5 Written Questions

1. ____ is a common cause of decreasing farmland in rapidly growing urban areas.
2. In arid climates, like southern California and the middle east,_____ can cause the soil to become salty and infertile.
3. ______ is widespread in semiarid climates throughout the world.
4. The Indusrial revolution transformed western agriculture
5. The effects of biotechnology...

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Agribuisness has had all of the following effects on agriculture, EXCEPT
   1. All of the above (climate,soil,and cultural traditons)
   2. family farmers, through increasing technology, are producing goods for the global economy.
   3. typical for tropical rainforests
   4. through mechanization and the creation of new markets
2. According to von thunen, the regional geography of agriculture is determined by
   1. rent
   2. ranching
   3. Pesticide
   4. California
3. Slash and burn Agriculture is
   1. All of the above
   2. typical for tropical rainforests
   3. California
   4. salinization and topsoil loss
4. The modern global geogrpahy of agriculture is determined by
   1. All of the above (climate,soil,and cultural traditons)
   2. All of the above
   3. also hunters and gatheres
   4. Extensive commercial cultivation
5. The green revolution greatly increased crop production in some countries
   1. All of the above
   2. also hunters and gatheres
   3. Pesticide
   4. with some adverse side effects

5 True/False Questions

1. also hunters and gatheres → The first agricultualists were

   True        False

2. salinization and topsoil loss → Soil specialists must work to overcome the negative effects of____ associated with agricultural production

   True        False

3. Extensive commercial cultivation → In arid climates, like southern California and the middle east,_____ can cause the soil to become salty and infertile.

   True        False

4. California → Which of the follow was NOT a location of independent plant and animal domestication?

   True        False

5. Pesticide → According to von thunen, the regional geography of agriculture is determined by

   True        False