This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that is A) Wet summer, dry winter. B) Plentiful rainfall year round. C) Dry summer, cool moist winter. D) Mild and dry year round. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry summer, cool moist winter. 2. Which sector of the economy is based on providing services? A) Quarternary. B) Primary. C) Secondary. D) Tertiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tertiary. 3. All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT A) Truck farming. B) Swidden agriculture. C) Pastoral nomadism. D) Shifting cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Truck farming. 4. What does sustainability mean? A) Using lots of resources. B) Maintaining the world we live in for future generations. C) Cutting down trees. D) Using lots of water and electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintaining the world we live in for future generations. 5. What type of Agriculture did Von Thünen's Model state would be in the first ring? A) Dairy/ Gardening. B) Mixed Crops. C) Ranching. D) Grains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dairy/ Gardening. 6. Step like ridges are built and arranged sideways on a hill. Slows down water erosion. A) Contour plowing. B) Terracing. C) Shelter belt. D) Strip cropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terracing. 7. Corn was first domesticated in A) The Canadian Prairie. B) The Tibetan Plateau. C) Central Mexico. D) Northern Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Mexico. 8. Which type of agriculture is found primarily in developing countries? A) Truck farming. B) Mediterranean. C) Plantation. D) Livestock ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plantation. 9. Why might someone want to avoid chemical pest control? A) It will result in a larger crop. B) It is wrong to kill insects. C) It will kill good insects. D) It will kill pests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will kill good insects. 10. In the United States many farms are integrated into a large food production industry. This is known as A) Food processing. B) Commercial farming. C) Agribusiness. D) Mechanized farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agribusiness. 11. The period of rapid technological advancement that began around 1800 is known as the A) Agricultural Revolution. B) Roman Empire. C) Sumerian Standard of Ur. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial Revolution. 12. Which of the following have aided commercial farmers in MDCs? A) Transportation improvements and the rise of sea levels. B) Scientific advances and the reduction in the need for electronics. C) Transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics. D) Ancient irrigation projects that can be refitted for modern farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics. 13. Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region? A) Warm temperate. B) Tropical. C) Dry. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry. 14. Which type of fishing has high rates of bycatch and highly destructive of benthic communities. A) Trawling. B) Purse Seining. C) Pole Fishing. D) Long Line Fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trawling. 15. Sustainability is to A) Not to pollute the environment. B) Use only clean energy. C) Not to use the natural resources. D) Maintain our resources for the future generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maintain our resources for the future generation. 16. Which event spurred the exchange of agricultural products around the world? A) The invention of GMOs. B) Enclosure. C) World War II. D) The Columbian exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Columbian exchange. 17. Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries? A) Livestock Ranching. B) Mediterranean. C) Truck Farming. D) Plantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plantation. 18. The country that produces the most maize in the world is A) The United States. B) Brazil. C) Canada. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The United States. 19. Pesticides do which of the following? A) Fertilize plants. B) Promote pest growth. C) Reduce crop yield. D) Reduce pests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce pests. 20. A major concern for American Farmers is the depletion of A) Animal waste. B) Pesticides. C) Monoculture. D) Aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquifers. 21. The use of natural substances rather than chemical fertilizers and pesticides to enrich the soil and grow crops A) Earth Farming. B) Non-GMO. C) Organic Farming. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic Farming. 22. The ..... is a government agency that serves us by enforcing and forming laws that protect the environment. A) CIA. B) FBI. C) EPA. D) DDT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EPA. 23. ..... model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm. A) Von Thünen's. B) McKinley's. C) Iqbel's. D) Whittlesey's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Von Thünen's. 24. The ..... was the period between 1950 and 1970 when increases in crop yields resulted from the use of new crop varieties and the application of modern agriculture techniques. A) Green Revolution. B) Drought. C) Persistent. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green Revolution. 25. What is a trade-off? A) The positive outcome of a decision only. B) The negative outcome of a decision only. C) Both the positive and negative outcome of a decision. D) Trading Pokemon cards with your lunch friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the positive and negative outcome of a decision. 26. Which sector has grown in the fastest in developed countries? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary. 27. All of the following are true about the Green Revolution EXCEPT A) Takes place mainly in science laboratories. B) Only tested on farms in MDCs. C) Allows for plants and animals that grow in conditions they normally would not. D) Led to the increase in industrial farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only tested on farms in MDCs. 28. What do we call it when an ecosystem is able to maintain its structure and be stable over time? A) It is independent. B) It is dependable. C) It is sustainable. D) It is adaptable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is sustainable. 29. Why do hunter/gatherer societies migrate? A) Follow migration of plants/animals. B) New entertainment options. C) Signs from the heavens. D) War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Follow migration of plants/animals. 30. Physiological density is defined as A) The average farm production compared to arable land. B) The number of farmers as compared to the total population. C) The number of people compared to arable land. D) The number of farms compared to the total land area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number of people compared to arable land. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesAgriculture And Environment Quiz 1Agriculture And Environment Quiz 2Agriculture And Environment Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books