Unit 5 Test

Question 1

Approximately how many years ago did the Neolithic Revolution begin?

Answer 1

10,000 years ago

Question 2

Seed agriculture diffused to Europe from ________

Answer 2

Southwest Asia

Question 3

Be able to identify forms and characteristics of subsistence agriculture.

Answer 3

Shifting cultivation, primitive agriculture, nomadic herding, intensive subsistence agriculture

Question 4

Describe the characteristics of hunting gathering societies

Answer 4

All humans obtained their food this way before agriculture, form of nomadism, still practiced

Question 5

Plantation agriculture is primarily found in which type of countries?

Answer 5

Less developed countries

Question 6

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

Answer 6

Humid-low latitude

Question 7

What are characteristics of intensive subsidence agriculture?

Answer 7

Largest percentage of the world farmers and greater use of animal power

Question 8

Why do most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice?

Answer 8

Climate

Question 9

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?

Answer 9

Dry

Question 10

Transhumance

Answer 10

Seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures

Question 11

Describe the characteristics of plantation agriculture

Answer 11

Found primarily in less developed countries

Question 12

What developments have aided commercial farmers in MDC’s?

Answer 12

Scientific advances, electronics, transportation improvements

Question 13

The total number of farmers in the US declined from about 6 million in 1940 to _______ in 1980.

Answer 13

2M

Question 14

Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?

Answer 14

Mixed crop and livestock farming

Question 15

Mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to

Answer 15

Create a system where crops provide food for livestock and livestock provides manure for crop fertilization.

Question 16

After maize, The most important crop in the US mixed crop and livestock region is

Answer 16

Soybeans

Question 17

In the winter wheat area of the US, the crop is planted in _______ and harvested in _________.

Answer 17

Autumn; summer

Question 18

Ranching and pastoral nomadism are commonly practiced in which climate?

Answer 18

Dry

Question 19

What is similar about the different areas of the world where farmers practice Mediterranean agriculture?

Answer 19

Climate

Question 20

What crops are commonly associated with Mediterranean agriculture?

Answer 20

Fruits, grapes, olives, cereals

Question 21

What is the primary form of agriculture in the US Southeast?

Answer 21

Commercial gardening

Question 22

Identify characteristics of shifting cultivation.

Answer 22

A new site is designed every few years

Question 23

What problem plagues farmers in both MDCs and LDCs?

Answer 23

Low income

Question 24

Why do farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export?

Answer 24

Because of their market value in MDCs

Question 25

Characteristics of drug production in Afghanistan are….

Answer 25

Produces 90% of the world’s opium

Question 26

Truck farming

Answer 26

Type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables

Question 27

The term truck farming derives from the Middle-English word truck, meaning

Answer 27

Bartering or the exchange of commodities

Question 28

What model was used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops and land use?

Answer 28

Von Thünen’s

Question 29

Identify and describe the different zones of Von Thünen’s model.

Answer 29

Outermost- Commuter Zone
4- Middle Class
3- Working Class
2- Factories
Center- Central Business district

Question 30

Agribusiness

Answer 30

Many farmers integrated into a large food production industry

Question 31

Farmers in South China commonly practice __________ in an effort to increase crop yields.

Answer 31

Double cropping

Question 32

All of the following represents strategies for increasing food supply…

Answer 32

Expanding arable land area, ensuring sustainable land productivity, increasing tariffs on grain exports, identifying new food sources

Question 33

Understand the barriers to solving the Asian carp issue in the Great Lakes region. (Why is Chicago unwilling to close dams and canals linking the Illinois River to the Great Lakes?)

Answer 33

These major transportation links are vital to Chicago’s economy.

Question 34

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

Answer 34

Maintaining the fertility of fields

Question 35

Identify characteristics of sustainable agriculture.

Answer 35

Sensitive land management, limited chemical use, better integration of crops and livestock

Question 36

Identify different forms of commercial farming

Answer 36

Grain, fruit, livestock

Question 37

What is the primary difference between livestock ranching and livestock farming?

Answer 37

Livestock ranching requires more space.

Question 38

Be able to identify and describe the primary characteristics of each Agricultural Revolution.

Answer 38

1st: simple farming with cultivation, subsidence, sustainable farming and shifting cultivation, first cities
2nd: coincided with Industrial Revolution, farming became mechanized and commercial, inventions and technology
3rd: most advanced technology, development of GMO’s

Question 39

Identify the most common causes of desertification

Answer 39

Climatic variations and human activities

Question 40

Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ______ agricultural regions.

Answer 40

11

Question 41

What factors are the most responsible for causing different types of farming around the world?

Answer 41

Climate, soil, people, transport, technology

Question 42

Which areas of the world are the highest producers of wheat?

Answer 42

Southeast Asia, North America

Question 43

What is the location associated with the domestication of significant crops and animals?

Answer 43

Middle East, South-Western Asia, East Asia