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1. Bio-genetic engineering now allows the growing of new strains in more arid regions of the Plains States to meet the demand of the ___________ industry. a) cattle feed b) bio-diesel fuel c) tofu/organic food d) grain export

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b) bio-diesel fuel

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2. Organic food in the United States now constitutes _____ percent of the total food production. a) 50 b) 25 c) 10 d) 2

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d) 2

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3. Organic food is found in _____ areas. a) core. b) semi-periphery. c) periphery. d) all.

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d) all.

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4. Demand for organic foods is greatest in a) core regions. b) semi-periphery regions. c) periphery regions. d) spread equally among all regions.

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a) core regions

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5. According to the US Census of Agriculture (2002), there are no acres certified for organic agricultural production in _______________ a) Mexico and Florida. b) Texas and Minnesota. c) Maine and New York. d) Oklahoma and Mississippi.

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d) Oklahoma and Mississippi

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6. Which is not an example of a primary economic activity? a) corn flake production b) iron ore production c) lobster fishing d) forestry

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a) corn flake production

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7. Guatemala's agricultural sector produces 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs _____% of the labor force. a) 10 b) 22.7 c) 25 d) 50

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d) 50

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8. The ratio of percent of labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada (3% of labor force: 2.3% of GDP) indicates that Canada's agricultural sector is ______________ intensive. a) labor b) machine c) subsistence d) small scale

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b) machine

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9. Hunter-gatherers living in the vicinity of the Pacific Ocean specialized in a) salmon fishing. b) bison hunting. c) deer hunting. d) acorn collection.

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a) salmon fishing.

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10. According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication a) was prompted by scarcity. b) probably involved planting root crops. c) was associated with seed crops. d) was occurred in tropical middle America.

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b) probably involved planting root crops.

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11. Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (First Agricultural Revolution) occurred in a) Asia. b) the Fertile Crescent. c) tropical Africa. d) the Nile Valley.

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b) the Fertile Crescent.

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12. According to Spencer and Thomas, each agricultural hearth was associated with a local grouping of plants. For example, taro. yams, and bananas are associated with the _______________ hearth. a) Meso-American b) Southeast Asian c) Southwest Asian d) Ethiopia-East African

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b) Southeast Asian

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13. Often crops are associated with regions other than the one in which they were developed. For example, the "Irish" or "Idaho" potato originated in the Andean Highlands. Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in a) West Africa. b) the Fertile Crescent. c) Central America. d) Southeast Asia.

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c) Central America.

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14. Goats were domesticated 10,000 years ago in the Zagros Mountain region of a) Southeast Asia. b) North Africa. c) the Fertile Crescent. d) Greece.

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c) the Fertile Crescent.

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15. Cattle were domesticated in and came to be an important cultural feature of a) Southeast Asia. b) Central Asia. c) South Asia. d) North Africa.

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c) South Asia.

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16. Of the 148 species of large herbivores (over 100 lbs.) _______ have been domesticated and all of these were domesticated over 4,500 years ago. a) 75 b) 52 c) 26 d) 14

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d) 14

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17. The service region for the domestication of hemp, eggplants and mangoes is ___________ a) the upper southeast Asian mainland. b) eastern India and western Burma. c) southwest Asia. d) meso-America.

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b) eastern India and western Burma.

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18. Which of the following is not an example of a hunting and gathering group that still existed in the early 2000s? a) the San of Southern Africa b) the Bantu of Southern Africa c) aboriginal people of interior Australia d) Native Americans of Brazi

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b) the Bantu of Southern Africa

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19. A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods of crop production is a) subsistence rice cultivation. b) subsistence wheat cultivation. c) shifting cultivation. d) nomadic herding.

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c) shifting cultivation.

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20. Milpa agriculture involves the _________ method of clearing fields. a) use of natural herbicides b) intensive hoeing c) burning d) use of bulldozer

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c) burning

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21. About how many people practice shifting cultivation in the world today? a) between 50 million and 100 million b) between 100 million and 150 million c) between 150 million and 200 million d) over 300 million

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c) between 150 million and 200 million

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22. In areas of shifting cultivation the population a) increases significantly. b) cannot have a high density. c) must be large enough to provide surplus labor. d) never lives in permanent settlements.

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b) cannot have a high density.

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23. Colonial powers would make subsistence farmers a) grow cash crops only. b) farm on plantations in addition to farming their own land. c) grow cash crops in addition to food crops the farmer needed to survive. d) buy commercial fertilizer at fixed prices.

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c) grow cash crops in addition to food crops the farmer needed to survive.

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24. Before the intervention of Europeans, the societies practicing subsistence farming were quite equal because a) populations were small. b) the farmers did not live in villages or other settlements. c) land was held in communal ownership. d) money was equally divided.

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c) land was held in communal ownership.

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25. The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame? a) nineteenth and twentieth century b) twelfth and thirteenth century c) fourteenth and fifteenth century d) seventeenth and eighteenth century

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d) seventeenth and eighteenth century

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26. Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model? a) beef b) firewood c) wheat d) milk

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d) milk

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27. In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because a) it would provide lumber and firewood. b) it would filter out pollution. c) it provided a recreation area. d) it would contain the growth of the city.

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a) it would provide lumber and firewood.

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28. Geographer Lee Liu studying the spatial patterns of agriculture in parts of China, found soils in intensively used fields near villages were a) polluted. b) overused and of poor fertility. c) fertile and productive. d) not used.

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c) fertile and productive.

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29. By 1992, the most widely grown crop variety on Earth was a product of the Green Revolution called IR36, which was a variety of a) rice. b) wheat. c) maize. d) potatoes.

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a) rice.

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30. In the 1940s, American philanthropists funded research on this crop. By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production had risen dramatically. The crop is: a) coffee. b) corn (maize). c) wheat. d) tomatoes.

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b) corn (maize).

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31. The average size of a family farm in China is ________ acres. a) 75 b) 10 c) 5 d) .5

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d) .5

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32. The rectangular land division scheme in the United States adopted after the American Revolution is quite unique. Its correct name is: a) long-lot system. b) metes and bounds system. c) township-and-range system. d) Franklin's system.

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c) township-and-range system.

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33. The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of a) 1 acre. b) 160 acres. c) 1 square mile. d) 36 square miles

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c) 1 square mile.

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34. The Township and Range System is to the American Plains as the lay-lot survey system is to __________ a) French-America. b) Japan. c) Germany. d) South Africa

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b) Japan.

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35. The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is a) dispersed. b) nucleated. c) spaced. d) hierarchical.

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b) nucleated.

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36. The form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that are reminders of a of a turbulent past is a) walled. b) linear. c) round. d) grid.

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a) walled.

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37. The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form? a) round b) grid c) linear d) oval

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b) grid

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38. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, the UK has a a) humid cold climate with no dry season. b) humid temperate climate with no dry season and a cool summer. c) humid temperate climate with a dry winter. d) humid temperate climate with a dry summer.

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b) humid temperate climate with no dry season and a cool summer.

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39. ___________________ have the same Köppen-Geiger classification. a) New York and Lima b) Paris and Moscow c) Cairo and Riyadh d) Tokyo and Capetown

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c) Cairo and Riyadh

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40. Mediterranean agriculture is found in a) eastern Spain, Italy and northern Egypt. b) eastern Italy, Greece, northern Tunisia, and eastern Brazil. c) southern California, central Chile, and Italy. d) along the northern shore of the Mediterranean and northern Egypt.

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c) southern California, central Chile, and Italy.

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41. Examples of luxury crops include: a) tea and sugar. b) coffee and tobacco. c) cacao and corn. d) tobacco and potatoes.

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b) coffee and tobacco.

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42. In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by a) the dress of the population. b) the street pattern. c) the range and quality of village houses. d) commercial buildings.

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c) the range and quality of village houses.

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43. The functional differentiation of buildings in farm villages world-wide is greatest in a) traditional cultures. b) Asian cultures. c) African cultures. d) Western cultures.

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d) Western cultures.

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44. Poorer countries, producing such cash crops as sugar, a) set the market price themselves. b) are at the mercy of the purchasing countries that set the prices. c) plant less in order to drive up the prices. d) cooperate with each other to determine global prices and demand.

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b) are at the mercy of the purchasing countries that set the prices.

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45. Twenty-five percent of world sugar production takes place outside of the tropical plantation region (U.S.A. Western Europe, Russia) and is produced from a) genetically-modified, cold-tolerant sugar cane. b) sugar beets. c) wood cellulose. d) artificial food chemical processes.

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b) sugar beets.

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46. Much of the cotton purchased by the United Kingdom, Western Europe, and Japan is grown in a) Egypt. b) the United States. c) India. d) Sudan.

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b) the United States.

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47. Rubber trees were first tapped in a) eastern Venezuela. b) northern South America's Amazon Basin. c) Malaya. d) Indonesia.

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b) northern South America's Amazon Basin.

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48. The colonial powers transplanted rubber trees to _________ from Brazil. a) Southeast Asia b) West Africa c) East Africa d) East Asia

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a) Southeast Asia

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49. Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in a) Southeast Asia. b) South Asia. c) East Africa. d) Middle and South America.

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d) Middle and South America.

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50. Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ____ % of the retail price of their coffee goes to the coffee growers. a) 80 b) 100 c) 40 d) 5

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c) 40

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51. Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the northeastern U.S. and northwestern Europe? a) dairying b) cotton growing c) citrus production d) sugar beet production

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a) dairying

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52. Which of the following fairly small areas of wheat production still have major export trade? a) Canada and United States b) Ukraine and Kazakhstan c) Russian and Canada d) Argentina and Australia

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d) Argentina and Australia

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53. The world's leading exporter of rice is a) China. b) Vietnam. c) the United States. d) Thailand.

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c) the United States.

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54. Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a ________________ activity. a) part-time b) commercial c) subsistence d) mechanized

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c) subsistence

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55. The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is a) dairying. b) Mediterranean. c) shifting cultivation. d) livestock ranching.

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b) Mediterranean

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56. Which of the following areas does not have a Mediterranean-type climate? a) central Chile b) southern Australia c) southern Florida d) South Africa's Cape

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c) southern Florida

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57. In recent years, many wooded areas in ___________ have been deforested to provide beef for hamburgers for fast-food chains in the United States. a) East and South Asia b) West Africa c) East Africa d) Central and South America

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d) Central and South America

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