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1
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Native Americans did not utilize fire as a method to manipulate vegetation.

A

False

2
Q

Agriculture has been instrumental in the development of human civilizations.

A

True

3
Q

The first domestication of crops and livestock occurred at the same time as the beginnings of human civilization.

A

True

4
Q

There was one major region of the world where crops were domesticated.

A

False

5
Q

Hunters and gatherers tend to have a limited diet.

A

False

6
Q

The Roman Empire was responsible for advancing agriculture throughout their territories.

A

True

7
Q

Agricultural crops were the foundation for the diets of the Native American Hidatsa tribe.

A

True

8
Q

The support of Native Americans was critical to the survival of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

A

True

9
Q

Native Americans had cleared all the forests of the East Coast prior to the arrival of Europeans.

A

False

10
Q

Wheat was the most important crop for early colonists.

A

True

11
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One of the most important exports for the colonists was tobacco.

A

True

12
Q

New crops were introduced to different regions by trading between tribes and by immigration.

A

True

13
Q

The Bering Land Bridge is now submerged.

A

True

14
Q

The earliest Native Americans were Neanderthals.

A

False

15
Q

Land ownership by individuals was common in Native American cultures.

A

False

16
Q

Native Americans consumed only raw foods.

A

False

17
Q

The earliest Native Americans would have encountered species such as wooly mammoths and giant sloths.

A

True

18
Q

Turkey was one of the few animals domesticated by Native Americans.

A

True

19
Q

When were crops first domesticated?

A

10,000 years ago

20
Q

How many native people were estimated to have been in the Americas at the time of Columbus’s arrival?

A

70 million

21
Q

Which is NOT one of the possible reasons crops were first domesticated?

A. Climate changes resulted in favorable growing conditions.
B. Technology developed to cultivate large quantities of grain.
C. Human populations were becoming increasingly sedentary.
D. Many animal species became extinct.

A

D. Many animal species became extinct.

22
Q

Mesopotamia was an area of land within which region?

A

Near East

23
Q

Migration of early humans into North America occurred approximately how many years ago?

A

20,000-25,000

24
Q

Rice was first domesticated in which region?

A

Southern China

25
Q

Which crop did Columbus introduce to Europe?

A

Potato

26
Q

The Anasazi lived in what part of the United States?

A

Southwest

27
Q

What was the first widely used herbicide?

A

2,4-dicholorophenoxyacetic acid

28
Q

The production of which crops contributed to slavery?

A

tobacco and cotton

29
Q

Chemical inputs became common in agriculture around what time period?

A

After WWII

30
Q

Which of the following is NOT association with presicion agriculture?

A. GPS
B. Corn Hybridization
C. Computer
D. Yield monitor

A

B. Corn Hybridization

31
Q

The number of man-hours to produce 100 bushels of wheat on 3 acres in 2000 is:

A

2

32
Q

The earliest site of crop and animal domestication occurred in the ________.

A

Fertile Crescent

33
Q

_____________ is the adapting or taming of wild species of plants or animals in order to be utilized by humans.

A

Domestication

34
Q

___________ is the practice of cultivating land to raise food, feed, fiber, or fuel from crops or livestock.

A

Agriculture

35
Q

The immediate effect of foreign pollen on the development and characteristics of the seed is known as the __________________.

A

Xenia Effect

36
Q

The trade of crops, livestock, diseases, and people that occurred between the New World and Old World after Columbus’s voyage to the New World is called the __________________________________.

A

Columbian Exchange

37
Q

The belief that farming is the best way of life and the most important economic endeavor is

A

Agrarianism

38
Q

The “three sisters” crops included ____, _____, and ______.

A

Corn, beans, and squash

39
Q

The type of agriculture where crops and livestock were raised for the use of the farmer’s family with little to spare is called ____________ agriculture.

A

subsistence

40
Q

Rice domesticated from

A

East Asia

41
Q

Sunflowers domesticated from

A

North America

42
Q

Corn domesticated from

A

Central America

43
Q

Wheat domesticated from

A

Fertile Crescent

44
Q

Legislation that provided a United States citizen, 21 years or older, the right to claim 160 acres of public land was called ___________________________________.

A

the Homestead Act of 1862

45
Q

The trend in farm size and crop diversity is:

A

larger size, less diversity

46
Q

Grain cradle

A

1600-1700s

47
Q

Gasoline-powered tractors

A

1900-2000s

48
Q

Combine

A

1800-1900s