Pretest 5 Flashcards

1
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Geographer fervent whittle set divided the world into agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture), ________ of which were classified as mound in MDC’s and ________ as found in LDC’s

A

6;5

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2
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Pigs were domesticated in

A

Southwest Asia

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3
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Potatoes were domesticated in

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The Americas

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4
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Lima beans were domesticated in

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The Americas

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5
Q

The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in asia about

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10’000 years ago

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6
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The earliest known domesticated squash crops are thought to have originated in the Americas more than

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9’000 years ago

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7
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The first people to domesticate lentils and olives were in

A

Southwest Asia

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8
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Seed agriculture probably reached Europe from

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Southwest Asia

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9
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The map of crop hearths indicate that

A

A

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10
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The map of animal hearths indicates that

A

A

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11
Q

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries

A

Plantation

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12
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Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region

A

Humid low- latitude

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13
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Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the worlds people

A

Intensive subsistence

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14
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The direction and frequency of hunter-gatherer migration depended on

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The movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants

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15
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Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia

A

All of these answers are correct

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16
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Compared to shirting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following

A

Greater use of animal power

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17
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The most important reason why most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice is

A

Climate

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18
Q

Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region

A

Dry

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19
Q

The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is

A

Transhumance

20
Q

The number of farms in the United States declined from about 6 million in 1940 to _____ in 1980

A

2 million

21
Q

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

A

Mixed crop and livestock farming

22
Q

Geographer detest white self divided the world into _____ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture)

A

11

23
Q

Mixed crops and livestock allows farmers to

A

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

24
Q

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

A

Soybeans

25
Q

In the winter wheat area of the US, the crop is planted in

A

Autumn and harvested in summer

26
Q

Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture

A

Pastoral nomadism

27
Q

The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar

A

Climate

28
Q

The predominant form of agriculture in the US southeast is

A

Commercial gardening

29
Q

Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering

A

This form of subsistence is still practiced in few, remote locations despite the modernization of agriculture in some areas

30
Q

Which is a characteristic of shifting cultivation

A

A new site is designed every few years

31
Q

Asian agriculture is characterized by shortages of all but which of the following

A

Labor

32
Q

Farmers in more developed and less developed countries share which of the following problems

A

Inadequate income

33
Q

Farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export primarily because of

A

Their market value in MDCs

34
Q

Afghanistan is important to the world drug trade primarily because

A

It produces about 90 percent of the worlds opium

35
Q

The type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables, is called

A

Truck farming

36
Q

Truck farming is a term that derives from the Middle English word truck, meaning

A

“Bartering” or “exchange of commodities”

37
Q

In the United States many farms are integrated into a large food production industry. This is known as

A

Agribusiness

38
Q

____________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm

A

Von Thünens

39
Q

The primary factor in Von Thünens model for choosing commercial farm products is

A

Market location and distance

40
Q

Von Thünens model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture

A

Dairying in the northeast United States

41
Q

To increase crop yields, farmers in south China commonly practice

A

Double cropping

42
Q

According to the graph on the growth in human consumption of fish, in about the year 2005, the amount of fish consumed by developing countries exceeded

A

80 million metric tons

43
Q

The best way to block Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes from the Illinois river would be the closing or locks and dams in and near Chicago; however, these waterways are not being closed because

A

As major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago’s economy

44
Q

In Maryland, soil preservationists produced a new composite map by combining in their GIS

A

Soil quality, environmental, and economic maps

45
Q

A major practice of sustainable agriculture is

A

Limited use of chemicals

46
Q

Farming varies around the world because of _____ across space

A

Cultural and environmental factors