Question 1

Cultural geographers have shown that _______ can be utilized to developed sustainable agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A)   vertical integration
B)   organic agriculture
C)   the green revolution
D)   indigenous knowledgeE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which is NOT characteristic of market gardening?

Accepted Answer

A)   use of migratory seasonal farm labor
B)   cooperative marketing arrangements
C)   locations in developed countries
D)   extensive raising of livestockE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The first domesticated grapes, apples, and olives came from:

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   South America
C)   the Middle East
D)   the AmericasE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

In the absence of a population explosion, slash-and-burn agriculture can provide sustainability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The problem of malnutrition derives more from the unequal distribution of food than from food shortage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The first step in swidden cultivation is:

Accepted Answer

A)   the application of fertilizer to the land
B)   the harvesting of crops
C)   the clearing of the land
D)   the planting of seedsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

A local market owns farmland on which vegetables are grown and trucked daily to the refrigerated warehouses and stores. This is an example of what type of gardening?

Accepted Answer

A)   extensive
B)   after-market
C)   subsistence
D)   marketE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is central to conventional food production?

Accepted Answer

A)   using ecological processes
B)   synthetic inputs
C)   relying on local biodiversity
D)   utilizing organic inputsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Agriculture makes the existence of cities possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The terms of international trade tend to favor:

Accepted Answer

A)   wealthy countries
B)   Third World countries
C)   commodity-exporting countries
D)   countries with federalist governmentsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Only the Japanese have mechanized rice farming to any major degree in Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ninety percent of the leafy green vegetables consumed in the United States are produced in cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The practice of raising one crop on vast tracts of land is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   intertillage
B)   channelization
C)   monoculture
D)   peasant farmingE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Which does NOT practice sedentary cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A)   livestock ranching
B)   nomadic herding
C)   paddy rice farming
D)   plantation agricultureE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Large algae blooms, resulting from fertilizer runoff, that result in oxygen depletion and massive fish die-offs are located at the mouth of most rivers in the United States. Which of the following has one of the largest "dead zones" that result from this process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Puget Sound
B)   Chesapeake Bay
C)   Missouri River
D)   San Francisco BayE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

-The surveying method used in the figure is likely to be found in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Québec
B)   the eastern United States
C)   central Europe
D)   Brazil and ArgentinaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which country is one of the largest centers of wool production?

Accepted Answer

A)   the United States
B)   Brazil
C)   Italy
D)   New ZealandE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The principal food products obtained by hunting-and-gathering groups include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   game
B)   fish
C)   soybeans
D)   medicinal and edible wild plantsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Irrigation is the solution to desertification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is NOT a characteristic of plantation agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)   capital-intensive
B)   large-scale
C)   extensive use of manual labor
D)   a variety of cropsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 8: The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

Cultural geographers have shown that _______ can be utilized to developed sustainable agriculture.

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Agriculture makes the existence of cities possible.

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Which of the following is central to conventional food production?

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The principal food products obtained by hunting-and-gathering groups include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Which is NOT characteristic of market gardening?

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Which country is one of the largest centers of wool production?

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A local market owns farmland on which vegetables are grown and trucked daily to the refrigerated warehouses and stores. This is an example of what type of gardening?

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Which does NOT practice sedentary cultivation?

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The first domesticated grapes, apples, and olives came from:

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Ninety percent of the leafy green vegetables consumed in the United States are produced in cities.

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Which is NOT a characteristic of plantation agriculture?

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The problem of malnutrition derives more from the unequal distribution of food than from food shortage.

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-The surveying method used in the figure is likely to be found in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

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Irrigation is the solution to desertification.

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The terms of international trade tend to favor:

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Large algae blooms, resulting from fertilizer runoff, that result in oxygen depletion and massive fish die-offs are located at the mouth of most rivers in the United States. Which of the following has one of the largest "dead zones" that result from this process?

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Only the Japanese have mechanized rice farming to any major degree in Asia.

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The practice of raising one crop on vast tracts of land is called:

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The first step in swidden cultivation is:

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In the absence of a population explosion, slash-and-burn agriculture can provide sustainability.

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