This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Farm Power Energy > Mechanics > Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Middle East in known as the Fertile Crescent because (335) A) It developed new farming machinery that revolutionized modern agriculture. B) Historically it had a high birth rate. C) It offered biodiversity in a complex marshland ecosystem. D) It was one of the first areas of sedentary farming and urban society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was one of the first areas of sedentary farming and urban society. 2. A business in the food court of a shopping centre is operating in which 2 industry sectors? A) Primary and Quinary. B) Secondary and Tertiary. C) Quaternary and Secondary. D) Tertiary and Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary and Tertiary. 3. Which of the following is true about agriculture in China? (286) A) The government dictates the types and quantities of crops grown. B) Both rice and wheat are grown throughout China. C) Organic farming accounts for most of the farming in China. D) China is the largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The government dictates the types and quantities of crops grown. 4. Soil with the highest water-holding capacity. A) Clay. B) Humus. C) Loam. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loam. 5. The farming of oysters is an example of (325) A) Hydroponics. B) Aeroponics. C) Aquaculture. D) Waterlogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquaculture. 6. Allows animals to graze on grass during their entire lifecycle. Meat from these animals tends to be free from antibiotics and other chemicals used in feedlots. Organic waste from these animals acts as fertilizer. but it does require large areas of land and is more expensive for consumers A) CAFOs. B) Feedlots. C) Free Range Grazing. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free Range Grazing. 7. Pepsi has decided to locate their newest production plant next to Mall of America in Minnesota. They have chosen to locate just 4 miles east of the mall for they know consumers get thirsty and want more a cool soda while shopping. A) Situation-bulk gaining. B) Situation-bulk reducing. C) Site-bulk gaining. D) Site-land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situation-bulk gaining. 8. The program for developing countries that reduces their foreign debt and promotes local conservation funding is known as (312) A) Market gardening. B) Debt-for-nature swap. C) Sustainable planning. D) Cultivation exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debt-for-nature swap. 9. Which of the following events in history describes hunters and gathers moving into farming A) First Agricultural Revolution. B) Second Agricultural Revolution. C) First Green Revolution. D) Second Green Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Agricultural Revolution. 10. Telstra operates in which industry sector? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Quaternary. D) Tertiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quaternary. 11. Transhumance can best be described as (345) A) (The seasonal movement of people and livestock over short distances for the purposes of grazing. B) A practice by which crops are rotated in a four-field system. C) The use of animal manure as fertilizer in intensive cultivation. D) Long cattle drives in the 19th century to move stock from pastures to railheads in Kansas, Texas, and Missouri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (The seasonal movement of people and livestock over short distances for the purposes of grazing. 12. Herders who move herds constantly in order to find food sources as old sources are depleted engage in (301) A) Pastoral nomadism. B) Commercial farming. C) Agropastoralism. D) Sedentarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pastoral nomadism. 13. A type of animal feeding operation (AFO) that prepares an animal for slaughter by increasing the weight of the animal is called (308) A) A grazing farm. B) A feedlot. C) A cattle drive. D) A livestock yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A feedlot. 14. Which of the following is a positive effect of a dam? A) Energy production. B) High Salt Concentrations. C) Deepening of Riverbed. D) Trapping of Riverborne Nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy production. 15. Clear cutting forests for agriculture has negative impacts except for A) Economically profitable. B) Soil erosion. C) Increased soil and stream temperatures. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economically profitable. 16. Technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage A) No-till agriculture. B) Perennial crops. C) Terracing. D) Contour plowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No-till agriculture. 17. Which of the following is not an example of a luxury crop? (329) A) Cacao. B) Tobacco. C) Wool. D) Coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wool. 18. A crop grown for profit is called a (317) A) Domesticated crop. B) Food crop. C) Primary crop. D) Cash crop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cash crop. 19. All of the following are true of the Green Revolution EXCEPT (331) A) Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizer. B) Crops are grown from genetically. C) The high price of seed and fertilizers perpetuates socioeconomic divides. D) Farmers must buy new seeds each year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizer. 20. Your Fridge for Sale wants to expand their stainless steel refrigerator company. They have decided to create their industry in Northern South Africa, far away from the Chromium mines which is the main component of stainless steel. The CEO's decided that the refrigerator business needed to be close to the markets and the middle class who will be purchasing (hopefully) in high demand. A) Site-labor. B) Situation-bulk reducing. C) Situation-bulk gaining. D) Site-land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situation-bulk gaining. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesFarm Power Energy 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 4Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 5Farm Power And Energy In Agriculture Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books