This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that is A) Wet summer, dry winter. B) Plentiful rainfall year round. C) Dry summer, cool moist winter. D) Mild and dry year round. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry summer, cool moist winter. 2. Which sector of the economy is based on providing services? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Quarternary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary. 3. All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT A) Pastoral nomadism. B) Shifting cultivation. C) Swidden agriculture. D) Truck farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Truck farming. 4. What does sustainability mean? A) Using lots of resources. B) Maintaining the world we live in for future generations. C) Cutting down trees. D) Using lots of water and electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintaining the world we live in for future generations. 5. What type of Agriculture did Von Thünen's Model state would be in the first ring? A) Mixed Crops. B) Dairy/ Gardening. C) Grains. D) Ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dairy/ Gardening. 6. Step like ridges are built and arranged sideways on a hill. Slows down water erosion. A) Shelter belt. B) Strip cropping. C) Terracing. D) Contour plowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terracing. 7. Corn was first domesticated in A) The Tibetan Plateau. B) The Canadian Prairie. C) Central Mexico. D) Northern Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Mexico. 8. Which type of agriculture is found primarily in developing countries? A) Plantation. B) Truck farming. C) Mediterranean. D) Livestock ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantation. 9. Why might someone want to avoid chemical pest control? A) It will kill pests. B) It will kill good insects. C) It will result in a larger crop. D) It is wrong to kill insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will kill good insects. 10. In the United States many farms are integrated into a large food production industry. This is known as A) Commercial farming. B) Food processing. C) Agribusiness. D) Mechanized farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agribusiness. 11. The period of rapid technological advancement that began around 1800 is known as the A) Agricultural Revolution. B) Roman Empire. C) Sumerian Standard of Ur. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial Revolution. 12. Which of the following have aided commercial farmers in MDCs? A) Transportation improvements and the rise of sea levels. B) Scientific advances and the reduction in the need for electronics. C) Transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics. D) Ancient irrigation projects that can be refitted for modern farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transportation improvements, scientific advances, and electronics. 13. Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region? A) Dry. B) Tropical. C) Polar. D) Warm temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dry. 14. Which type of fishing has high rates of bycatch and highly destructive of benthic communities. A) Pole Fishing. B) Long Line Fishing. C) Purse Seining. D) Trawling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trawling. 15. Sustainability is to A) Maintain our resources for the future generation. B) Not to use the natural resources. C) Not to pollute the environment. D) Use only clean energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintain our resources for the future generation. 16. Which event spurred the exchange of agricultural products around the world? A) The Columbian exchange. B) World War II. C) The invention of GMOs. D) Enclosure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Columbian exchange. 17. Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries? A) Mediterranean. B) Plantation. C) Truck Farming. D) Livestock Ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantation. 18. The country that produces the most maize in the world is A) Canada. B) The United States. C) Russia. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The United States. 19. Soil is ..... A) The loose material on the surface of the land in which plants grow. B) The part of the earth where water gather. C) Mud and water. D) The inner part of the earth in which plants grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The loose material on the surface of the land in which plants grow. 20. Pesticides do which of the following? A) Reduce pests. B) Promote pest growth. C) Fertilize plants. D) Reduce crop yield. 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