Question 1

What is another name for swidden agriculture or shifting cultivation?

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A)   pastoral nomadism
B)   industrial agriculture
C)   livestock ranching
D)   slash-and-burn agriculture
E)   dairy farmingF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Boserup's stage model of agriculture outlines the progression of environmental alteration imposed by the intensification of agriculture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Forces that brought the market into agriculture include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   subsistence farming.
B)   improvement of seeds and breeding stock.
C)   a vast population increase in the new trading cities that depended on the countryside for food.
D)   nobility began to rent their land to peasants for farming.
E)   crop rotation replaced the medieval system of fallow.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Types of commercial agriculture include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   Mediterranean cropping.
B)   dairy farming.
C)   mixed crop and livestock farming.
D)   horticulture.
E)   All of the above are types of commercial agriculture.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

In shifting cultivation,five or more crops are typically cultivated in a single swidden.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following are typical "Mediterranean crops" EXCEPT

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A)   tomatoes.
B)   olives.
C)   oranges.
D)   grapes.
E)   grapefruit.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

When agriculture involves endless hours of backbreaking work is it called

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A)   subsistence.
B)   peasant.
C)   labor-intensive.
D)   swidden.
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Subsistence agriculture that is higher-intensity and used in highly densely population areas of the developing world is called ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Winter wheat is planted and harvested in the winter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What were the two forms of settlement within European colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)   plantations in the middle latitudes; farm-family colonies in the tropics
B)   livestock ranching in the northern latitudes; orchards in the middle latitudes
C)   swidden agriculture in the tropics; pastoral nomadism in semi-arid lands
D)   livestock ranching in highlands; grain farming on the plains
E)   farm-family colonies in the middle latitudes; plantation colonies in the tropicsF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Characteristics of commercial farming in the U.S.include

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A)   it can be labor intensive.
B)   more than 10% of the labor force is usually engaged in it.
C)   more small family farms are involved in it than are large corporate farms.
D)   it is not easily integrated into other agribusiness production systems.
E)   its produce is sold for use off the farm.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

In Africa and Asia about ________ percent of those who are employed work in peasant farming.

Accepted Answer

A)   20%
B)   30%
C)   40%
D)   50%
E)   60%F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Which is NOT a characteristic of cattle ranching?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is practiced in developed areas of the world in drier areas.
B)   Ranchers, until the late 1800s, kept their herds on the move toward markets in Midwestern cities.
C)   Stationary ranching is now done on land that is 60% owned by the U.S. government.
D)   South America has significant cattle-ranching industries.
E)   It is an intensive agricultural pursuit.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Most cropping systems in the U.S.rely on corn because it is the crop with the highest value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The few places that can support large grain-farming operations include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   China.
B)   U.S. & Canada.
C)   Russia.
D)   France.
E)   Australia.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The top farm product produced in the U.S.in terms of its value is beef.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Pastoral nomadism is the predominate system of agriculture practiced in which of the following regions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Subsaharan Africa
B)   Latin America
C)   Australia
D)   Northern Africa
E)   EuropeF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

Every region of the world has increased agricultural production as a result of an increase in cropland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Rice

Accepted Answer

A)   was domesticated in East Asia more than 7000 years ago.
B)   is used almost totally for human consumption.
C)   is the primary diet ingredient for over 2 billion people.
D)   all of the above
E)   B and C onlyF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Peasant agriculture occurs in developing countries where the bulk of the population lives in rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Agriculture

Types of commercial agriculture include all of the following EXCEPT

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Forces that brought the market into agriculture include all of the following EXCEPT

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What were the two forms of settlement within European colonies?

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Pastoral nomadism is the predominate system of agriculture practiced in which of the following regions?

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Which is NOT a characteristic of cattle ranching?

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In Africa and Asia about ________ percent of those who are employed work in peasant farming.

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In shifting cultivation,five or more crops are typically cultivated in a single swidden.

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What is another name for swidden agriculture or shifting cultivation?

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Winter wheat is planted and harvested in the winter.

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Rice

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Boserup's stage model of agriculture outlines the progression of environmental alteration imposed by the intensification of agriculture.

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Characteristics of commercial farming in the U.S.include

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All of the following are typical "Mediterranean crops" EXCEPT

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When agriculture involves endless hours of backbreaking work is it called

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Subsistence agriculture that is higher-intensity and used in highly densely population areas of the developing world is called ________.

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Most cropping systems in the U.S.rely on corn because it is the crop with the highest value.

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The few places that can support large grain-farming operations include all of the following EXCEPT

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Every region of the world has increased agricultural production as a result of an increase in cropland.

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The top farm product produced in the U.S.in terms of its value is beef.

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Peasant agriculture occurs in developing countries where the bulk of the population lives in rural areas.

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