AP human geography agriculture

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All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT: dairy farming, pastoral nomadism, cattle ranching, specialized fruit production, grain farming

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pastoral nomadism

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Desertification

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the expansion of the dessert

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A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing ---

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crop rotation

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Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants? Wheat, Rice, Taro, Soybeans, Millet

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Rice

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All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT: cotton, tea, sugarcane, rubber, wheat

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wheat

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All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT: olives, grapes, dates, figs, apples

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apples

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Which of the following types of agriculture is used most widely throughout the world?
Options: commercial farming, slash-and-burn, plantation, shifting cultivation, mediterranean

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shifting cultivation

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Which form of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countries? Options: plantation agriculture, livestock farming, mixed farming, dairy farming, truck farming

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plantation agriculture

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Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice? Options: sustainable farming, pastoral agriculture, collective farming, plantation agriculture.

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subsistence farming

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The world’s population began to grow about 8,000 years ago as a result of? Options: The mechanization of agriculture, Industrialization, The cultivation of crops, Migration, Medical advances

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The cultivation of crops