Unit 5 Test 1 - Agriculture

The deliberate modification of Earth’s surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain.

• agricultural revolution

• agriculture

• cultivation

• agricultural diffusion

from hunting and gathering to plant cultivation (trial and error) and domestication

• Third ag. revolution

• Second ag. revolution

• Green revolution

• Neolithic revolution

Adapting wild animals and plants for human use.

• domestication

• cultivation

• agriculture

• deforestation

Which is NOT one of the top three early hearths of domestication?

• East Asia

•  the Americas

• Southwest Asia (Fertile Crescent)

• Southeast Asia

Agricultural practices spread around the world through trade and exploration.  What is this called?

• Agricultural Dispersion

• Agricultural Diffusion

• Columbian Exchange

• Agricultural Exchange

Which is NOT one of the three factors that influence agriculture?

• Climate

• Soils

• Air Quality

• Landforms

Usually used in hilly or mountainous landscapes to create flat areas to store water and allow crops to dig into soil.

• deforestation

• wetlands

• irrigation

• terrace farming

In which region is terrace farming most common?

• Southwest Asia

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Southeast Asia

• South Asia

Bringing in water for crops from a distance using canals, ditches, hoses, or machines.

• deforestation

• wetlands

• irrigation

• terrace farming

Cutting down trees in order to clear land for agricultural use. 

• deforestation

• wetlands

• irrigation

• terrace farming