AP Human Geography: Agriculture
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History- 1 Which of the following is NOT an agricultural hearth? A) Southwest Asia's Mesopotamia B) East Asia's Yangtze River Valley C) Latin America's Andean Mountains D) Latin America's Mexico's highlands E) Africa's South Africa
History- 1 E) Africa's South Africa
History- 2 The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in Asia about
History- 2 10,000 years ago.
History- 3 The direction and frequency of huntergatherer migration depended on
History- 3 the movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants.
History- 4 In the Eastern Hemisphere, seed agriculture probably originated what three places?
History- 4 A) western India B) northern China C) Ethiopia
History- 5 This individual won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for work on the Green Revolution and what seed?
History - 5 1) Norman Borlaug 2) Wheat
LDCs- 1 Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries? A) Mediterranean B) shifting cultivation C) truck farming D) commercial gardening E) mechanized
LDCs - 1 B) shifting cultivation
LDCs - 2 Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen s model?
LDCs - 2 Milk
LDCs - 3 The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world s agricultural areas is
LDCs - 3 nucleated
LDCs - 4 which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of central Africa?
LDCs - 4 Shifting Cultivation
LDCs - 5 which type of agriculture occupies the largest percentage of eastern India?
LDCs - 5 intensive subsistence
MDCs- 1 The decline in the number of farmers in MDCs can best be described as a consequence of
MDCs- 1 push/pull economic factors, including the lack of opportunity in rural areas and higher-paying jobs in urban areas.
MDCs- 2 Mediterranean agriculture is found in what three places?
MDCs- 2 southern coastal California, central Chile, and Italy
MDCs- 3 The predominant form of agriculture in the U.S. Southeast is
MDCs- 3 commercial gardening.
MDCs- 4 Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture?
MDCs- 4 pastoral nomadism
MDCs- 5 Using the above map, less than 20 percent of average income is spent on food in what 5 countries
MDCs- 5 Sweden, Finland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany.
Regions - 1 the largest proportion of farmers in Asia practice
Regions - 1 intensive subsistence.
Regions - 2 Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?
Regions - 2 Dry
Regions - 3 Describe how mixed crops and livestock work?
Regions - 3 create a system where crops provide food for livestock and the livestock provide manure for crop fertilization.
Regions - 4 The degradation of land due to human action such as excessive crop planting, deforestation, and land grazing is
Regions - 4 desertification.
Regions - 5 Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?
Regions - 5 intensive subsistence
Visuals - 1 Using the above map, observe that A) Southern Africa is the biggest exporter of cocaine. B) the United States in the biggest consumer of illegal drugs. C) Afghanistan is the leading exporter of coca. D) Colombia is the leading exporter of marijuana. E) Western Europe is the leading importer of illegal drugs.
Visuals - 1 B) the United States in the biggest consumer of illegal drugs.
Visuals - 2 Using the above map, observe that A) Australia, India, and Indonesia are net exporters. B) Russia is a net exporter. C) less than $10 billion is earned in Saudi Arabian exports. D) Ethiopia and Kenya are among the top exporters in revenue. E) Venezuela and Colombia rival Brazil in exports.
Visuals - 2 A) Australia, India, and Indonesia are net exporters.
Visuals - 3 Using the above map, observe that between 10 and 20 million tons of aquatic catch are taken annually from the
Visuals - 3 northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Visuals - 4 Using the above graph, observe that in about the year 1985, the amount of fish consumed by developing countries was approximately
Visuals - 4 40 million metric tons.
Visuals - 5 Using the above map, observe that between 10 and 99 million metric tons of rice are produced annually in what three countries
Visuals - 5 Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines