This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Farm Power Energy > Mechanics > Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Countries with high birth rates, and a large % of young people would be considered: A) More Developed. B) Core Countries. C) Wealthy Countries. D) Developing Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing Countries. 2. All of the following crops are products of Mediterranean agriculture EXCEPT (293) A) Grapes. B) Dates. C) Figs. D) Apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apples. 3. To reduce the risk of depleting the soil of nutrients, a farmer decides to plant legumes in a field that previously grew corn. This practice is called (327) A) Crop rotation. B) Succession cropping. C) Double cropping. D) No-till planting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crop rotation. 4. Involves flooding an agricultural field with water. This system sees about 20% of the water lost to evaporation and runoff. This can lead to water logging of the soil A) Furrow Irrigation. B) Flood Irrigation. C) Drip Irrigation. D) Spray Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flood Irrigation. 5. Arithmetic density is A) The number of people per square mile of inhabitableland. B) The number of people per squaremile of arable land. C) The number of farmers per squaremile of arable land. D) Thenumber of people per unit of measurement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thenumber of people per unit of measurement. 6. Occurs when too much water is left to sit in the soil, which raises the water table of groundwater and inhibits plants' ability to absorb oxygen through their roots A) Salinization. B) Waterlogging. C) Desertification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waterlogging. 7. Which of the following best characterizes the Green Revolution? (341) A) The Green Revolution resulted in increased biodiversity worldwide, especially in places where monocropping and high-yield varietals were prevalent. B) The Green Revolution was able to increase crop yields and for production in many locations throughout the world, but its impact on the environment, geopolitics, and the world economy has yet to be fully understood. C) There have been no major famines since the agricultural practices of the Green Revolution took hold in the 1960's. D) Much more land was put under cultivation during the Green Revolution, and this, rather than the development of high-yield varietals, was responsible for the increase in food production from 1960 to 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Green Revolution was able to increase crop yields and for production in many locations throughout the world, but its impact on the environment, geopolitics, and the world economy has yet to be fully understood. 8. My software communication company was not doing well on the East Coast. Based on rumors of prosperity and loans in Silicon Valley California, we picked up shop and moved our business there. We were given a great loan to start our pioneering company and in 10 years, we were able to pay our loan in full. I feel that many people have moved to California for this reason, which has stimulated the economy as a strong industrial center. A) Situation-bulk gaining. B) Site-land. C) Site-capital. D) Site-labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Site-capital. 9. Your Clyde's Zippers have decided to locate their manufacturing industry two miles from Maurice's Dress manufacturers. They decided that being close to their main consumer saved time in transportation although transportation costs were relatively inexpensive. A) Situation-bulk gaining. B) Situation-bulk reducing. C) Situation-neither. D) Situation-both. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situation-neither. 10. Which of the following crops in grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants? (273) A) Rice. B) Taro. C) Soybeans. D) Millet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rice. 11. Growing two different crops in the same area at the same time A) Interplanting. B) Intercropping. C) Polyculture. D) Crop Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interplanting. 12. Involves cutting furrows between crop rows and filling them with water. This system is inexpensive, but only 1/3 of the water is lost to evaporation and run off A) Furrow Irrigation. B) Flood Irrigation. C) Drip Irrigation. D) Spray Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furrow Irrigation. 13. The location of steel mills in the United States are scarce. Most mills are still present in southern Lake Michigan because it is centrally located to distribute products world-wide. A) Situation-bulk gaining. B) Situation-neither. C) Site-labor. D) Site-capital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situation-neither. 14. Degradation of low precipitation regions towards being increasingly arid until they become deserts A) Overgrazing. B) Desertification. C) Water logging. D) CAFOs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desertification. 15. Which alternative energy source involves converting decaying plant matter into energy used to generate electricity or power engines? (289) A) Solar power. B) Biomass. C) Organic conversion. D) Fermentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 16. What was a positive for the green revolution? A) Excess use of fertilizers. B) Profit for small farms. C) Excess use of pesticides. D) High yield of grains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High yield of grains. 17. The enclosure movement changed farming in England during the 18th century by (333) A) Consolidating the many small farms into fewer large farms. B) Requiring pens and corrals for any livestock within city limits. C) Restricting herding and grazing to specific areas. D) Initiating building codes for barns and silos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consolidating the many small farms into fewer large farms. 18. According to Rostow's development model, a country with a lot of heavy industry that uses modern technology is in Stage A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four. 19. Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture? (313) A) Oranges in Florida. B) Raisins in Greece. C) Olives in Italy. D) Grapes in southwest Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oranges in Florida. 20. What is soil? A) A mixture of minerals. B) A mixture of water, minerals, gases and organic matter. C) A type of rock. D) A type of bacteria. 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