Vocabulary Quiz

Cattle rearing requires a lot of land, but requires very little labor and very little investment, this is an example of _________________________.

• Intensive Agriculture

• Extensive Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

Dairy Farming requires a little bit of land, but it also requires a massive amount of labor and capital, this is an example of _________________________.

• Intensive Agriculture

• Extensive Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

Ocean waves triggered by large earthquakes that occur near or under the ocean are called tsunamis.

• True

• False

The plantation system is designed to produce one or two cash crops in order to maximize profit, this would an example of __________________________.

• Intensive Agriculture

• Extensive Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

• Sustainability

• Plantation Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Fishing Rights

The process by which salts build up in the soil when water evaporates from the ground more rapidly than it is replenished is known as __________________.

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Soil Salinization

• Soil Degradation

A farmer that produces food for their family and local community, and not for profit, is an example of ______________________.

• Intensive Agriculture

• Extensive Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

Which agricultural revolution is characterized with increase mechanization and migration from rural to urban environments?

• 1st Agricultural Revolution

• 2nd Agricultural Revolution

• 3rd Agricultural Revolution or Green Revolution

• 4th Agricultural Revolution

The product of cross breading two different species of plants or animals is called a ____________.

• Mutation

• Hybrid

• Genome

• Crossover

Which of the following is NOT a cause for water insecurity.

• Climate Change

• Strip Mining

• Natural Disasters

• Pollution