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1. The most important distinction for dividing the world into agricultural regions isA) whether the product is consumed on or off the farm.B) whether crops are grown or animals are raised.C) the location of the first agriculture.D) the population density of the crop-producing region.2. Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?A) All humans obtained their food this way before the invention of agriculture.B) It is a form of nomadism.C) This form of agriculture is still practiced.D) all of the above3. Hunting and gathering societiesA) employ about 15 percent of the world's people.B) are found in isolated places in the world.C) are characterized by large concentrations of people.D) occur nearly everywhere but are especially common in Europe.4. An important agricultural hearth isA) Southeast Asia.B) South America.C) Ethiopia.D) all of the above5. The cultivation of plants by cutting stems and dividing roots isA) sawah.B) seed agriculture.C) subsistence agriculture.D) vegetative planting.6. Vegetative planting probably originated inA) Southeast Asia.B) South America.C) Ethiopia.D) all of the above7. In the Eastern Hemisphere, seed agriculture probably originated in all but which of the following?A) western IndiaB) northern ChinaC) EthiopiaD) Southwest Asia8. The first group to integrate seed agriculture with domestication of herd animals was probably inA) western India.B) northern China.C) Ethiopia.D) Southwest Asia.9. Seed agriculture probably reached Europe fromA) western India.B) northern China.C) Ethiopia.D) Southwest Asia.10. Unique agricultural practices arise in particular regions because ofA) characteristics of the physical environment.B) limited knowledge of alternatives.C) distinctive cultural traits.D) all of the above11. Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture?A) MediterraneanB) shifting cultivationC) pastoral nomadismD) All of the above are forms of subsistence agriculture.12. Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?A) MediterraneanB) plantationC) truck farmingD) none of the above13. Which is not a characteristic of shifting cultivation?A) Land is cleared by slashing the vegetation.B) Debris is burned to provide the soil with nutrients.C) A new site is designated every few years.D) All of the above are characteristics.14. Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?A) humid low-latitudeB) dryC) warm mid-latitudeD) cold mid-latitude15. Which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of the world's land area?A) dairyingB) intensive subsistenceC) plantationD) shifting cultivation16. Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?A) hunting and gatheringB) intensive subsistenceC) pastoral nomadismD) shifting cultivation17. Shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture criticized for all but which of the following reasons?A) It destroys natural resources such as forests.B) It causes soil erosion and depletion of nutrients.C) It upsets the ecology through the use of fertilizers.D) It consumes a lot of land to feed a small number of people.18. Shifting cultivation causes environmental damage primarily whenA) population exceeds environmental capacity.B) more fertilizers are introduced.C) fields are permanently cleared.D) cultural traditions are ignored.19. The largest proportion of farmers in Asia practiceA) hunting and gathering.B) intensive subsistence.C) pastoral nomadism.D) shifting cultivation.20. Compared to shifting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following?A) smaller farmsB) higher agricultural densityC) greater use of animal powerD) all of the above21. Asian agriculture is characterized by shortages of all but which of the following?A) equipmentB) fundsC) laborD) land22. Which of the following is not a typical practice in growing rice in Asia?A) harvesting with a plow drawn by oxenB) flooding the plowed land with rain waterC) flattening the landD) transplanting seedlings grown in a nursery23. The most important reason why most people in North China grow crops other than wet rice isA) cultural preference.B) tradition.C) climate.D) soil.24. Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?A) humid low-latitudeB) dryC) warm mid-latitudeD) cold mid-latitude25. Pastoral nomads are distinguished from other forms of subsistence farmers by all but which of the following?A) They consume animals rather than grain.B) They obtain grain through trade.C) They occupy dry lands.D) All of the above distinguish pastoral nomadism.26. The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures isA) pastoral nomadism.B) shifting cultivation.C) transhumance.D) all of the above27. To increase crop yields, farmers in southeastern China commonly practiceA) double cropping.B) transhumance.C) threshing.D) pastoral nomadism.28. To separate husks from seeds, Asian farmers beat the heads on the ground, a practice known asA) chaff.B) threshing.C) winnowing.D) double cropping.29. During the twentieth century, all but which of the following have declined in more developed countries?A) percentage of total population engaged in farmingB) absolute number of farmersC) amount of land devoted to farmingD) All of the above have declined.30. Commercial agriculture is distinguished from subsistence agriculture by all but which of the following?A) low percentage of farmers in the labor forceB) farm sizeC) heavy use of machineryD) output consumed on the farm31. The relatively large size of the average North American farm results in all but which of the following?A) Most farms are owned by large corporations.B) Mechanization is necessary.C) Farming is expensive.D) All of the above are true.32. In the United States many farms are integrated into a large food production industry. This is known asA) agribusiness.B) commercial farming.C) food processing.D) mechanized farming.33. The type of agriculture practiced on a commercial farm depends on all but which of the following?A) cultural factors, such as consumer preferencesB) locational factors, such as access to raw materialsC) site factors, such as climate and soilD) situation factors, such as access to markets34. According to von Thünen's model, a commercial farmer is concerned with which of these costs?A) price of landB) cost of transporting output to marketC) value of yield per hectareD) All of the above are considered.35. Von Thünen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture?A) dairying in the Northeast United StatesB) ranching in the dry lands of North AfricaC) shifting cultivation in the tropics of South AmericaD) intensive subsistence in South China36. According to the von Thünen model, market-oriented gardens and milk producers were located in the first ring for all but which of the following reasons?A) delivery costB) perishabilityC) proximity to marketD) quality of soil37. In general, the farther a dairy farm is from a large urban area the lower the percentage of output devoted to fresh milk. This occurs primarily becauseA) land costs are lower farther from the urban area.B) milk is more perishable than butter.C) transport costs are greater farther from the urban area.D) the quality of soil is lower near an urban area.38. China, the United States, Russia, and India are the leading producers ofA) commercial grain.B) corn (maize).C) livestock ranching.D) milk products.39. Other than corn, the most important crop in the U.S. mixed crop and livestock region isA) wheat.B) soybeans.C) grain.D) fruits and vegetables.40. Some regions produce more cheese than milk becauseA) they are outside major milksheds.B) of a cultural preference for cheese consumption.C) they are specialized.D) the output is not sold directly to consumers.41. In the winter wheat area, the crop is planted inA) autumn and harvested in summer.B) winter and harvested in spring.C) winter and harvested in autumn.D) spring and harvested in summer.42. Ranching has declined in the southwestern United States primarily becauseA) crops yield more income per area.B) the predominant breed of cattle has changed.C) long-distance cattle drives are no longer practical.D) the region lacks adequate water supplies.43. Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture?A) dairyingB) grainC) pastoral nomadismD) shifting cultivation44. The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates share similarA) climate.B) cultural beliefs.C) levels of development.D) social customs.45. Which of the following is least likely to be produced in Mediterranean agriculture?A) butterB) fruitsC) grapesD) olives46. A good bottle of wine is most likely to come fromA) Brazil.B) Chile.C) Peru.D) Venezuela.47. Farmers in more developed and less developed countries share which of the following problems?A) access to fertilizersB) inadequate incomeC) lack of equipmentD) surplus production
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