AP HUG Unit 5

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Which of the following best explains the diffusion of plants and animals from their hearths of domestication? Options: Animals were domesticated before plants and diffused rapidly from their hearth of domestication through contagious diffusion because they were mobile and moved easily from place to place. Domesticated plants spread through wind-borne dispersal of seeds from their original hearth, expanding slowly until a vast region was covered with new plants. Both domesticated plants and animals spread across the globe through contagious diffusion in early years by farmers and traders, and later by relocation diffusion through European exploration and colonialism. The diffusion of plants and animals was limited to areas close to each hearth of domestication because the newly developed plants and animals could not readily adapt to different soil types.

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Both domesticated plants and animals spread across the globe through contagious diffusion in early years by farmers and traders, and later by relocation diffusion through European exploration and colonialism.

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Which of the following explains the diffusion and successful cultivation of many plants and animals in new regions of the world through the Columbian Exchange? The plants and animals diffused only a short distance away from their point of domestication. The plants and animals diffused to a region with climate and geography similar to that of their point of domestication. Navigational technology allowed ships to travel more efficiently, enabling safe transport of plants and animals to new destinations. Diffusion of plants and animals filled the loss in many areas from a number of plant and animal extinctions.

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The plants and animals diffused to a region with climate and geography similar to that of their point of domestication.

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Which of the following is an explanation for the similar impact of large-scale commercial agriculture in developed countries and plantation agriculture in developing countries? Both farming practices involve the consolidation of family farms and displacement of rural communities.

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Both farming practices involve the consolidation of family farms and displacement of rural communities.

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Which of the following correctly explains the placement of an agricultural product within von Thünen’s agricultural land-use model? Beef cattle are raised close to the market because meat spoils quickly, Grain is grown close to the market because it is bulky to transport., Firewood is harvested far from the market because the best agricultural land is closer to the market., Tomatoes are grown closest to the market because they spoil quicker than beef or grain.

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Tomatoes are grown closest to the market because they spoil quicker than beef or grain.

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Based on von Thünen’s model of rural land use in an isolated state, which statement explains the most suitable place for a farmer to purchase a large parcel of land necessary for raising livestock? Options: The ring closest to the market, because the land is more fertile for growing feed for livestock compared to other areas. The second ring, because livestock are heavy and more expensive to transport to market. The third ring, because the livestock would be closer to the suburban market areas with moderate transportation costs. The ring farthest from the market, because the land is less expensive and outweighs transportation costs to get the livestock to market.

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The ring farthest from the market, because the land is less expensive and outweighs transportation costs to get the livestock to market.

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In less developed countries, pesticides are typically applied by hand, whereas pesticides are typically applied by tractors or aircraft in more developed countries. Which of the following best explains the risks associated with pesticide applications?

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Farmers' health is at risk in less developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in more developed countries.

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Why have many family farms in North America been replaced by agribusiness farms since the 1980s?

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Agribusiness farms have the resources to take advantage of economies of scale.

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Which of the following best explains the importance of climate to agricultural practices? Midlatitude climates tend to support similar agricultural crops and practices, such as wheat farming in the United States and China.

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Midlatitude climates tend to support similar agricultural crops and practices, such as wheat farming in the United States and China.

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Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long-term environmental impact in tropical regions? Clearing small patches of land to pasture dairy cows, which decreases water pollution from runoff, Building terraces on sloping land to grow rice, which destabilizes hillsides, Burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity, Burning small areas of forested land for subsistence farming, which increases biodiversity

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Burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity

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Which of the following spatial patterns is best explained by bid-rent theory? Concentric rings of different agricultural activities surrounding a city in the midwestern United States, Rural-to-urban migration increasing the population density to eastern China, Linear settlements located along a major road in a densely forested area of Brazil, Dispersed settlement throughout a large mountainous area of Switzerland

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Concentric rings of different agricultural activities surrounding a city in the midwestern United States