AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT #6 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population's need for food. Which of the following best explains this change? - ANSWER -the use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals
Dramatic increase in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by - ANSWER -an increase in the use of energy and technoloy
A food assemblage that includes olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lambs and wine is most associated with which of the following - ANSWER - Greece
Which of the following is the best example of extensive land use in agriculture? - ANSWER -A sheep ranch
The two images show different agricultural methods. In the context of the Second Agricultural Revolution, which of the following trends is represented in these images? - ANSWER -The mechanization of farming in the Second Agricultural Revolution resulted in more reliable crop harvests and healthier populations in areas where the mechanization was adopted.
Susistence farming - ANSWER -form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the 1 / 2
farmer's family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade (secondary concern is profit)
Commericial farming - ANSWER -A form of agriculture undertaken in order to generate products for sale off of the farm in order to make a profit.
Intensive farming practices - ANSWER -
Smaller - ANSWER -farms
High - ANSWER -population density (more people/ work being put in)
High - ANSWER -labor (people doing a lot of work)
Large - ANSWER -amount of productivity
High/ significant impact on the - ANSWER -environment
Intercropping - ANSWER -two types of crop in the same soil, typically in alternating times
Animals are - ANSWER -kept in feedlots to fatten them up and kill them
Extensive - ANSWER -is better
Lower - ANSWER -input and yield (large landmass that is being worked on)
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