This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > History > General > The History Of Agriculture – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The History Of Agriculture Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In today's time period, where is ancient Mesopotamia located? A) Iran. B) Saudi Arabia. C) Iraq. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iraq. 2. From which continent did early man migrate? A) Ethiopia. B) Africa. C) North America. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Africa. 3. The basic characteristic of civilizations are:Surplus Food Supply Division of Labor and A) Ethnic diversity. B) Advanced industry. C) Polytheistic religion. D) Social hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social hierarchy. 4. How did the Neolithic peoples use fire to aid their agriculture? A) To clear new fields. B) To turn manure into fertilizer. C) To preserve seeds for future planting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clear new fields. 5. The theory that farmers will adopt new and modern methods to keep up with demand caused by an increasing population was proposed by A) Neo-Malthusians. B) Thomas Malthus. C) Ernest Ravenstein. D) Esther Boserup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Esther Boserup. 6. The neolithic Age ended with the discovery of how to: A) Make linen clothes. B) Make metal tools. C) Farming. D) Play rock and roll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make metal tools. 7. Which country is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant? A) Bhutan. B) Japan. C) India. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 8. This animal eventually became useful as a pack and draft animal. A) Goat. B) Horse. C) Cattle. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horse. 9. Chicken raised for meat A) Roosters. B) Layers. C) Pullets. D) Broilers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broilers. 10. The Smith-Lever Act set up the A) Cooperative Extension Servivce. B) Refrigerated boxcar. C) Smith-Huges Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooperative Extension Servivce. 11. What factor has the greatest influence over people's decisions about the types of crops they raised during the Neolithic Era? A) What their rulers preferred to eat. B) What plants were native to the region. C) How much they could trade with nomadic hunter-gatherers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What plants were native to the region. 12. Why was the fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements? A) Lots of gold. B) Yummy Crescent Rolls. C) Good soil for crops. D) Warm and deep caves for living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good soil for crops. 13. The important inputs like seeds, fertilisers, machinery etc form a system called as? A) Barter system. B) Water system. C) Farm system. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farm system. 14. Nebraska ranks #1 in this animal production A) Sheep. B) Beef. C) Dairy. D) Hogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beef. 15. Which factor contributed most to the development of political leadership postitions in early civilizations? A) Conflicts over land. B) The need to organize projects. C) Shortages of water and food. D) Formation of religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The need to organize projects. 16. Mexico's maquiladora plants A) Have an advantage of proximity to U.S. markets. B) Have grown in number as factories have been closed in China. C) Have an advantage of proximity to Latin American markets. D) Must operate far from the U.S.-Mexico border. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have an advantage of proximity to U.S. markets. 17. People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive (they do not live permanently in one place) A) Hunter-Gatherers. B) Ice Age. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) Social Classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunter-Gatherers. 18. What is the most likely reason enslaved people were not allowed to learn to read or write A) Slaves might sign contracts to buy property. B) Slaves would be able to learn more about their rights in the US. C) Slaves would not enjoy the books available on the plantations. D) Slaves might sign marriage license without permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slaves would be able to learn more about their rights in the US. 19. Maintaining control over all phases of a highly complex production process, as opposed to outsourcing, is known as A) Outsourcing. B) Right-to-work. C) Convergence. D) Vertical integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertical integration. 20. What did Mayans Farm A) Chili peppers. B) Beans. C) Squash. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Which of the following is an example of a site consideration when locating an industry? A) The manufacturing process is bulk-gaining. B) The industry in question is bulk-reducing. C) The product is perishable. D) The manufacturing process is labor intensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The manufacturing process is labor intensive. 22. The largest producer and consumer fo the pulses in the world is ..... A) China. B) India. C) Japan. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 23. Scientific agricultural research began in this country during A) Mid 1700s. B) Mid 1800s. C) Mid 1900s. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mid 1800s. 24. Which type of manufacturing requires the lowest level of skill? A) Computers. B) Textiles. C) Automobiles. D) Consumer electronics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Textiles. 25. Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture), ..... of which were classified as found in MDCs and ..... as found in LDCs. A) 10; 1. B) 6 ; 5. C) 8 ; 11. D) 11 ; 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 ; 5. 26. Iowa ranks #1 in this animal production A) Beef. B) Hogs. C) Dairy. D) Sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hogs. 27. The Smith-Hughes Act established A) Manufactured goods. B) Scientific research. C) Vocational agriculture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vocational agriculture. 28. One of the most important advances in all of history was: A) The invention of agriculture. B) The dab going out of style. C) Development of weaving. D) Permanent Houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The invention of agriculture. 29. Because of the Ice Ages, early humans were forced to do which of the following? A) Stop hunting and gathering. B) Stay in caves and wait out the cold weather. C) Control fires and plant more crops. D) Move to warmer climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Move to warmer climates. 30. The biggest problem cattle producers faced was A) Research. B) Transportation. C) Climate. D) None of above. 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