This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Farm Power Energy > Mechanics > Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following agricultural practices most closely followed hunting and gathering? (336) A) Intensive agriculture. B) Commercial farms. C) Pastoralism. D) Extensive agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pastoralism. 2. Which of the following describes how winter wheat is planted and harvested? (287) A) Planted in the spring, harvested in the summer. B) Planted in the winter, harvested in the spring. C) Planted in the spring, harvested in the winter. D) Planted in the fall, harvested in the spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planted in the fall, harvested in the spring. 3. A suitcase farm is defined as (322) A) A commercial farm where no one lives and that is farmed by migratory workers. B) Land to and from which seasonal pasture animals are moved through-out the year. C) A farm where crops are grown for human consumption rather than for animals. D) Commercial production of fruit from orchards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A commercial farm where no one lives and that is farmed by migratory workers. 4. Involves pumping ground water into spray nozzles across and agricultural field. This system is more efficient than flood and furrow irrigation, with only 1/4 or less of the water lost to evaporation or runoff. However, spray systems are more expensive than flood and furrow irrigation and also requires energy to run. A) Drip Irrigation. B) Spray Irrigation. C) Furrow Irrigation. D) Flood Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spray Irrigation. 5. All of the following were features of the British Agricultural Revolution between the 17th and 19th centuries EXCEPT (342) A) The drawing away of workers from factories growing up during the same period in the Industrial Revolution. B) The development of four-field crop rotation. C) An enclosure movement for livestock. D) The use of technology and advancements from other areas of Europe and America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The drawing away of workers from factories growing up during the same period in the Industrial Revolution. 6. Your Darren Creek timber company is located near the sawmill in Denver, Colorado. They mass produce chairs and classroom materials that will be transported via train across the Midwest. A) Site-labor. B) Site-neither. C) Situation-bulk gaining. D) Situation-bulk-reducing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Situation-bulk-reducing. 7. Which of the following refers to the decision to abandon the use of a product that harms the environment and switch to a product that is more environmentally friendly? (294) A) Conservation. B) Substitution principle. C) Recycling. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Substitution principle. 8. The clearing of land through manual labor using simple tools is called (296) A) Preservation. B) Crop rotation. C) Cultivation. D) Labor-intensive farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Labor-intensive farming. 9. Which of the following is characterized by the use of migrant workers who do not live on the farm for labor? (299) A) Suitcase farms. B) Livestock farms. C) Long-lot farms. D) Organic farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suitcase farms. 10. The Middle East in known as the Fertile Crescent because (335) A) It developed new farming machinery that revolutionized modern agriculture. B) Historically it had a high birth rate. C) It offered biodiversity in a complex marshland ecosystem. D) It was one of the first areas of sedentary farming and urban society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was one of the first areas of sedentary farming and urban society. 11. A business in the food court of a shopping centre is operating in which 2 industry sectors? A) Primary and Quinary. B) Secondary and Tertiary. C) Quaternary and Secondary. D) Tertiary and Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary and Tertiary. 12. Which of the following is true about agriculture in China? (286) A) The government dictates the types and quantities of crops grown. B) Both rice and wheat are grown throughout China. C) Organic farming accounts for most of the farming in China. D) China is the largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The government dictates the types and quantities of crops grown. 13. Soil with the highest water-holding capacity. A) Clay. B) Humus. C) Loam. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loam. 14. The farming of oysters is an example of (325) A) Waterlogging. B) Aeroponics. C) Hydroponics. D) Aquaculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquaculture. 15. Allows animals to graze on grass during their entire lifecycle. Meat from these animals tends to be free from antibiotics and other chemicals used in feedlots. Organic waste from these animals acts as fertilizer. but it does require large areas of land and is more expensive for consumers A) Overgrazing. B) Free Range Grazing. C) Feedlots. D) CAFOs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free Range Grazing. 16. Pepsi has decided to locate their newest production plant next to Mall of America in Minnesota. They have chosen to locate just 4 miles east of the mall for they know consumers get thirsty and want more a cool soda while shopping. A) Situation-bulk gaining. B) Situation-bulk reducing. C) Site-bulk gaining. D) Site-land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situation-bulk gaining. 17. The program for developing countries that reduces their foreign debt and promotes local conservation funding is known as (312) A) Cultivation exchange. B) Market gardening. C) Sustainable planning. D) Debt-for-nature swap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Debt-for-nature swap. 18. Which of the following events in history describes hunters and gathers moving into farming A) Second Green Revolution. B) First Agricultural Revolution. C) Second Agricultural Revolution. D) First Green Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Agricultural Revolution. 19. Telstra operates in which industry sector? A) Tertiary. B) Quaternary. C) Secondary. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quaternary. 20. Transhumance can best be described as (345) A) (The seasonal movement of people and livestock over short distances for the purposes of grazing. B) A practice by which crops are rotated in a four-field system. C) The use of animal manure as fertilizer in intensive cultivation. D) Long cattle drives in the 19th century to move stock from pastures to railheads in Kansas, Texas, and Missouri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (The seasonal movement of people and livestock over short distances for the purposes of grazing. 21. Herders who move herds constantly in order to find food sources as old sources are depleted engage in (301) A) Sedentarization. B) Commercial farming. C) Pastoral nomadism. D) Agropastoralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pastoral nomadism. 22. A type of animal feeding operation (AFO) that prepares an animal for slaughter by increasing the weight of the animal is called (308) A) A cattle drive. B) A feedlot. C) A grazing farm. D) A livestock yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A feedlot. 23. Which of the following is a positive effect of a dam? A) High Salt Concentrations. B) Trapping of Riverborne Nutrients. C) Deepening of Riverbed. D) Energy production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy production. 24. Clear cutting forests for agriculture has negative impacts except for A) Economically profitable. B) Soil erosion. C) Increased soil and stream temperatures. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economically profitable. 25. Technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage A) No-till agriculture. B) Perennial crops. C) Contour plowing. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No-till agriculture. 26. Which of the following is not an example of a luxury crop? (329) A) Coffee. B) Wool. C) Tobacco. D) Cacao. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wool. 27. A crop grown for profit is called a (317) A) Domesticated crop. B) Cash crop. C) Primary crop. D) Food crop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cash crop. 28. All of the following are true of the Green Revolution EXCEPT (331) A) Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizer. B) Crops are grown from genetically. C) The high price of seed and fertilizers perpetuates socioeconomic divides. D) Farmers must buy new seeds each year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizer. 29. Your Fridge for Sale wants to expand their stainless steel refrigerator company. They have decided to create their industry in Northern South Africa, far away from the Chromium mines which is the main component of stainless steel. The CEO's decided that the refrigerator business needed to be close to the markets and the middle class who will be purchasing (hopefully) in high demand. A) Site-labor. B) Situation-bulk reducing. C) Situation-bulk gaining. D) Site-land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situation-bulk gaining. 30. The Second Agricultural Revolution occurred at roughly the same time as the (267) A) Green Revolution. B) California Gold Rush. C) Boxer Rebellion. D) Industrial Revolution. 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