This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of intensive agriculture? A) Ranching. B) Wet Rice Dominant Subsistence Agriculture. C) Pastoral Nomadism. D) Grain Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wet Rice Dominant Subsistence Agriculture. 2. Many scientists argue that worldwide fisheries are declining, yet the worldwide number of fish harvested continues to increase. What best explains this discrepancy? A) Fisheries are collapsing only in select areas. B) Improvements in technology is increasing the catch despite declining populations. C) More people are reporting the fish that they catch. D) Scientists are being cautious in their estimates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improvements in technology is increasing the catch despite declining populations. 3. Agriculture related environmental issue in northern Africa A) Eutrophication. B) Urbanization. C) Desertification. D) Pesticide treadmill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 4. A farmer sprays Glyphosate from a plane onto her crop. After a rainstorm, the nearby stream shows an increase in Glyphosate. This is an example of A) Pesticide mobility. B) Pesticides. C) The pesticide treadmill. D) Pesticide resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pesticide mobility. 5. Which of the following best describes the process of desertification? A) A drop of productivity of land of more than 10%. B) Caused by overgrazing and soil erosion. C) Occurs in arid or semi-arid areas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. The two main agents of erosion are ..... A) Wind and flowing water. B) Gravity and frost wedging. C) Oxygen and water. D) Carbon dioxiede and wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind and flowing water. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. BT corn contains genes from which type of organism? A) Fish. B) Reptile. C) Plant. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria. 10. 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. 11. Organisms that have been bred and managed for human use A) Domesticated. B) Overharvesting. C) Biological pest control. D) Livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domesticated. 12. In the movie Food Inc. we saw a couple Feedlots, what is a Feedlot? A) A place where cows go to graze. B) A place where animals can eat in a human way. C) A part of the farm that has the food stored. D) A building/stockyard where livestock is fattened for market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A building/stockyard where livestock is fattened for market. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. The layer of soil most important to growing crops. A) Horizon A. B) Horizon C. C) Horizon B. D) Horizon D or R. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horizon A. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. Where is pastoral nomadism the dominant way of life? A) Developed countries with dry climates. B) Developing countries with dry climates. C) Developed countries with wet climates. D) Developing countries with wet climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing countries with dry climates. 22. 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. 23. A mixture of soil, loam, and detritus; the topsoil A) E horizon. B) B horizon. C) A horizon. D) O horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A horizon. 24. This is NOT a source of famine around the world. A) Crop failure by drought. B) New crop variety. C) War. D) Natural Disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New crop variety. 25. 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. 26. Term that refers to a dry climate A) Arable. B) Temperate. C) Taiga. D) Arid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arid. 27. What is the origin of the word "Agriculture" ? A) Latin. B) French. C) Greek. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin. 28. Which statement most accurately describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia? A) Large deserts provided many mineral deposits. B) Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes. C) River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops. D) Large, open plains provided protection from invaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops. 29. Organic fertilizer comes from A) Only plants. B) Only animals. C) Plants and animals. D) Synthetic chemicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants and animals. 30. Today what percent of Ranchers Lease their land from the United States government? A) 40%. B) 50%. C) 60%. D) 70%. 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