This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A major concern for American Farmers is the depletion of A) Aquifers. B) Pesticides. C) Animal waste. D) Monoculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifers. 2. The use of natural substances rather than chemical fertilizers and pesticides to enrich the soil and grow crops A) Non-GMO. B) Organic Farming. C) Sustainability. D) Earth Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic Farming. 3. The ..... is a government agency that serves us by enforcing and forming laws that protect the environment. A) DDT. B) EPA. C) CIA. D) FBI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EPA. 4. ..... model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm. A) McKinley's. B) Iqbel's. C) Whittlesey's. D) Von Thünen's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Von Thünen's. 5. 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) Drought. B) Persistent. C) Green Revolution. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green Revolution. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. What do we call it when an ecosystem is able to maintain its structure and be stable over time? A) It is dependable. B) It is sustainable. C) It is independent. D) It is adaptable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is sustainable. 10. Why do hunter/gatherer societies migrate? A) New entertainment options. B) War. C) Follow migration of plants/animals. D) Signs from the heavens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow migration of plants/animals. 11. 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. 12. Von Thünen's Model had how many assumptions? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 13. A major benefit to crop rotation would be A) Several different crops produced in the same year. B) Nitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plants. C) Requires less manual labor. D) Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity. 14. What is sustainability? A) Meeting the needs of the community NOW and planning for the needs of the community in the FUTURE. B) Meeting the needs of the community NOW only. C) Meeting the needs of the community in the FUTURE only. D) Both the positive and negative outcome of a decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meeting the needs of the community NOW and planning for the needs of the community in the FUTURE. 15. Growing different crops in succession in the same field. This helps r eplenish soil nutrients. A) Clear cutting. B) Crop rotation. C) Monoculture. D) Tillage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crop rotation. 16. Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called A) Commercial agriculture. B) Industrial agriculture. C) Slash-and-burn agriculture. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence agriculture. 17. The European Union refuses to purchase corn and soybeans from the United States because A) The pricesare too high. B) They are opposed to GMO crops. C) They importcheaper commodities from our competitors. D) The prices are lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are opposed to GMO crops. 18. The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is A) Environmental modification. B) Desertification. C) Aquaculture. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desertification. 19. How are aquatic dead zones created? A) Using fertilizers and runoff. B) Spraying pollen and rockslides. C) Climate change. D) Walls changing migration patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using fertilizers and runoff. 20. Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture? A) Corn. B) Rice. C) Wheat. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rice. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesAgriculture And Environment Quiz 1Agriculture And Environment Quiz 2Agriculture And Environment Quiz 3Agriculture And Environment Quiz 4Environmental Science QuizSoil And Agriculture QuizSustainable Agriculture Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books