HuG Quiz Agriculture Ch 13

A country’s government provides a financial incentive for farmers to grow a particular crop. This is an example of which of the following?

• Tariff
• Export
• Fair Trade
• Subsidy
• Tax

Globally, more young people are moving from rural areas to urban areas. Also, decreased prices for commodities have caused many small farmers to sell their land to commercial farms. These factors explain which of the following geographic processes?

• An increase in migration as demand increases for workers on small farms
• An increase in small, urban farms that produce food for local restaurants and markets
• A shift in the spatial organization of agriculture from primarily commercial farming to more small, family farms
• A shift in the spatial organization of agriculture from many small family farms to fewer but larger commercial farms
• An increase in migration as commercial farms rely more on large-scale manual labor instead of expensive technology

Which of the following terms refers to the scenario of a company owning and controlling more than one stage of the production of goods?

• Terraced farming
• Commodity chain
• Vertical integration
• Pyramid agriculture
• Dual agricultural economy

An increase in the cost of fertilizer would have the most immediate effect on which stage of the food supply system?

• Agricultural inputs
• Producers
• Processors
• Retailers and food services
• Consumers

Grocery stores can’t get packages of yeast to sell. The yeast growers say they have plenty of product but materials for packaging it aren’t available. At which stage of the food supply system is the breakdown likely occurring?

• Agricultural inputs
• Producers
• Processors
• Retailers and food services
• Consumers

The price of beef falls sharply in the markets. What is the earliest stage of the food supply system that is affected by this price change?

• Agricultural inputs
• Producers
• Processors
• Retailers and food services
• Consumers

Based on the information in the graph, which of the following statements accurately describes the state of the soybean market prior to summer 2018?

• The price of soybeans in the United States was generally lower than the price of soybeans in China.
• The price of soybeans in the United States was generally lower than the price of soybeans in Brazil.
• The price of soybeans in the United States was generally higher than the price of soybeans in Brazil.
• The price of soybeans in the United States was generally aligned with the price of soybeans in Brazil.
• The price of soybeans in the United States was generally aligned with the price of soybeans in China.

Which of the following statements best explains the reason for the dramatic change in U.S. soybean prices beginning in summer 2018?

• Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans raised the price for that product in China, which reduced demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.
• Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans raised the price for that product in China, which increased demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.
• Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans lowered the price for that product in China, which increased demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.
• Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans lowered the price for that product in China, which reduced demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.
• Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans raised the price for that product in the United States, which increased demand there, causing the price of U.S. soybeans to drop.

Which model is shown above?

• Bid-rent model
• von Thünen model
• Distance decay model
• Demographic Transition Model
• Epidemiological Transition Model

Which of the following statements best explains the location of the forest belt in this model?

• Wood was needed for heating, cooking, and building, so forests were located on less expensive land near the market.
• Since wood was also needed to build farms, the forests needed to be centrally located on cheap land outside the market.
• The forests served as a protective barrier for the market, so they were located on the more expensive land closer to the market.
• Wood was needed for heating, cooking, and building, and its high transportation costs meant that the forests should be located near the market.
• The forests served as a natural barrier between the polluted market and the pristine countryside where crops and livestock were raised.