This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Society > Human > Human Agriculture – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Human Agriculture Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What Country would be most likely to feature Terrace Agriculture? A) Brazil. B) China. C) Egypt. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 2. What has happened to the number of farmers in the US during the 20th century? A) The number of farmers has declined because of lack of opportunities to make a profit and the pull of higher paying jobs in the city. B) The number of farmers has increased to meet the rising demand of food as the population grows. C) The number of farmers has increased to meet the growing demand for food as high powered economies demand more and more protein and foods from exotic locations. D) The number of farmers has remained the same because the increase in the demand for food has been met with improvements in technology and advanced farming techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number of farmers has declined because of lack of opportunities to make a profit and the pull of higher paying jobs in the city. 3. Which statement explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle? A) It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live. B) Green Revolution technologies have made this practice possible since the mid-20th century. C) Recent improvements in refrigeration and transportation have greatly expanded how far milk can be delivered. D) They have been contracted to raise these animals for a multinational corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live. 4. What did people use to make tools in the Mesolithic Era? A) Branches. B) Bone and stone. C) Animal hide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone and stone. 5. According to the "Change in Undernourishment" chart, there has been a recent decrease in undernourishment in A) South Asia. B) East Asia. C) Dub-Saharan Africa. D) North Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Asia. 6. The major problem with the world's food supply is that A) There isn't enough food for everyone. B) The food is not properly distributed. C) People are unwilling to eat certain types of food. D) Food production is decreasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The food is not properly distributed. 7. Which sector of the economy has the most workers in the USA today? A) Sector 1. B) Sector 2. C) Sector 3. D) Sector 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sector 3. 8. Which percentage of the US population are full-time farmers? A) 2%. B) <1%. C) 5%. D) >5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2%. 9. Commercial farmers often produce more yield than can be sold. What basic economic principle affects prices when crops are overproduced? A) Supply and demand. B) Von Thunen's location theory. C) Costs and profits. D) Buy low, sell high. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supply and demand. 10. If there are a lot of houses which are very close together, what is the pattern called? A) Linear. B) Nucleated. C) Dispersed. D) Don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleated. 11. Which concept is NOT related to GMO? A) Using science to create the "Perfect" food. B) Using high intensity pesticides to kill any bugs that could damage the food. C) Utilizing local farmers to sell crops to the communtiies that they live close to. D) Utilizing big corporations to help sell and spread GMO products all over the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utilizing local farmers to sell crops to the communtiies that they live close to. 12. If houses are in a row, what is the pattern called? A) Linear. B) Nucleated. C) Dispersed. D) Don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linear. 13. A ..... is a strip of land that connects two continents. A) Ice age. B) A connector. C) Land bridge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land bridge. 14. The building of the Erie Canal in the 1820s to connect New York with the midwest was paid for by the state of New York. It is an example of A) A subsidy. B) A supply chain. C) Vertical integration. D) Agribusiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A subsidy. 15. The process of changing the genetic material of a crop or organism so as to produce a desired characteristic A) Genetic Modification. B) Domestication. C) Cultivation. D) Commercial Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic Modification. 16. Which type of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countries? A) Plantation. B) Truck farming. C) Mediterranean. D) Livestock ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantation. 17. Ranching is practiced in a climate most similar to that of which other type of agriculture A) Grain. B) Pastoral nomadism. C) Shifting cultivation. D) Mediterranean agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pastoral nomadism. 18. Which of the following is NOT a Grain? A) Wheat. B) Rice. C) Corn. D) Lettuce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lettuce. 19. The development of ..... , or farming, changed human society forever. A) Agriculture. B) Domestication. C) Towns. D) Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 20. The majority of undernourished people in the world can be found in A) South Asia. B) Sub-Saharan Africa. C) North America. D) East Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Asia. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSociety QuizzesHuman Agriculture Quiz 1Human Agriculture Quiz 2Human Agriculture Quiz 4Human Agriculture Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books