This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Farm Power Energy > Mechanics > Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 5 (17 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a country suffers from a "brain drain” it means the country has experienced A) Anemigration of female executives. B) Anemigration of educated professionals. C) An emigration of working age males. D) An emigration of political leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anemigration of educated professionals. 2. Farming more than one crop in the same field, especially in alternating rows or sections A) Crop Rotation. B) Interplanting. C) Polyculture. D) Intercropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intercropping. 3. Your textile industry is a labor-intensive industry. Therefore, China produces 2/3rds of the world's cotton thread (the spinning part of textile industry) because it is labor intensive and it can be done for low wages in this country. A) Site-labor. B) Site-capital. C) Situation-labor. D) Site-situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Site-labor. 4. Goal of soil conservation is to A) Prevent soil erosion. B) Stop agriculture. C) Increase soil erosion. D) Degrade soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevent soil erosion. 5. Which of the following is true regarding the growing season? (330) A) Areas near the poles have longer growing seasons than regions near the equator. B) The Southern Hemisphere has a longer growing season than the Northern Hemisphere. C) Lands near the Equator have longer growing seasons than at the poles. D) Growing seasons are the same around the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lands near the Equator have longer growing seasons than at the poles. 6. All of the following states are located in the Corn Belt EXCEPT (305) A) Kansas. B) Indiana. C) Montana. D) Illinois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Montana. 7. Uses perforated hoses to release small amounts of water to plant roots. This system is the most efficient, with only about 5% of water lost to evaporation and runoff. However, this system is expensive and so it is not often used. A) Flood Irrigation. B) Drip Irrigation. C) Furrow Irrigation. D) Spray Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drip Irrigation. 8. Which of the following is an example of extractive industry? (320) A) Horse breeding. B) Mining for copper. C) Growing soybeans. D) Fishing for salmon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mining for copper. 9. Because I live in the United States, the entrepreneur fever is far more acceptable than in other countries. I was able to open my own bakery, Mac's mini-muffins because I was able to obtain a wonderful loan from the city who is working to "buy local.” I realized that I never would have accomplished my dreams if I still lived in my native country. A) Situation-Bulk reducing. B) Site-labor. C) Site-capital. D) Situation-bulk gaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Site-capital. 10. Which of the following is true of the environmental impact of organic farming? (339) A) Organic farms are very beneficial to the environment because they do not use tractors or other internal combustion farm equipment. B) Organic farming has a positive environmental impact because organic farming helps sustain diverse ecosystems due to the lack of synthetic pesticides. C) The overall effect of organic farming on the environment is negligible because very few crops can be effectively produced with organic farming. D) Organic farms are harmful to the environment because they produce far more waste than conventional farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic farming has a positive environmental impact because organic farming helps sustain diverse ecosystems due to the lack of synthetic pesticides. 11. When Farmers feature and sell foods directly from the farm to consumers A) Publix. B) Organic Farming. C) Super Market. D) Farmer's Markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmer's Markets. 12. Which of the following machines is used to cut grain that is standing in the fields? (288) A) Transplanted. B) Thresher. C) Reaper. D) Harrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaper. 13. Which is false about modern pesticides? A) They often Kill natural predators. B) They promote genetic resistance. C) They may runoff into nearby surface water. D) They become more effective over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They become more effective over time. 14. Consist of ridges and channels constructed across-the-slope to prevent soil erosions from increased rainfall A) Contour plowing. B) Perennial crops. C) Terracing. D) Windbreaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terracing. 15. According to the Environmental Defense Fund, which of the following fish are "best" choice s for sustainability?I. Wild Alaskan SalmonII. Chilean Sea BassIII. Farmed Rainbow Trout A) I. B) I and II. C) II and III. D) I and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 16. Which of the following is not a major hearth of agriculture development and domestication? (334) A) Southeast Asia. B) Northwest South America. C) Central America. D) Southern Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern Europe. 17. The agricultural location model suggests that (323) A) Ranching should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits. B) Timber and firewood should lie near the wilderness to maximize profits. C) Vegetable farms should lie far from the market center to maximize profits. D) Dairying should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dairying should lie closest to the market center to maximize profits. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesFarm Power Energy QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesFarm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 1Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 2Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 3Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books