Agriculture, Development, and Industry Review (Ch 9, 10, 11)

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What kind of agriculture is primarily practiced in the dark-shaded areas on the map above?

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Mediterranean

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Which of the following forms of agriculture would best be described as extensive farming? Citrus production and vineyards to produce table grapes, Dairy and poultry farming, Cattle ranching and wheat farming, Truck farming and hothouses to produce vegetables, Floral horticulture and tree nurseries

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Cattle ranching and wheat farming

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With the exception of Hawaii, the map shows the pattern of production for coffee beans by country. Which of the following explains the limitations of the map shown for identifying the agricultural production regions of coffee beans?

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The map mainly identifies all land within a country, as opposed to the foothills and upland areas where coffee beans are grown.

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On the map above, the shaded area is most associated with which of the following types of agriculture? Truck farming, Plantation agriculture, Slash-and-burn cultivation, Rice cultivation, Dairy farming

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Rice cultivation

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Which of the following best explains the reasons for the similarities and differences between the two land survey systems shown?

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Both systems set specific property boundaries for landholders. However, the metes-and-bounds system is more orderly and efficient.

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Which of the following explains why multiple early hearths of domestication and diffusion of plants and animals arose across the world in Central America, the Fertile Crescent, the Indus River valley, and Southeast Asia?

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Domestication of plants and animals evolved in each hearth independently of one another as societies in each area learned and applied the process to local plants and animals.

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The images show devices developed during the Second Agricultural Revolution. Which of the following best describes the impacts of the Second Agricultural Revolution?

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Technological innovations, such as the devices shown in the images, and increased agricultural productivity led to better diets, longer life expectancies, and more people available for work in factories.

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Which of the following agricultural inputs were the most recent technological innovations employed in less developed countries during the Green Revolution?
Metal plows and harvesting equipment,
Irrigated farm fields,
Use of crop rotation,
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides,
Terracing in highland terrain

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Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

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Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by

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production only for family consumption

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Traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves which of the following? Field terracing, Mechanical plowing, Hybrid seeds, Use of pesticides, High levels of debt

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Field terracing