Human Geography Agriculture

Farming for the purpose of sale and profit is

• Commercial Ag

• Subsistence Ag

• folk culture

• pop culture

the vast majority of the world's farmers are in

• developing countries

• trout rule

• cooler climates

• developed countries

All of the following were reasons for the origin of the Agricultural Revolution EXCEPT?

• the end of the last ice age

• redistribution of plants and animals and the end of last ice age

• desire of humasn to live in a fixed place

• a sudden drop in the worlds population

Rice was first domesticated in

• Southwest Asia

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• East Asia

• Latin America

Developed countries can feed large numbers of people with less farmers due to

• high tech machinery

• better climates

• fewer diseases

• less food consumption occurs in developed countries

the US has lost 400 million hectares of arable land due to

• urbanization

• emmigration

• immigration

• climate change

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

• Farming

• Ranching

• Industry

• Agriculture

Which type of agriculture is primarily practiced in tropical rainforest regions?

• A) Shifting cultivation

• B) Pastoral nomadism

• C) Mediterranean agriculture

• D) Plantation farming

What is the primary purpose of subsistence agriculture?

• A) To generate profit

• B) To feed the farmer's family

• C) To export crops

• D) To support industrial growth

Which of the following is a characteristic of intensive subsistence agriculture?

• A) Large land areas

• B) High use of fertilizers

• C) Low labor input

• D) Mechanized farming