This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A mining company operates in which industry sector? A) Secondary. B) Quinary. C) Quaternary. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary. 2. In recent years what type of agricultural practice has been most responsible for deforestation of the rain forest in parts of Central and South America? A) Swidden agriculture. B) Aquaculture. C) Livestock ranching. D) Truck farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Livestock ranching. 3. Under the integrated pest management system, among the following choice s, which would be used first to prevent an infestation? A) Biologic methods such as Bt. B) DDT. C) Soaps and oils that kill pests. D) Broad spectrum pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biologic methods such as Bt. 4. Pastoral nomadism is: A) Centered around cash crop production. B) Capital-intensive. C) Supported by agribusiness. D) Found mostly in less-developed countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Found mostly in less-developed countries. 5. How has transportation changed agricultural production? A) Farms have moved closer to markets. B) It has mad subsistence farming easier. C) It has given agribusiness more advantages. D) Biotechnology has diminished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has given agribusiness more advantages. 6. Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people? A) Hunting and gathering. B) Shifting cultivation. C) Pastoral nomadism. D) Intensive subsistence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intensive subsistence. 7. Which pest control technique uses beneficial insects to control pests? A) Mechanical. B) Cultural. C) Chemical. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological. 8. Commercial agriculture practiced in the tropics and subtropics is called A) Plantation agriculture. B) Paddy rice farming. C) Intensivesubsistence agriculture. D) Double cropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantation agriculture. 9. Which of the following is not a soil particle? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loam. 10. Opponents of GMOs are afraid that the GMOs: A) May cause irreversible changes in humans. B) Will hinder global trade. C) Make pants resistant to drought. D) Make plants more resistant to disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May cause irreversible changes in humans. 11. Which of the following crops is produced in large amounts in the United States? A) Cassava. B) Wheat. C) Coffee. D) Rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wheat. 12. A clothing store operates in which industry sector? A) Quaternary. B) Tertiary. C) Primary. D) Secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tertiary. 13. In the winter wheat area of the U.S., the crop is planted in A) Autumn and harvested in summer. B) Winter and harvested in spring. C) Winter and harvested in autumn. D) Spring and harvested in summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autumn and harvested in summer. 14. According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market? A) Forestry. B) Livestock. C) Commercial Grain. D) Dairy Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dairy Farming. 15. One type of agriculture is not like the other. A) Livestock. B) Pastoral nomadism. C) Mediterranean. D) Ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediterranean. 16. This type of agriculture is common with commercial farmers who convert their operations to preserve and enhance environmental quality. A) Aquafarming. B) Sustainable agriculture. C) Green Revolution. D) Crop rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable agriculture. 17. Truck farming typically includes the sale of: A) Livestock. B) Soybeans. C) Fruits. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fruits. 18. The most important reason why most people in North China grow crops other than wet rice is A) Climate. B) Soil. C) Cultural preference. D) Government subsidies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 19. Raising of domesticated animals for food or items like leather A) Slash and Burn Agriculture. B) Livestock Ranching. C) Steer Raising. D) Animaling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Livestock Ranching. 20. The two most widely used and distributed Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) crops are A) Corn and wheat. B) Wheat and millet. C) Soybeans and wheat. D) Soybeans and corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soybeans and corn. 21. All of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture EXCEPT A) A heavy reliance on machinery. B) The product is consumed off the farm. C) There is little relationship to other businesses. D) A small percentage of the workforce is engaged directly in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is little relationship to other businesses. 22. Most cereal grains produced in the Untied States are A) Fed to livestock. B) Exported to developing countries. C) Sold to food processing industries. D) Eaten for breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fed to livestock. 23. Pastoral nomads do not typically herd A) Sheep. B) Cattle. C) Llamas. D) Goats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cattle. 24. The Industrial Revolution transformed Western agriculture A) Through mechanization and the creation of new markets. B) With biotechnology. C) By eliminating agricultural pests. D) Through the domestication of plants and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through mechanization and the creation of new markets. 25. According to geographer Carl Sauer, agriculture probably first originated in A) Europe. B) The Fertile Crescent. C) Southeast Asia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southeast Asia. 26. In what period of agriculture did pollinators begin to decline? A) Traditional agriculture. B) Beginning of agriculture. C) Industrial agriculture. D) Green revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green revolution. 27. Which economic activity includes the service sector of the economy? A) Primary Activities. B) Quaternary Activities. C) Secondary Activities. D) Tertiary Activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tertiary Activities. 28. Which of the following is TRUE of hunter/gatherer societies? A) Live in very large groups. B) Comprise 25% of total population. C) Rarely, if ever, migrate/move to new locations. D) Found in isolated places. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Found in isolated places. 29. Farming that requires lots of labor and/or capital investment is: A) Intensive agriculture. B) Diffusion agriculture. C) Subsistence agriculture. D) Extensive agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive agriculture. 30. A CEO is an example of which sector? A) Tertiary. 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