
The model of agricultural location that stated that a set of concentric rings of different farm products developed around each major urban market was created by
Johann Heinrich von thusen
Which is not a type of shifting cultivation
Maquiladoras
Which of the following is not one of the three major types of economic systems?
Preindustrial
Which statement about world grain production is TRUE
Since the 1970s, production has outpaced population growth.
The term used to describe damage done to a public area, such as overfishing and environmental damage to the open seas is known as
Tradgedy of the commons
A subsistence economic system implies nearly total self sufficiency of its members
True
Types of shifting cultivation include Swidden, slash-and-burn, milpa, ladang
True
In 2008, half of the world's acreage of genetically modified (GM) crops was in which country?
United states
Which of the following statements regarding the role of women in agriculture is not correct
Women farmers share equally with men farmers in the rewards from agriculture
Secondary industries are concerned with
adding value to materials by changing their form or combining them into more useful commodities
Most of the commercial marine fishing is concentrated
in the northern waters where warm and cool currents join and mix
All of the following statements about nomadic herding are true EXCEPT that it
is increasing in importance as a the population dependent on it increases
All of the following statements about nomadic herding are true except that it
is increasing in importance as a the population dependent on it increases
Mediterranean agriculture is
known for grapes, olives, oranges and figs
The defining characteristic of subsistence agriculture is
production for immediate household needs
Which Of the following statements about shifting or Swidden cultivation is true
to maintain soil fertility, farmers rotate fields
The production of low-value minerals is closely controlled by
transportation cost from deposit to market