Economic Factors of Agricultural Production Answers

Mechanization has greatly increased the number of people engaged in agriculture in the United States since 1950. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is not a factor that is increasing the risk of a widespread famine before 2050? A. water scarcity B. overpopulation C. agricultural shift to biofuel production D. increased crop diversification Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Irrigation machinery has __________ the amount of irrigated land in the US. A. doubled B. tripled C. quadrupled D. quintupled Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is not one of the three important developments that was made in agriculture in the past 50 years? A. a growing labor force B. the use of biotechnology C. increased mechanization D. the development of agriculture as a business Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is not a factor that has contributed to agricultural success in the US? A. expansive infrastructure and mechanized equipment B. access to expensive chemical fertilizers and pesticides C. controlled population growth D. the prohibition of hybridized crops Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which statement about agricultural production in Africa is false? A. Agricultural production has increased significantly since 1960. B. Population is increasing, so the demand for food is also increasing. C. Soil fertility and quality are decreasing. D. Limited investment has been made in mechanization on the continent. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A limited-resource farmer __________. A. lacks access to capital and labor B. sells to a highly specialized market C. is able to farm more efficiently using fewer resources D. is compensated with tax benefits for using fewer resources Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Tractors first were manufactured on a large scale in the year _____. A. 1890 B. 1902 C. 1914 D. 1935 Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Biotechnology has contributed all of the following to agriculture except __________. A. pesticides B. synthetic fertilizers C. shifting cultivation D. bioengineered crops Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

All of the following are typical challenges faced by limited-resource farmers except __________. A. having less access to capital, labor, and equipment B. facing social and cultural barriers in some societies C. having larger-than-average farms, but not having the equipment to farm them effectively D. having a lower education level and an inability to adapt new technologies to their farms Please select the best answer from the choices provided.