This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Agriculture? A) The science or practice of farming. B) It is a form of culture that is found in the Middle East. C) It is only factories that mass produce food. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The science or practice of farming. 2. An area prone to landslides is an example of A) Rangeland. B) Open space. C) Rural land. D) Marginal land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marginal land. 3. BT corn contains genes from which type of organism? A) Reptile. B) Plant. C) Fish. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria. 4. Different early agrarian civilizations developed similar characteristics without necessarily coming into contact with one another. Which of the following is something numerous early civilizations had in common? A) They all developed religions that were monotheistic (had one god). B) These societies could be described as egalitarian, meaning everyone was equal. C) All of their languages were based upon alphabets like ours. D) All had some form of government or a ruler to keep order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All had some form of government or a ruler to keep order. 5. Organisms that have been bred and managed for human use A) Livestock. B) Domesticated. C) Biological pest control. D) Overharvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domesticated. 6. In the movie Food Inc. we saw a couple Feedlots, what is a Feedlot? A) A part of the farm that has the food stored. B) A place where cows go to graze. C) A place where animals can eat in a human way. D) A building/stockyard where livestock is fattened for market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A building/stockyard where livestock is fattened for market. 7. What was one of the major causes of the Dust Bowl? A) Cold and windy weather. B) Increasing prices and demand for crops. C) Removal of grasses and overfarming. D) Sandy soil composition that would not stay in place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removal of grasses and overfarming. 8. Environmental advantage of no-till agriculture A) Less erosion. B) Decrease in labor costs. C) Increased use of herbicides and pesticides. D) Increased need for irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less erosion. 9. Some farms will rotate their crops annually with legumes to reduce the amount of fertilizer they have to add to their soil. Which of these crops would be a good legume rotational crop to replenish nitrogen? A) Corn. B) Winter wheat. C) Soybeans. D) These are all legumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soybeans. 10. Which of the following uses the largest amount of land in the United States? A) Forestland. B) Rangeland and pasture. C) Cropland. D) Parks and preserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forestland. 11. The Earth's available arable land is being reduced by A) Soil erosion. B) Fast-growing human populations. C) Desertification. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 12. The layer of soil most important to growing crops. A) Horizon A. B) Horizon B. C) Horizon C. D) Horizon D or R. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horizon A. 13. Which of the following is NOT a method of preventing overgrazing? A) Limiting herd size. B) Rotating the breed of cattle. C) Removing herds to allow vegetation to recover. D) Replanting native vegetation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotating the breed of cattle. 14. What are some consequences of deforestation? A) Increased population in cities. B) Building of more infrastructure. C) Soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2. D) More mercury and cyanide released into rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2. 15. Where is pastoral nomadism the dominant way of life? A) Developing countries with dry climates. B) Developing countries with wet climates. C) Developed countries with dry climates. D) Developed countries with wet climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developing countries with dry climates. 16. The population of people has increased ..... while the food production has increased linearly. A) Linearly. B) Exponentially. C) Explosively. D) Inversely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exponentially. 17. A mixture of soil, loam, and detritus; the topsoil A) A horizon. B) B horizon. C) E horizon. D) O horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A horizon. 18. This is NOT a source of famine around the world. A) War. B) Natural Disaster. C) New crop variety. D) Crop failure by drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New crop variety. 19. Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of agrarian civilizations? A) Hunting and gathering. B) Coordinating mechanism. C) Writing systems. D) Monumental architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunting and gathering. 20. Term that refers to a dry climate A) Arable. B) Taiga. C) Arid. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arid. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAgriculture Environment QuizzesAgriculture And Environment Quiz 1Agriculture And Environment Quiz 2Agriculture And Environment Quiz 3Agriculture And Environment Quiz 4Agriculture And Environment Quiz 5Agriculture And Environment Quiz 6Agriculture And Environment Quiz 7Agriculture And Environment Quiz 8Agriculture And Environment Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books