1. Unit V Review- Agriculture
Vocabulary
Subsistence
Agriculture
Commercial
Agriculture
Agribusiness
Challenges
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Final Jeopardy

2. Vocab - $100
A small area directly surrounding a city
Milkshed

3. Vocab- $200
Harvesting twice a year from the same field (such as spring and winter wheat)
Double-cropping

4. Vocab- $300
A series of technological advancements, such as the seed drill & plow, that increased agricultural output.
Second Agricultural Revolution

5. Vocab- $400
This type of agriculture is practiced in the Mediterranean region and includes growing fruits, vegetables, & flowers
Horticulture

6. Vocab- $500
This is the name for the area cleared in slash & burn agriculture
Swidden

7. Subsistence- $100
Before subsistence agriculture, hunter-gatherers lived in groups of up to this many people 50

8. Subsistence- $200
Slash & burn is what type of subsistence agriculture?
Shifting Cultivation

9. Subsistence- $300
Double-cropping & crop rotation are essential to this type of agriculture widely practiced in China & India.
Intensive Subsistence

10. Subsistence- $400
This type of farming is generally located in LDC’s but supplies a majority of it’s crops to MDC’s
Plantation

11. Subsistence- $500
This type of agriculture occupies 20% of the world’s land
Pastoral Nomadism

12. Commercial- $100
In the 21st century, which state is the world’s largest milk producer?
India

13. Commercial- $200
This type of agriculture occurs in semi-arid or arid climates
Livestock Ranching

14. Commercial- $300
The most important crop in this type of farming is wheat
Grain Farming

15. Commercial- $400
Which type of commercial farming is primarily practiced in the corn belt?
Mixed Crop & Livestock

16. Commercial- $500
After corn, the most important crop in the mixed crop region is
Soybeans

17. Agribusiness- $100
What program has led to the widespread use of corn products in the United States?
Direct subsidy program

18. Agribusiness- $200
What best describes the reason that the number of farmers in MDC’s is declining?
Increased mechanization

19. Agribusiness- $300
What are the two primary considerations in the location of a farm in Von Thunen’s model?
Land price & access to market

20. Agribusiness- $400
In what 2 ways can overproduction interfere with globalized trade?
Reduced imports
Competition in export market

21. Agribusiness- $500
What are three conditions that could limit agricultural success?
Increased costs of green revolution products
Decline in Soil Quality
Water Pollution/Decline
Unavailability of funds (bank loans)
Erosion, desertification, etc.

22. Challenges- $100
What process happens if a farmer does not rotate his/her crops often enough.
Desertification

23. Challenges- $200
What is the primary reason that GMO brown rice did not improve the food situation in China as much as was thought?
Cultural resistance

24. Challenges- $300
Most farmers in LDC’s struggle to compete on the global market, what type of farming is the exception?
Plantation

25. Challenges- $400
In mixed crop farming, why do farmers need to move their livestock often?
Prolonged time on one piece of ground can lead to permeant soil loss

26. Challenges- $500
Which type of agriculture does not damage the soil with pesticides, but does contribute to global warming?
Shifting cultivation

27. Final Jeopardy
Compared to shifting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by all of the following except:
Smaller farms
Higher agricultural density
Greater use of animals
More diverse crops
Crop rotation
A. Smaller Farms