USDA Farm Resource Regions Quiz

What is the main purpose of the Farm Resource Regions?

• To identify patterns in U.S. farming

• To depict geographic specialization in production of U.S. farm commodities

• To display results of analyses in a broad array of venues

• To understand differences in financial performance of farms

What are the County clusters based on?

• Financial performance of farms

• Climate, soil, water, and topography

• Commodities produced

• State boundaries

What is the main advantage of the new Farm Resource Regions over the old USDA Farm Production Regions?

• They accurately portray the geographic distribution of U.S. farm production

• They are based on NASS Crop Reporting Districts

• They group unlike areas together

• They follow State boundaries

Which region has the largest share of nonfamily farms and the smallest share of U.S. cropland?

• Basin and Range

• Fruitful Rim

• Prairie Gateway

• Northern Great Plains

Which region has the largest farms and the smallest population?

• Heartland

• Mississippi Portal

• Eastern Uplands

• Northern Crescent

Which region has the most farms, highest value of production, and most cropland?

• Northern Great Plains

• Heartland

• Prairie Gateway

• Mississippi Portal

Which region has the most populous population?

• Northern Crescent

• Eastern Uplands

• Southern Seaboard

• Heartland

Which region has the most small farms of any region?

• Southern Seaboard

• Northern Crescent

• Heartland

• Eastern Uplands

Which region has a mix of small and larger farms?

• Mississippi Portal

• Heartland

• Southern Seaboard

• Northern Great Plains

Which region has the largest share of large and very large family farms and nonfamily farms?

• Basin and Range

• Fruitful Rim

• Northern Great Plains

• Prairie Gateway