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Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 2 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following methods of farming has become more popular in response to the widespread use of pesticides in farming? (280)
2. All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT (278)
3. All of the following are true of the beginning of agriculture EXCEPT (344)
4. The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force.
5. Land that is highly compromised by overgrazing and desertification
6. Mineral fuels are also known as (297)
7. Which of the following seed crops were first domesticated in Mexico? (274)
8. Which of the following are ways to reduce runoff?
9. Which of the following describes an example of creative destruction? (295)
10. Which of the following crops is grown in the greatest quantity worldwide? (306)
11. Countries with high birth rates, and a large % of young people would be considered:
12. All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT (293)
13. To reduce the risk of depleting the soil of nutrients, a farmer decides to plant legumes in a field that previously grew corn. This practice is called (327)
14. Involves flooding an agricultural field with water. This system sees about 20% of the water lost to evaporation and runoff. This can lead to water logging of the soil
15. Arithmetic density is
16. Occurs when too much water is left to sit in the soil, which raises the water table of groundwater and inhibits plants' ability to absorb oxygen through their roots
17. Which of the following best characterizes the Green Revolution? (341)
18. My software communication company was not doing well on the East Coast. Based on rumors of prosperity and loans in Silicon Valley California, we picked up shop and moved our business there. We were given a great loan to start our pioneering company and in 10 years, we were able to pay our loan in full. I feel that many people have moved to California for this reason, which has stimulated the economy as a strong industrial center.
19. Your Clyde's Zippers have decided to locate their manufacturing industry two miles from Maurice's Dress manufacturers. They decided that being close to their main consumer saved time in transportation although transportation costs were relatively inexpensive.
20. Which of the following crops in grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants? (273)
21. Growing two different crops in the same area at the same time
22. Involves cutting furrows between crop rows and filling them with water. This system is inexpensive, but only 1/3 of the water is lost to evaporation and run off
23. The location of steel mills in the United States are scarce. Most mills are still present in southern Lake Michigan because it is centrally located to distribute products world-wide.
24. Degradation of low precipitation regions towards being increasingly arid until they become deserts
25. Which alternative energy source involves converting decaying plant matter into energy used to generate electricity or power engines? (289)
26. What was a positive for the green revolution?
27. The enclosure movement changed farming in England during the 18th century by (333)
28. According to Rostow's development model, a country with a lot of heavy industry that uses modern technology is in Stage
29. Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture? (313)
30. The emergence of which of the following allowed people to settle in one location permanently rather than migrating seasonally? (282)
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