unit 5

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

a. Uruguay

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

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

21. land parcels in the american mid west tend to be rectilinear because...

a. the federal survey system adopted in the late eighteenth century imposed a geometric pattern on the landscape.

5. which of the following best explains the potential impact of rising global temperatures on agriculture regions?

a. the wheat belt will shift north land

1. a food assemblage that includes olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine are most associated with which of the following?

b. Greece

10. which of the following explains why multiple early hearths of domestication and diffusion of plants and animals arose across the world in central america, and 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.

23. which of the following explains the diffusion and successful cultivation of many plants and animals in new regions of the world through Columbia exchange?

b. the plants and animals diffused into a region with climate and geography similar to that of their point of domestication.

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c.

16. 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 are at risk in less developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in more developed countries.

24. which of the following best explains the diffusion of plants and animals from their hearth of domestication?

c.both domesticated plants and animals spread across the globe through contagions diffusion in the early years by farmers and traders, and later by relocation diffusion through European exploration and colonialism.

2. a set of economic and political relationships that organizes food production from the development of seed to marketing the process is known as..

d. agribusiness

14. the two images represent two different methods of rising 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 raising.

20. sheep production in new Zealand and poultry production in Arkansas produce food for animals for human consumption. which of the following best describes the differences in the agriculture practices and land use for these products?

d. sheep production is an example of extensive agriculture requiring large pastures, whereas poultry production is an example of intensive agriculture often practiced indoors.

11. dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 brave been made possible by.

e. an increase in the value of energy and technology

25. which of the following best explains the reason for the similarities and differences between the two land survey systems shown.

e. both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines, however the township- and- range system uses simplified calculation to create a more ordered landscape.

6. which of the following explains why farmers would plant both strawberry's and watermelon in the same field?

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

19. which of the following world regions has the green revolution had the least impact on agriculture?

e. sub- Saharan Africa