Agriculture: Products and Consumption

Question 1

Which of the following statements about malnourishment is false? A. Fifteen percent of the world's population is malnourished. B. Protein malnourishment can lead to disease susceptibility. C. Protein malnourishment can be found even in places with abundant food supplies. D. Malnourishment is a result of overpopulation. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Question 2

Explain three factors that can prohibit a region with a great deal of arable land from producing adequate food supplies.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

Factors that can prohibit a region with arable land from producing enough food include population size, the distribution of arable land throughout the region, water scarcity, and transportation and infrastructure challenges.

Question 3

Explain how managing food supplies could be used as a way to control a population.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

Population can be controlled when food is withheld and the supplies purposely do not meet the demand. This is done by cutting off transportation routes and the supply of high-demand products.

Question 4

Birth rates are lower in less-developed countries. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Question 5

The three most agriculturally productive states in the US are __________. A. Texas, Florida, and Ohio B. Montana, Maine, and Minnesota C. California, Florida, and Iowa D. California, Texas, and Florida Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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C: C

Question 6

Identify and describe four common characteristics developed countries have that give them an advantage over less-developed countries.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

Common characteristics of developed countries include high annual family incomes, high literacy and education rates, higher life expectancies, low birth rates, and high production. Advanced agricultural practices, such as mechanization, fertilizers, and bioengineering, increase production in these countries.

Question 7

The world produces enough food for the current world population. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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A: T

Question 8

Explain the significance of transportation on a country's production and consumption abilities.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

Countries must have easy access to trade routes with other countries and have sophisticated infrastructure like roads, railways, and highway systems in order to move supplies more quickly and cheaply and to more areas. In less-developed countries, the lack of transportation limits the availability of products for consumers. Lengthy transport times increase costs for consumers, and the lack of mechanization limits the distance goods can be shipped in many countries.

Question 9

Which of the following items is not a luxury crop? A. coffee B. tobacco C. sugarcane D. rice Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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D: D

Question 10

What factors contribute to the United States' role as a leader in agricultural production and consumption?

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:

The United States’ role as a leader in agricultural production and consumption is due in part to having climates that are good for agriculture, sophisticated infrastructure systems, the most arable land available, a variety of produce, and suitable amounts of rainfall and climate stability over a large portion of arable land. Finally, the US has high production due to advanced agricultural practices, including mechanization, fertilizers, and bioengineering.

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